Task Force U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico was created to organize and prioritize the demand of construction projects across the islands. #NewsismyBusiness
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Empresarios por Puerto Rico, a multi-sectoral organization that groups local-capital companies, presented specific economic development proposals to the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico aimed to incentivize the island’s fiscal panorama.
The Puerto Rico CPA Society submitted a set of suggestions to the Congressional Task Force in Washington to boost four key economic areas in Puerto Rico: Education, health, energy, and fiscal matters.
Members of the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico announced an extension of the deadline for submissions from stakeholders interested in submitting ideas to identify reforms needed to grow the island’s economy to Oct. 14.
The Puerto Rico Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America recently unveiled its proposal for the “Revitalization of vital infrastructure on the island."
In a letter sent to Sen. Orrin Hatch, who chairs the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico, independent advisory firm Consultiva Internacional presented specific recommendations for economic development that focus on the empowerment of local businesses and leveraging Puerto Rico’s competitiveness in key industries.
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association will be submitting a set of recommendations to the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth addressing key areas in federal banking regulations that could be eased to benefit the Commonwealth’s economy, Executive Director Zoimé Álvarez-Rubio confirmed Wednesday.
The Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Development Council will present a proposal to the Congressional Task Force outlining a new economic model guaranteeing the reactivation of the island’s manufacturing sector through purchases from minority businesses, the nonprofit’s Chairman, José Ríos-Nieves said Tuesday.
The Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association will submit four specific proposals to the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico addressing mechanisms to spur economic development on the island in different sectors, trade group President Rodrigo Masses announced Thursday.
The Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico, which is responsible for identifying impediments to economic growth in the territory and recommending changes, announced Thursday it is seeking input from stakeholders.
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in Washington, Pedro Pierluisi, said Tuesday that U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan could name the lawmaker who will steer the work of the Puerto Rico Congressional Task Force this week.
U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has appointed Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi to the “Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico,” which was established by the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA).
A team of federal officials representing several agencies will come to Puerto Rico next month to help the local government navigate through the economic crisis, prompting more rumblings of the possibility of a receivership for the island.
President Barack Obama will be landing on Puerto Rican soil at around noon next Tuesday, keeping the promise he made two years ago during a primary campaign stop on the island to come back if he won the elections.
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