Legal dispute threatens Puerto Rico concrete recycling venture
December 18, 2024
A joint venture faces allegations of contract breaches, financial misconduct and falsified agreements. #NewsismyBusiness
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More than $1M invested in Punta Salinas public beach restoration
August 7, 2024
Puerto Rico government officials inaugurated the first permanent post-Hurricane María project completed by the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. #NewsismyBusiness
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One Stop Career Center gets $161K grant to close housing inequity gaps
April 18, 2024
Communities in Toa Baja will be supported in their quest to acquire title deeds and become more resilient, the partner entities stated. #NewsismyBusiness
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EPA allocates $3.1M for Scorpio Recycling Superfund site in Puerto Rico
February 29, 2024
More than $1 billion has been earmarked for environmental restoration efforts in about 100 U.S. sites. #NewsismyBusiness
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Town of Toa Baja gets $200K grant for roadway safety initiative
October 30, 2023
The total budget allocated for Toa Baja’s safety initiative is $250,000, with the majority being funded federally. #NewsismyBusiness
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USDA loans Toa Baja $3.4M to purchase emergency response vehicle, equipment
January 31, 2022
The town of Toa Baja recently received a low interest Community Facility Direct loan of nearly $3.4 million to finance the acquisition of emergency response vehicles and equipment, Luis R. García, acting state director for USDA Rural Development in Puerto Rico announced. The funding is part of a $1 billion investment that the federal agency […]
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USDA awards $3.4M to town of Toa Baja for rural infrastructure
November 22, 2021
The US Department of Agriculture has awarded the northern coastal town of Toa Baja nearly $3.4 million to build and improve critical community facilities through its Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program, the agency announced. The agency awarded a global amount of $222 million in 44 states, Guam, Northern Mariana Island and Puerto Rico. […]
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DNER transfers oversight of public beaches, recreational areas to 4 towns
November 2, 2021
The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER, in Spanish) has signed collaboration agreements with the municipalities of Humacao, Manatí, Toa Baja and Vieques so that each of the mayors can manage and improve the government-run public beaches and recreational areas. Most of the agreements are on an initial four-to-five-year term, renewable for up to […]
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T-Mobile opens store in Toa Baja in ongoing expansion
July 10, 2017
T-Mobile announced the opening of its new store in the La Virgencita sector, in the town of Toa Baja.
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Master Products installs $1.8M solar panel system
March 29, 2017
Puerto Rican cement product manufacturing company Master Products in Toa Baja announced Tuesday the start of a new phase in energy self-sufficiency with the installation of a $1.8 million solar panel system for its plant.
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EPA to spend $3M to clean up Scorpio Recycling site
November 6, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its plan to address contaminated soil at the Scorpio Recycling Superfund site in Toa Baja, and will begin clean up efforts that will cost an estimated $3 million, the agency announced Tuesday.
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Walmart opens $31M Toa Baja Supercenter
November 2, 2012
With an investment of more than $31 million — and the creation of 500 new jobs — Walmart Puerto Rico this week celebrated the opening of its new Supercenter in the town of Toa Baja.
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$25M Walmart Supercenter planned for Toa Baja
October 19, 2011
Walmart Puerto Rico is pushing forward with its expansion plans on the island, revealing plans to build a Supercenter in Toa Baja entailing a $25 million investment.
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