JetBlue Airways, Puerto Rico’s largest carrier, announced Wednesday a new partnership with Inter American University’s School of Aeronautics, which will now become part of the airline’s “University Gateway Program,” a pilot talent pipeline in conjunction with university aviation programs and regional airlines.
The Puerto Rico CPA Society and the Economic Development Bank have partnered to, among other things, identify financing sources and services to help promote local products and services companies with the goal of creating jobs and strengthening existing businesses, EDB President Joey Cancel-Planas said Thursday.
Franchising is a job booster in Puerto Rico and a local firm is planning to expand its training program to four different venues islandwide this month in a move to foster this type of entrepreneurship, News is my Business has learned.