The entity plans to deploy New Markets Tax Credit equity to support projects in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
This is one of a series of investigative stories published by the Center for Investigative Journalism as part of its Caribe Fest 2024 event taking place this weekend at the Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art in Santurce. #NewsismyBusiness
The U.S. Small Business Administration approved (SBA) approved 439 loans for $78.2 million to small businesses in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands during fiscal year 2019, a 35% and 28% increase, respectively, over the previous year, the agency announced. Of the total loans approved, 189 for $39 million were for small businesses in […]
The AT&T U.S. Virgin Islands Retail Team and members of the local Women of AT&T are lending support to the Family Resource Center in St. Thomas. The AT&T employees contributed 20 backpacks filled with wet wipes, basic hygiene products, AT&T fans and a $245 cash donation to the nonprofit. The Family Resource Center in Amalie, […]
In 2016, U.S. Customs and Border Protection started the process to find a practical way to incorporate the U.S. Virgin Islands into the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) to expedite imports. Fast forward to Aug. 2019, in an event at the Ron De Lugo Federal Building titled “Paving the way forward: Transforming the V.I. Trade through […]
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae announced they are both extending the suspension of all foreclosure sales through May 31, 2018 for mortgaged premises located in jurisdictions designated as Eligible Disaster Areas in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as a result of Hurricane Irma or Hurricane María.
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