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Persons of the Year

 Public Sector Person of the Year: José Ortiz Vázquez; Private Sector Person of the Year: Rafael Rojo ...

 
Barclays Capital acquires local Lehman Bros. operations
  Investment-banking division of Barclays Bank retains six Lehman employees and Hato Rey office on Muñoz Rivera Avenue ...
 
Rafael Rojo: Cut costs, impact fees to jump-start construction and the economy
  Lower costs and massive infrastructure investment are fastest way to create jobs, restore economy, insists Home Builders Association president ...
 
EnviroSafe Industrial Services acquires former Schering-Plough plant
  Manatí site will produce methanol and other synthetic fuels from waste material to tap into potential multibillion-dollar market ...
 
Cap Cana settles potential $100 million bridge-loan default
  Will pay $50 million to Morgan Stanley this month and $50 million to Deutsche Bank in January ...
 
 
 
  Carlos Romero Barceló
My first involvement in politics was in 1965. ... view more
 
 
  Rafael Hernández Colón
Late one afternoon in June 1970, two young lawyers from Washington walked into my office—at the... view more
  With 43% consumer loyalty, Pitusa is P.R.’s No.1 discount chain
  Walmart is most-visited general-merchandise store with 47% more consumer visits than other chains; older consumers prefer Pitusa ...
 
  Expert sees silver lining in ongoing local banking industry crisis
  KBW analyst insists local market has too much capacity, allowing for increased credit risk and higher defaults, thus affecting capital ratios ...
 
  B. Riley downgrades ratings of Doral and First BanCorp
  In his latest research updates dated Dec. 1, B. Riley & Co. Analyst Joe Gladue downgraded the ratings of Doral Financial Corp. and First BanCorp...
 
  First BanCorp to pay preferred dividends
  First BanCorp, the bank-holding company of FirstBank, announced Dec. 4 that the board had declared the next payment of dividends on First BanCorp’s...
 
  Triple-S Corp. announces conversion of class A shares, start of class B repurchase program
  Triple-S Management Corp., the largest managed-care company in Puerto Rico, announced Dec. 8 it had converted seven million issued and outstanding...
 
 
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  Persons of the Year
  You really have to be committed to Puerto Rico if you want to be like Rafael Rojo and José Ortiz ...
 
  Outgoing Tourism Co. chief proud of her accomplishments
  González Denton says a collaborative tourism culture has been developed along with expanded promotions and marketing ...
 
  Local hotels unite in a green effort for conventions and groups
  Meeting planners looking for ways to incorporate green practices in their group programs are examining Puerto Rico’s green attributes. ...
 
  P.R. selected as a top world destination by Yahoo users
  Users of Yahoo, Yahoo News and Yahoo Travel selected San Juan as one of the top-10 destinations in the world in two different categories: No. 10 as a...
 
  Mix it with ‘Q’
  Don Q Cristal, Puerto Rico’s best-selling rum with an approximate 60% market share in its category (according to IRI market research), today is...
 
  KB Toys bankruptcy to affect Puerto Rico
  Some KB Toys stores in Puerto Rico have been notified to expect closings; however, there is no word on the timing for a liquidation sale, CARIBBEAN...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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