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Rebounding consumer confidence has retailers now predicting upcoming holiday shopping season sales 5% higher than last year’s. ...






Cardinal Health acquires Borschow
Ohio-based company purchases local hospital and medical supplies firm for unspecified amount ... view more >

House Treasury and Budget committees merged
NPP’s Antonio ‘Toñito’ Silva to stay as chairman, Ángel Pérez Otero alternate speaker; Silva to head Fortuño’s new Private-Public Council ... view more >

Caguas Real Four Points to build new ballroom, bistro restaurant
Empresas Santana, owner and operator of the venue, is financing the expansion ... view more >

Caribe Hilton lays off more than 50 employees
Even though November is going better than October, management hopes occupancy will rise in winter’s high season ... view more >

MillerCoors to invest over $2 million during holiday period
Company projects sales of 14 million cases of Coors Light ahead of 2007; local operations post 2% quarterly sales increase ... view more >

Horizon Lines to cut labor force by 10%
Restructuring expected to be completed by the end of 2009 ... view more >






Majority thinks island worse off than rest of world
Young residents discouraged with local situation, more likely to leave; educated and high-incomers believe P.R. is in same condition as U.S. ... view more >






Four bankers in Fortuño’s Economic Reconstruction & Fiscal Advisory Committee
Headed by Popular Inc. Chairman & CEO Richard Carrión, the group also includes three former GDB presidents ... view more >

First BanCorp to pay preferred dividends
First BanCorp, the bank-holding company of FirstBank, announced Nov. 5 that the board declared the next payment of dividends on First BanCorp’s Series... view more >

Standard & Poor’s lowers credit rating on Popular Inc.
Credit-ratings agency Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) on Oct. 22 cut its outlook on Popular Inc. after the parent company of Banco... view more >

	Rafael Hernández Colón
	A historic responsibility II This is a sad column for me to write. ...
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	Carlos Romero Barceló
	After the deluge? While considering what the subject of my column this week should be, I realized how difficult the...
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Let the shopping begin
Contrary to earlier estimates that the upcoming holiday-shopping season would be flat compared with last year (CB Sept. 11), major retailers around... view more >






Tourism industry hails Fortuño’s election
The governor-elect’s background as former chief of Tourism and Economic Development gives the industry hope for the future ... view more >






Where does our manufacturing industry go from here?
Industry experts outline challenges and opportunities Puerto Rico’s economy ... view more >






Society of Architects’ annual convention begins today
Outgoing President Pedro Cardona Roig reflects on group’s achievements as professional organization turns 30 ... view more >






Best Buy’s expansion continues, adding two more stores
Leading electronics retailer Best Buy continues its local expansion full-speed ahead with the opening of two more stores, just in time for this year’s... view more >






Ikon Group investing heavily despite local recession
Employee-benefits firm plans to strengthen locally, internationally; innovating projects in its pipeline for next year ... view more >






HIMA-San Pablo celebrates its 20th anniversary
Joaquín Rodríguez and Carlos M. Piñeiro narrate their success story and discuss the hospital network’s nearly $800 million investment ... view more >






EPA’s stormwater permit affects multiple industrial sectors
With Jan. 5 deadline to file Notice of Intent fast approaching, EPA regional director says municipalities falling behind, with Canóvanas and five... view more >






If they feel safe, why shouldn’t you?
Have you ever asked yourself: “If they feel safe, why shouldn’t I feel the same?” ... view more >






Sony Store now Sony Style
Sony changed its store name to Sony Style, responding to a global strategy in which the company wishes to highlight its wide array of electronic... view more >