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Marking 20 years in Puerto Rico, the company invested $650,000 in a new facility, restoring operations nearly eight years after its previous location was destroyed by Hurricane Maria. Economy·By ·September 22, 2026·2 min read Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:00 HATILLO, Puerto Rico — Enterprise has reopened operations in Hatillo with a $650,000 investment, restoring its presence in the municipality nearly eight years after its previous location was destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

Tomás Niembro led a $24.9 million theft through fake investments and shell companies, then arranged illegal transactions with Venezuela-linked individuals to evade U.S. sanctions Finance·By ·September 22, 2026·5 min read Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:00 Tomás Niembro Concha, the former chief executive of Nodus International Bank in Puerto Rico, was sentenced Monday to 112 months (nine years) in federal prison for leading a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that prosecutors say contributed...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Expands in the Region; for Firms in Puerto Rico, That Means a Growing Procurement Pipeline and Federal Contracting Opportunities Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:00 Puerto Rico is no longer just home to a regional office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). It is now the headquarters of an entire hemisphere-spanning command.

The gala brought together physicians in training, institutional leaders and representatives from Puerto Rico’s public and private sectors. Economy·By ·September 22, 2026·2 min read Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:00 PONCE, Puerto Rico — The San Lucas Residents & Fellows Association raised $200,000 during its inaugural gala, with the funds earmarked to support professional certification expenses and research projects for physicians completing their medical training in Puerto Rico.

In today’s episode of El Blueprint, the auto executive tells Alberto Bacó Bagué how the valuation process helped turn the family business into a thriving leader in Puerto Rico’s automotive industry El Blueprint·By ·September 22, 2026·7 min read Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:00 José ‘Pepe’ Llama’s exile from Cuba transpired like so many others at the time.

The deal returns Accelerant to private ownership while validating Puerto Rico’s International Insurance Center as a hub for specialized global risk platforms Finance·By ·September 22, 2026·6 min read Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:00 Chicago-based Thoma Bravo, described by the firm as the world’s largest software-focused private equity firm, agreed on August 13, 2026, to acquire Accelerant, a data-driven insurance risk exchange, in an all-cash transaction valued at more than $4.4 billion,...

Former PREPA Director Admits She Signed Power Expectations Contract Without Knowing of Signature Irregularities Energy & Oil·By ·September 21, 2026·4 min read Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:00 U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain has ordered Power Expectations, LLC and the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to file a joint status report by September 25, a move that effectively pauses the federal lawsuit over PREPA’s canceled emergency generation contract at the same time...

Chamber of Commerce delegation also presented positions on energy, reconstruction funding, creative industries, housing, tax treatment; facing tight congressional timeline Commerce·By ·September 21, 2026·7 min read Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:00 Puerto Rico’s healthcare system faces a $500 million funding cut starting in September 2027, when special pandemic-era Medicaid supplements expire, with broad implications for the entire economy.

Weekly container volumes now top 900, with greater scheduling discipline, more international traffic than generally assumed, and an energy-resilient microgrid now a year away Logistics·By ·September 19, 2026·6 min read Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:00 Puerto Rico’s cargo schedule used to bend to the weather. Ships slipped, arrivals shifted, and businesses adjusted around it. According to José Nazario, general manager of Crowley Puerto Rico, that is no longer the norm.

Crowley and Junior Achievement Americas respond by bringing 350 students to Isla Grande terminal Friday, part of a push to build the island’s maritime and logistics workforce pipeline Logistics·By ·September 18, 2026·7 min read Listen to this article 0:00 / 0:00 Hundreds of public-school students learned about operations at Crowley’s Isla Grande terminal on Friday and boarded one of its vessels as part of an initiative to introduce them to career opportunities in the maritime, logistics and...