Senate passes shared registry for financial exploitation cases — a NAPREC perspective
The Puerto Rico Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 1477, which would create a shared registry so agencies handling suspected financial exploitation of older adults and adults with disabilities work from a single case number. The bill still needs House approval. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
PRABIA and EcoExploratorio train 117 teachers in agricultural biotechnology — a NAPREC perspective
The Puerto Rico Agricultural Biotechnology Industry Association and EcoExploratorio trained 117 educators to teach agricultural biotechnology and to show students the careers available in the industry. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Salvation Army sets $1.2 million goal for Red Kettle campaign — a NAPREC perspective
The Salvation Army aims to raise $1.2 million in Puerto Rico through its 64th annual Red Kettle Campaign, running November 13 through December 31, to fund its services in 2027. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Fase1 incubator entrepreneurs pitch 43 business ideas — a NAPREC perspective
Forty-three entrepreneurs presented business ideas at Fase1 Intensive’s fifth Demo Day on November 7, which awarded $11,500 in prizes at the end of a 12-week incubator program funded with federal disaster recovery funds. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Puerto Rico seeks bids for a Mayagüez submarine cable landing station — a NAPREC perspective
Puerto Rico’s Infrastructure Financing Authority (AFI) opened bidding on November 11 to design and build a submarine cable landing station in Mayagüez for up to four cable systems, adding a landing point on the west coast, where no submarine cables land today. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Brightforce machinery upgrade aims to expand jobs for workers with disabilities — a NAPREC perspective
The Bravo Family Foundation is backing new equipment at Brightforce Industries in Mayagüez, a nonprofit manufacturer where about 600 people work and 81% have disabilities, to expand employment for people with disabilities in western Puerto Rico. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Aerostar signs $173 million contract for a new airport parking garage — a NAPREC perspective
Aerostar Puerto Rico signed a construction contract for a $173 million parking garage at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport that will add 2,600 spaces, financed by Aerostar as part of its airport improvement plan. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Senate bill proposes $10 million for home solar and batteries — a NAPREC perspective
Sen. Ada Álvarez-Conde filed Senate Bill 1627 on November 10 to create the Techos para la Gente (Roofs for the People) program, with an initial $10 million from Puerto Rico’s general fund for home solar systems, batteries and grid connections. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Cardona urges Puerto Rico to build on education partnerships — a NAPREC perspective
Former U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona spoke on November 10 at the 14th Echar Pa’lante meeting in San Juan, where the group and the Puerto Rico Department of Education signed an agreement to develop a laboratory school for entrepreneurship and innovation. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
USDA awards $1.2 million to expand local meat processing — a NAPREC perspective
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $1,195,640 to two Puerto Rico businesses, Ganaderos Alvarado Inc. ($717,641) and the Cooperativa de Porcicultores de Puerto Rico y el Caribe ($477,999), through its Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
House Resolution 838 seeks inquiry into late supplier payments — a NAPREC perspective
House Resolution 838, filed by Rep. Tatiana Pérez-Ramírez, would direct the House Government Committee to investigate delayed payments to government suppliers as agencies move to a new Oracle Cloud-based financial management system. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Google.org grant creates a $500,000 youth digital wellbeing fund — a NAPREC perspective
The Puerto Rico Community Foundation received $500,000 from Google.org to create the Puerto Rico Digital Wellbeing Fund, which will give flexible funding to local nonprofits working on youth mental health, online safety and well-being from November 2026 through May 2028. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Seven Puerto Rico projects win grants for space station research — a NAPREC perspective
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust selected seven research projects for experiments aboard the International Space Station, with grants of $50,000 each, or $350,000 in total; the program covers mission costs separately. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
PRIDCO to demolish Vega Baja building vacant since 1998 — a NAPREC perspective
The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Co. plans to demolish a deteriorated, 91,671-square-foot industrial building in Vega Baja, vacant since 1998, and market the site for industrial development. Bids are due Dec. 2. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
House Resolution 862 seeks inquiry into power costs and business closures — a NAPREC perspective
House Resolution 862, filed by Rep. Carmen Medina-Calderón, would direct the House Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Committee to examine whether rising electricity costs and outages are contributing to business closures, bankruptcies and job losses over the past three years. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Energy Department renews emergency orders for Puerto Rico’s grid — a NAPREC perspective
The U.S. Department of Energy renewed two emergency orders under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to support Puerto Rico’s electric grid, in effect from November 8, 2026 through February 5, 2027. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
$280,000 partnership to equip 10 community resiliency hubs — a NAPREC perspective
Hispanic Federation and the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York announced a $280,000 partnership to help Puerto Rico confront emergencies by equipping 10 community-run resiliency hubs, the Associated Press reported. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
UPR Río Piedras and INSEC partner to expand community education — a NAPREC perspective
The University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras campus and the nonprofit Instituto Socio-Económico Comunitario (INSEC) signed a framework agreement to expand education, training and community development, coordinated by the campus’s Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
Democratic majorities put Puerto Rico’s federal agenda in focus — a NAPREC perspective
News is my Business analyzed how Democratic control of both chambers from January could shape funding and tax decisions affecting Puerto Rico’s hospitals, electricity system, manufacturers and investors. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.
IRS proposes new penalties in Amgen’s Puerto Rico tax dispute — a NAPREC perspective
Amgen disclosed that the IRS proposed additional penalties for 2016 through 2018 over profits attributed to its Puerto Rico operations, expanding a dispute in which the company is contesting $10.7 billion in earlier tax and penalty claims. Original NAPREC analysis in English and Spanish.