Puerto Rico | Trade and Industry Development

PR: Chick-fil-A Announces Growth Plans & Long-Term Investment in Puerto Rico, Including Adding Jobs

News Jul 31, 2024

Chick-fil-A, Inc. will expand its long-term investment in Puerto Rico, expecting to grow from five restaurants to 20 to 25 by 2030.

PR: CooperVision to Expand Manufacturing in Puerto Rico, Creating 725 New Jobs

News Jun 10, 2024

The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO), under the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC), recently closed a $52 milli...

PR: Biotech Company Sartorius Invests $33 Million in Puerto Rico’s First Cell Culture Media Plant

News Aug 15, 2023

Biotechnology company Sartorius inaugurated its first culture media plant for cells in Puerto Rico with an investment of $33 million. The 21,500-squar...

PR: Alliance Formed to Promote Growth in Island Manufacturing

News Mar 06, 2023

Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension (PRiMEX) and the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico (BDEPR) joined efforts recently to open a space of sign...

PR: Marine Center in Puerto Rico Expected to Create Thousands of Jobs

News Jun 02, 2021

The U.S. Department of Commerce is investing $12.8 million to establish the Marine Business, Research & Innovation Center in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.

PA & PR: Cuba Libra Restaurant to be Built in San Juan, Creating 200 Jobs

News Jan 10, 2020

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar is poised for expansion into new markets in the new year, including a first-time foray outside the continental U.S.

PR: Rocky Brands Wins $27M Shoe Order From Defense Logistics Agency

News May 28, 2019

Rocky Brands Inc. has received a $27 million order to produce general purpose safety boots for the United States Navy.

Puerto Rico Community Foundation Promotes Solar Energy Infrastructure to Rebuild Island

News Apr 22, 2019

Dr. Nelson Colón, President of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources recently and outli...

CT: GE Opens New Advanced Manufacturing Lab in Plainville

News Nov 21, 2014

GE also is building a new Circuit Breaker Center of Excellence (COE) in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, where GuardEon will be produced.

Energy Boom Fuels Population Growth in Parts of Great Plains; Gulf Coast

News Mar 27, 2014

Oil- and gas-rich areas in, near Great Plains contained many of the fastest-growing areas in the U.S. last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau.