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.