Century 21 Real Estate franchises are coming to Argentina via Century 21 South America, the company said recently in a release. Read More »

Chile’s primary energy utility Enel Distribución recently issued a proactive strategy to cope with potential electricity outage incidents using staff and technical support based on predictions of heavy rainfall in the Santiago metropolitan region. Read More »

Aiming to “incubate the most innovative projects” in smart data and client-focused services in the energy sector, the EDP Starter development program recently established roots in Brazil, commencing program registration from now through July 14. Read More »

Carlos Torres Vila, the CEO of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), which has franchises in several Latin American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela, recently brought his company’s message of adapting and innovating to the Money 20/20 fintech conference in Copenhagen. Read More »

Tractor equipment dealer Kurosu & Cía S.A. welcomes Paraguayans to attend its “Todo John Deere” event from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 21. Read More »

The Aceros Arequipa said it had received the gold award for the "Leadership Team Competition of Excellence – 2017" by the Institute for Quality of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) and American Society for Quality (ASQ). Read More »

Codelco said it had taken the top spot on the "Ranking of Transparency 2017 of Public Companies and State Companies" compiled by Chile's Council for Transparency. Read More »

Davivienda recently announced a collaboration with Uber to provide promotional benefits to the bank's customers in Costa Rica who have a Davivienda credit or debit card. Read More »

Peru-based Enel SpA said in a release that Russia recently awarded two wind power projects to its subsidiary, PJSC Enel Russia, and the projects will be managed and constructed by the Enel Green Power division. Read More »

Atento S.A. and Chevrolet were recognized recently by the Latin American Alliance of Customer Interaction Organizations (ALOIC ) with the LATAM Gold award for Best Business to Customer Strategy, the highest regional LATAM award for customer service. Read More »

Packaging company Scholle IPN said it is opening a new manufacturing facility in Santiago, Chile, to produce flexible and spouted pouch packaging for institutional and retail markets. Read More »

Cargill said it is launching its first Latin American foray focused on responsible palm oil production in Colombia with supply chain expertise provider Solidaridad and product exporter Biocosta. Read More »

Striving to expand internet capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean, over 735 professionals gathered recently in Foz de Iguacu, Brazil, for the LACNIC 27 summit featuring panelist discussions and assessing latest industry progress. Read More »

The Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) has successfully transferred its indices to the S&P Dow Jones Indices, a June 7 news release from S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Read More »

The U.S. State Department held a special briefing on the growing unrest in Venezuela recently. The briefing, led by State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, involved a conversation call with Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Fitzpatrick, a State Department release said. Read More »

Volvo Trucks said a project to develop a self-steering truck in the Usina Santa Terezinha Group's sugar cane fields in Maringa, Brazil, has been a success, and the project's next step is to transition to the product development phase. Read More »

A foundation dedicated to helping homeless children in Venezuela’s Vargas State has announced is celebrating nine years in operation. Read More »

The Ecuadorean government persecuted the Isaias brothers and trampled on their rights. The UN Human Rights Committee stepped in and ruled the government's actions as a violation of universal human rights, but it's unclear whether Ecuador will abide by the ruling. Read More »

Two business experts with more than 35 years of experience in franchising between them have partnered together to launch a franchise incubator to help new, emerging and existing franchises strengthen various areas of their businesses. Read More »

Tom Garcia, co-chair of Florida Vets4Energy, says U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has been "strong" on energy security issues. Read More »