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 »

Learn how Washingtonian Pilar O'Leary leveraged personal drive and innovation to expand Latino cultural opportunities in the Washington, D.C. area Read More »

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), both Latinos, may play a pivotal role Wednesday in determining the outcome of what some view as an initiative to protect American businesses from costly lawsuits. The two senators, who sit on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, are set to hear testimony advocating reform of an anti-telemarketing law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Read More »

To support a nearby Hyundai/Kia facility, fluid systems giant TI Automotive has opened a new plant in Monterrey, Mexico, creating approximately 100 jobs at the facility to supply key vehicle components. The facility produces brake, fuel and clutch parts and will also be engineered to handle water, oil and vacuum tubes, transmission lines and pipes for exhaust gas reduction. Read More »

Companhia Nitro Quimica Brasileira recently said it has chosen Eyefreight’s transportation management system (TMS) to support its domestic and international logistics, positioning the Brazilian firm to continue growth while cutting costs. "Eyefreight is very proud to have Nitro Química as a customer in Brazil," Eyefreight CEO Ken Fleming said. Read More »

Pelican BioThermal, a world leader in temperature-controlled packaging solutions for the life sciences industry, recently said it was expanding operations in South America by partnering with BioThermal Solutions of Chile and NatBio of Brazil. The partnerships are in line with Pelican BioTherrmal's goals to provide the best service to customers with cold chain logistics needs. Read More »

Horizon Air, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, recently signed a purchase order with Brazil-based airplane manufacturer Embraer for 30 E175 jet aircraft, a contract worth approximately $2.8 billion and includes options for an additional 33 jets. Embraer will begin to deliver the planes, which will be used by Alaska Airlines, during the second quarter of 2017.  Read More »