Latin Trade Group has released its annual list that features the Top 50 Businesswomen in Latin America 2015. Read More »

Sierra Wireless reports its first integrated service platform that brings together cloud, IoT hardware and managed connectivity services for worldwide deployments is gaining traction on industrial applications for multiple organizations. The device enables global multi-operator coverage by linking Sierra Wireless and users, all managed from a single unified connectivity platform. Read More »

JetBlue has expanded its Latin American footprint by adding daily flights to Mexico City from both Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. Travelers flying JetBlue will now be able to aboard a spacious A320 aircraft from either Orlando International Airport (MCO) or Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and land at Mexico City International Airport (MEX). Read More »

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., a global provider of kidney care services, recently announced plans to begin operations in Brazil. DaVita, which already operates in 11 countries serving more than 1.5 million patients, says it will assist Brazilian physicians with a worldwide network of experts, training programs, and clinical and administrative service standards. Read More »

Outokumpu has entered into an agreement with F.E.R. Fischer Edelstahlrohre GmbH concerning a joint venture between the companies known as Fischer Mexicana. Under agreement terms, Outokumpu will sell its 50 percent stake in the joint venture to Fischer for $63 million. The transaction, designed to reduce Outokumpu's outstanding debts, is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Read More »

For the past 25 years, the Chilean agriculture ministry´s Institute of Agriculture and Livestock Investigations has kept a highly secured vault built in the middle of a mountain that is meant to protect seeds and preserve agricultural biodiversity in cases of a natural disaster or a human-caused catastrophe. The vault is part of a system of five seed-and tubers-banks across Chile. Read More »

Graña y Montero on Tuesday announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Odebrecht Latinvest, and that Graña y Montero Group will participate in the construction of a gas pipeline in Peru. Concesionaria Gasoducto Sur Peruano is responsible for the design, construction and operation of the pipeline that will bring natural gas to the southern region of Peru. Read More »

PPG Industries has completed a $27 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico. The company marked completion of the project with a grand-opening ceremony attended by Queretaro State Gov. Jorge Lopez Portillo Tostado and San Juan del Rio Mayor Fabian Pineda Morales. The new facilities are expected to add another 115 jobs. Read More »

Petroecuador, the Ecuadorean state oil company, on Wednesday announced a broad program of works that will end in November, including the restart of “the heart” of its biggest refinery. The budget for Esmeraldas refinery improvements, which include taking total crude processing capacity to 110,000 barrels per day and an overall upgrade of the facility, amounts to $1.2 billion. Read More »

Governments and businesses are bracing for the November arrival of El Nino, a five-month weather phenomenon that many fear will cause massive losses.“We have been following reports of a special committee and things looking worse as time goes by. We do know it will be of a big magnitude,” Carlos Gonzalez, chief of economic studies of the Lima-based Association of Exporters, said. Read More »

The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) has released a special video to celebrate National Coffee Day and International Coffee Day, which were observed Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. On the video, coffee growers explain how they imagine their product is consumed around the world. The campaign aims to create an emotional connection between consumers and producers. Read More »

Scotiabank announced that Colombian business leader Eduardo Pacheco has been appointed to the bank's Board of Directors. Pacheco is CEO and director of Mercantil Colpatria and has significant experience in the Colombian marketplace. Previously, Pacheco was CEO of the Savings and Housing Corporation Upac Colpatria Corpavi. Pacheco also serves as chairman of Banco Colpatria Multibanca Colpatria. Read More »

Embraer during September received an order for 18 E175 jets from SkyWest, delivered a Legacy 500 business jet to Flexjet LLC, and separately projected its deliveries to China and the rest of the world for the next two decades. Embraer Executive Jets announced Tuesday that Dallas-based Flexjet LLC, a provider of jet ownership services, received its first Legacy 500 business jet. Read More »

At an awards ceremony in London on Sept. 25, Digicel received the 2015 Ethicalcorp Responsible Business Award for its efforts to help rebuild the education system in Haiti after the devastating earthquake of 2010. The award recognizes companies that adopt and promote responsible business practices throughout their organization, improving the lives of their customers and communities. Read More »

Brazilian coffee exports during the first eight months of the year expanded in terms of revenue but were lower in terms of volume compared to the same period last year, thanks to better prices. Brazilian coffee exports reached $4.1 billion during January through August, which was 1 percent more than in the same period a year earlier in dollar terms, Agencia Brasil reported. Read More »

Velcro announced last week that it will be opening a state-of-the-art factory to serve clients across Latin America; Velcro Company’s capital investment in a new production facility in Uruguay is one of the largest by any private firm that has opened in the country, and the new facility will be created in order to support the company’s growing business with industrial firms and retail consumers alike that are spread across Latin America. Read More »

Northair Silver Corp.n today provided an update on its La Cigarra silver project in Chihuahua, Mexico. Northair has been working to map and sample on its RAM Zone target and has received positive results that support the company’s expansion potential for the newly discovered area. Sampling was designed to test the surface projection of high-grade silver mineralization. Read More »

MercadoLibre recently received approval for income tax and payroll exemptions from the Argentine Industry Secretary under a new software development law, guaranteeing the company a reduction of the effective income tax rate for its operations and a reduction on labor costs. Among the benefits is relief of 60 percent of taxable income stemming from software development. Read More »

NTT Communications Corp. today announced that the company is participating in two major events for the Latin American wholesale Internet protocol (IP) industry in Bogota, Colombia. The company is sponsoring the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry 24 – Latin American and Caribbean Network Operators Forum 2015, which takes place from through Friday. Read More »

G6 Hospitality will open its second Studio 6 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and its first Hotel 6 property in Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Studio 6 is expected to be open in 2016 and will be located near beaches and historical sites in Puerto Vallarta, and it will offer guests 115 fully equipped suites, including an expanded working area, premium channels, laundry and various other facilities that will be provided for an accessible price. Read More »