Panama: Carbon plant to be built at the Petaquilla Mining projectThursday, September 4, 2008 The Petaquilla Mining project for the exploration of copper, selected the CH2M HILL Company to carry out the preliminary engineering for a new carbon plant. The plant will be located in Punta Rincon, Colon, and will provide energy for the copper mine and support installations. $58 - $61 Million Driver's License BidsThursday, June 11, 2009 Two businesses responded in Guatemala to the bid for the concession of the system of issuing driver's licenses. For the eight years of the duration of the contract, the proposals submitted were $58 million by Corporación Inmobiliaria La Luz and $61 million by Maycom. 18 New Supermarkets in Costa Rica During 2010Monday, April 19, 2010 Automercado, Walmart and Gessa are expected to open 18 new supermarkets in 2010, worth a combined investment of $20 million. Walmart will add ten new locations to its network, using its Pali and Maxi Bodega Brands, while Automercado will open two and Gessa six under its Perimercados and Super Compro brands. Costa Rican Investment in Colombian RestaurantsTuesday, September 4, 2012 Mesoamerica has increased its operations in Colombia by acquiring Frayco, owner of several restaurant chains. The Colombian company Frayco S. A. owns the restaurants, Presto, Tacos & Bar-BQ and BBQ. Costa Rica: 29 New Restaurants in 2010Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Fast food chains will open 29 new restaurants in Costa Rica, most of them in the Metropolitan Area. This was announced by McDonald’s, KFC, Quiznos, Burger King, Church’s Chicken, Papa John’s, Campero, Taco Bell and Wendy’s. Victorinox invites applicants for Costa Rican franchisesWednesday, May 28, 2008 R&B, the Victorinox distributor in Costa Rica is inviting applications for licenses to open small shops under the brand name Swiss Corners. R&B general manager Mónica Barzuna said the aim was to increase the number of sales points in the country by giving small businesses the opportunity to profit from the Victorinox brand. Stocks Lower After Day of Wild SwingsFriday, October 10, 2008 On Friday, the Dow closed down about 100 points, its eighth consecutive decline. Between the start and the finish was a day in which the Dow Jones industrial average swung 1,000 points and a wild final hour in which the market moved from almost 400 points down to 300 points higher, only to close down 128 points or 1.4 percent. No to Walmart Once AgainThursday, January 31, 2019 Authorities in Costa Rica confirmed their judgment against Walmart's request to buy the supermarket chain Gessa, ending the case through administrative channels. At the beginning of December 2018, the Commission for the Promotion of Competition (Coprocom) denied Walmart the request to purchase the Gessa group. Days later, the two companies involved in the transaction filed two appeals to overturn the decision. Acquisition of Supermarket Chain is ClaimedTuesday, December 11, 2018 In response to the brake placed by the Commission for the Promotion of Competition on the purchase of Gessa by Walmart, in Costa Rica both companies presented two independent appeals that seek to revoke the blockade of the transaction. Last week, the Commission for the Promotion of Competition (Coprocom) denied Walmart the purchase request of the supermarket group Gessa, and just days later, on December 10th, the two companies participating in the transaction filed two appeals to overturn the judgment. Solar Energy: Two bids in a 110 MW TenderTuesday, August 6, 2019 Total Eren Guatemala, S.A. and Corporación Klondike, S.A., presented their bids in Guatemala for the supply of electricity generated by photovoltaic solar systems, up to a maximum of 110 MW under the BOT modality. On July 31, the National Institute of Electrification received bids for the public tender, which includes the installation of five solar power generators through the photovoltaic system for 110 megawatts. FCC-Odebrecht to Build Panamanian MetroWednesday, October 27, 2010 Line 1 Consortium was awarded construction of the first line of the Panama Metro. The winning consortium's proposal was $ 1,446 million, higher than the one presented by Italian Group Metro Panama which was 1,401 million. Awards: Roadworks for $42 millionMonday, August 29, 2016 An award has been made in Panama for the design and construction of the Changuinola Almirante-highway and several roads in the province of Bocas del Toro. The report entitled "Construction Projects in Panama - June 2016", prepared by the Business Intelligence unit at CentralAmericaData. com, contains a list of the main construction contracts awarded in June. Odebrecht to Build Tocumen South TerminalMonday, September 24, 2012 The Brazilian company Norberto Odebrecht, with an bidding price of $679.4 million, will build the South Terminal of Tocumen International Airport. The tender also featured the participation of Costa Rican Meco, Conalvías group from Colombia, and the China Harbour Engineering Company. A total of 33 companies were interested in bidding, participating in the approval process of the tender. Panama Awards Roadworks for $30.5 millionWednesday, November 27, 2013 Out of three equal bids, the Costa Rican company Meco was awarded the contract for the construction of a road interchange at the former Howard military base. The construction company beat its opponents Conalvías and Urban Construction SA (Cusa) in the final evaluation, after the three companies bid the same amount for the implementation of the project which will connect to the Centennial Bridge in the future. |
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