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proposed restructuring plan of a consortium of Puerto Rican business men around Miguel A. Ferrer, led by German financier and entrepreneur Heiko Faass, who resides in Puerto Rico. The court approved the acquisition of the assets of both
Casiano Communications, Inc. and DirectResponSource, Inc. which were ultimately assigned to Latin Media House, LLC and DRSI Call Center, LLC, together doing business as Grupo LMH
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Spanish that were being imported from South America. Those magazines did not include local coverage and Mr. Casiano wanted to publish a magazine
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contact center accounts amid Puerto Rico's ongoing depression, Casiano
Communications and its sister operations, Direct ResponSource Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. After almost a year of court battle, in August 2015 the US Bankruptcy Court in San Juan, Puerto Rico, approved the
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was launched, with rankings of leading companies in Puerto Rico, by industry. The list provides information on 129 local industries, more than 1500 companies, and a guide on how to do business in Puerto Rico. It has since been published every year. In 1988 Manuel A. Casiano's daughter
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Casiano Communication, Manuel Casiano, was contracted to serve as an adviser to the new ownership group through November, 2016.
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newspaper. For forty-three years, it had been the recognized
Business Authority in Puerto Rico and the region. It was published weekly in English, and its in-depth news and analysis was read by people in the
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