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Published on 06.6.2012
PR#127 Reports on Infrastructure Deficiencies and Investment Strategies for the Petrochemical Zone of Guayanilla, Peñuelas at June 13 Conference
(Ponce, Puerto Rico – June 1, 2012) – Responding to 20 years of divestment in the former petrochemical complex of Guayanilla and Peñuelas, the socioeconomic development agency Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc. (DISUR) issues its State of the In...
Published on 06.1.2012
EPA provides funds for project to impact Ponce Historic Zone, Former Petrochemical Properties in Peñuelas and Guayanilla.
(June 1, 2012 – Ponce, Puerto Rico) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Desarrollo Integral del Sur (DISUR) a grant for $ 1 million to create a Brownfields inventory and evaluate possible hazardous substances and petrochemical contamination in the munici...
Published on 05.1.2012
Worchester Polytechnic Institute to Issue Report for DISUR about Electronics Recycling, May, 2012
(Ponce, Puerto Rico –April 19, 2012) – Plans for a new recycling and economic development initiative in Puerto Rico are now underway thanks to a new partnership between socioeconomic development agency Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc. (DISUR) and two North American institutions, the Massachuset...
Published on 02.9.2012
Members of Project PR#127 will participate in the Sustainable Cities Design Academy
(Ponce, Puerto Rico - February 9, 2012) The American Architectural Foundation announced that eight public-private development teams will receive leadership training and technical assistance through the Foundation’s Sustainable Cities Design Academy. Among the teams is DISUR’s PR#127-Guayanilla-Peñuelas-“Fro...
Published on 12.6.2011
DISUR Convenes Community Meeting
to Share Findings, December 14, 2011
(December 6, 2011 – Ponce, Puerto Rico) – Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc. (DISUR) will present area-wide strategies for the environmental assessment and cleanup of brownfields across Peñuelas and Guayanilla’s former petrochemical complex in a community meeting, December 14, 2011 at 6PM in the Convention Center of Guayani...
Published on 12.5.2011
El equipo de trabajo de DISUR incluye profesionales con experiencia en planificación, comunicación, y estadísticas. Nuestro equipo compone los seguiente personas:
David C. Southgate Backhouse - Gerente de Proyectos y Administrador de Datos
David Southgate tiene una combinación única de experiencia en tecnología de gestión de proyectos y gestión de las comunicaciones en los Estados Unídos y Puert...
Published on 10.18.2011
Executive Summary of the Project PR#127-Guayanilla-Peñuelas
Reuse and Implementation Plan for the Petrochemical Zone of Guayanilla
and Peñuelas, Puerto Rico
The Project in Brief
In October 2010, Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc. (DISUR) began the PR#127-Guayanilla-Peñuelas Project, a Master Plan for the environmental cleanup and reuse of 13 properties (approximately 1,800 acres or 50...
Published on 09.6.2011
EPA approves inventory of properties to be included
in the EPA Area-wide Brownfields Planning Pilot Program
(Ponce, Puerto Rico – September 6, 2011) – Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc. (DISUR) discloses the result of several conversations with residents of Guayanilla and Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, who live in areas adjacent to vacant lots that were once occupied by petrochemical industries. A...
Published on 02.22.2011
DISUR Seeks Nominations for Proposal Review Panelist
Get involved in economic development and improve environmental and human health conditions in South Puerto Rico!
Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc. (DISUR) seeks nominations for proposal review panelists who will volunteer their time and expertise to help DISUR select the most qualified personnel to work on our EPA-sponsored Brownfields Are...
Published on 02.3.2011
Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc.
EPA Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program
Public Notice
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND COST PROPOSALS
Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc. (DISUR) has been awarded federal funds through the United States Environmental Agency (EPA) to carry out a Brownfield Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program for sites suspected of containing hazardous sub...
Published on 02.3.2011
EPA Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program
Public Notice
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND COST PROPOSALS
Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc. (DISUR) has been awarded federal funds through the United States Environmental Agency (EPA) to carry out a Brownfield Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program for sites suspected of containing hazardous substances in the 3,000 to 3,500 acre industrial corridor a...
Published on 10.18.2010
Planned cleaning and rehabilitation of former petrochemical lands in South Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a grant for Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc. (DISUR) in the amount of $175,000 as part of its Pilot Areawide Brownfields Planning project, directed at communities in the United States and Puerto Rico.
The funds wil...
Published on 10.13.2010
Comprehensive Development of the South (DISUR) presents Dr. David E. Lewis, vice president of Manchester Trade, Ltd., in a keynote address, Friday, October 29, 2010 in Coamo Springs Resort, 8:00 to 11:30 a.m. DISUR partners - free of charge, General Public - $ 35.00. Registration fee includes breakfast and discount at golf course.
The conference will include information on:
* Partnerships fo...
Published on 09.5.2010
Ponce, Puerto Rico — The Alliance for the Comprehensive Development of the South, Inc. (Desarrollo Integral del Sur, Inc. (DISUR) in Spanish) and the federal agency the Business Administration (SBA), signed a strategic alliance in order to help strengthen and expand small businesses in the municipalities of the area south of Puerto Rico. The agreement will serve as motor to drive economic developm...
Published on 08.30.2010
DISUR accepts monetary donations, which go directly to supporting operational costs such as employee salaries. If you wish to make a donation, please send your donation to:
DISUR
742 Avenida Tito Castra
Ponce, PR 00716
DISUR also has a need for office equipment. What follows is our wish list.
Equipment Needs
4 Desktop Computers
Industrial-type photocopier + Printer + Scanner (all-in-...
Published on 07.8.2010
DISUR signed a collaboration agreement with the Multisectoral Alliance of Buyers and Suppliers and Techno-Economic Corridor of Puerto Rico (PRTEC) February 10, 2010. The event was held at the Bodega de Mendez in Ponce, during an activity of the Medical Devices Cluster, with participation from Hon. Ponce Mayor Maria M. Melendez Altieri, keynote speaker talking about the advantages of the Port of th...
Published on 04.1.2010
DISUR participated in the forum Energy Strategies 21st Century, organized by Puerto Rico Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, and the chairman of the Committee on Infrastructure and Urban Development, the Hon. Senator Larry Seilhamer.
The purpose of the forum was to present and discuss general aspects of the current energy situation of Puerto Rico and raise public policy ideas for energy reform...
Published on 04.1.2010
The Cool Cities Coalition has recognized 20 municipalities in Puerto Rico that have signed the Climate Protection Agreement from the United States Conference of Mayors, for their commitment to reduce their contribution to global warming.The mayors of the municipalities of Yauco and Jayuya, Hon. Abel Nazario Quiñones and Hon. Jorge L. González Otero, respectively, have been the first in the region...
Published on 04.1.2010
On March 24, 2010, DISUR presented a Council on Tourism at the Municipality of Guayama's Convention Center. Copresenters included the Chamber of Commerce of South Puerto Rico (CCSPR) and Porta Caribe. Among the themes developed during the activity include the following: New tourism investment in the South, specialized market sectors, the vision of tourism from the perspective of small inns, and th...
Published on 04.1.2010
On April 8, 2010 DISUR held its First Business Roundtable at the facilities of the Port of Ponce. The purpose of the meeting was to foster direct involvement from entrepreneurial leaders in the Southern Region and exchange ideas that can contribute to DISUR's mission.
The meeting brought together a select group of entrepreneurs from the Southern Region, representatives from manufacturing, tourism...
Published on 04.1.2010
The DISUR team welcomed the President of American Micro Steel (AMS) William Sullivan to their offices recently. This as a result of the initiative of David Southgate, DISUR Administrator of Projects and Database, who identified AMS as a potential investment partner.
AMS plans to build a steel mill in the municipality of Guayanilla, becoming the only manufacturer of steel rebar throughout Puerto R...
Published on 03.1.2010
DISUR, represented by David Southgate, Administrator of Projects and Databases, was a special guest at the First Meeting of the Coordination Committee of Statistics of the Institute of Statistics of Puerto Rico. The meeting was held March 26, 2010 in the Office of the Controller of Puerto Rico and attended by representatives of various agencies of the Government of Puerto Rico who are responsible...
Published on 03.1.2010
The Planning Board, represented by architect Liz Melendez, presented to the Board of Directors of DISUR preliminary results and recommendations of the study for the territorial definition of the regions of Puerto Rico. The meeting took place April 28, 2010 in the activity room of Villas de Sotomayor in Adjuntas. The proposed definition splits the South Region to a fraction of its present size, and...
Published on 02.1.2010
On February 19, 2010, DISUR held the first meeting of community leaders at the Theater of the Sor Isolina Center in Playa de Ponce. The purpose of the summit was to identify opportunities for collaboration with community organizations in the South Region and exchange information on initiatives and/or strategic projects within the DISUR's action plan. Representatives from different communities in t...
Published on 01.5.2010
The staff at DISUR includes professionals with experience in planning, communications, and statistics. Our team is composed of the following people:
Carlos Maldonado Piris – Executive Director
Mr. Maldonado manages the day-to-day operations of DISUR and also develops academic and administrative strategies for the University of Turabo, Ponce Campus. He has extensive experience managing budgets...
Published on 01.1.2010
Public and private sectors of the Southern Region opened a panoramic route that runs through the municipalities of Salinas, Santa Isabel, Juana Diaz and Ponce.This is the first stage of an agro-tourism plan to promote awareness around the agricultural sector and products grown on the island, according to Juan Juan Santiago, president of the Agricultural College of Puerto Rico. DISUR was part of an...
Published on 01.1.2010
On December 3, 2009, DISUR held a meeting with Puerto Rico Governor Luis G. Burset Fortuño and members of the DISUR Board of Directors (representatives of the public (Mayors), private and academic sectors) at Pichis Best Western Convention Center in Guayanilla. The purpose of this working session was to present the governor with the achievements and plans for economic development of South Puerto R...
Published on 01.1.2010
January 22, 2010, Port of the Americas Rafael Cordero Santiago celebrated the arrival of two enormous cranes. Puerto Rico Governor Luis G. Fortuño, Ponce Mayor Maria "Mayita" Melendez, Secretary of Economic Development and TradeJosé Pérez Riera, Executive Director of the Port Authority of the Americas (known as APA in its Spanish initials) Rhonda Castillo Gammill, members of the Legislature and th...
Published on 01.1.2010
AirDance of Puerto Rico is in the final stages of establishing domestic air services between Puerto Rico and the major cities IN North America, the Caribbean, and South America. At the moment, Airdance has Federal authorization to fly to Canada, United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. It also has over 15 years of experience flying cargo in the Caribbean, offering services to...
Published on 01.1.2010
AirDance of Puerto Rico is in the final stages of establishing domestic air services between Puerto Rico and the major cities IN North America, the Caribbean, and South America. At the moment, Airdance has Federal authorization to fly to Canada, United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Venezuela. It also has over 15 years of experience flying cargo in the Caribbean, offering services to...
Published on 01.1.2010
Among DISUR's strategic projects for economic development of the South Region of Puerto Rico is a tourist hub. This project complements the efforts of the Tourism Company of Puerto Rico (and Porta Caribe) to develop and promote tourisms in the Southern Region. DISUR proposes the development of a new vacation concept where the physical and mental health, sports and family entertainment are the main...
