Business Initiatives

Professor Moris García kicks off el Jolgorio de Salsa y Más, tackling two contemporary issues in Puerto Rico: The infusion of cannabis in Puerto Rican food and the History of Rap and Reaggeton in Puerto Rico As a prelude to our Jolgorio de Salsa y Más, Chef and Professor Raúl...

On February 6, 2021, The Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC) celebrated the Grand Opening of ¡WEPA! Mercado del Pueblo (the People’s Market) Initiative and Incubator. The inaugural celebration included guests from the City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Aldermanic representatives, Main Street America, Somercor, and partner organizations...

In 2020, the City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection announced an initiative to open eight Regional Business Centers throughout Chicago. The PRCC was awarded a grant to establish one of those eight centers in Humboldt Park.  The new Regional Business Center will be housed inside the...

By Eduardo Arocho, Contributing writer  The long anticipated Paseo Boricua Arts Building project has taken a major step forward toward groundbreaking. In a press release issued November 16, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Office voiced its support for a Bond Ordinance to fund the Paseo Boricua Arts Building. The Bond Ordinance would...