800 people from 15 communities outside the Greater Metropolitan Area will improve their English language skills
The project is an alliance between CINDE, the Ministry of Labor and the ALIARSE foundation, and is part of the government’s initiative: The Alliance for Bilingualism. People living in poverty and/or extreme poverty, graduated from High-School...
Costa Rica Declares English Teaching A National Priority
● The country created the Alliance for Bilingualism (ABi), which seeks to increase the coverage of English teaching in Costa Rica.● Initiative seeks a historic change in the formation of the population recognizing the mastery of English as a tool ...
Sylvania opens lighting laboratory in Costa Rica
● With US $ 1 million investment, Sylvania LAB has a high-tech area to continue innovating in the design and manufacture of lighting products.● More than 155 luminaries are manufactured in Costa Rica and exported to different markets worldwide suc...
Six Students from Public High Schools Obtain Scholarship to Study in U.S Colleges
· The winners are students from Professional Technical High Schools and from public high schools that belong to the International Baccalaureate. · The scholarships were given thanks to an al...
Johnson Controls to hire 50 staff in Costa Rica expansion
•The company has 150 collaborators in Costa Rica, that sum up to the 120,000 employees worldwide.•Johnson Controls looks for bilingual engineers and technicians for Costa Rica’s Circuito Sales Support Center. San José, Costa Rica. August 8t...
Costa Rica increases medical devices exports to Asia, Europe and the United States
•They are one of the main products that boosted the Costa Rican economy during 2018´s first semester.•The sector represented 27% of goods exports and increased 13% during this period. San José, Costa Rica. August 1, 2018. During this year’s...
Government reaffirms its support to Foreign Direct Investment in a high-level dialogue with more than 250 representatives of multinational companies
•CINDE organized a high-level dialogue where President Carlos Alvarado recognized these companies’ social impact on the national economy and the generation of employment. •“Our challenge is to promote linkages with the rest of the economy t...
Coca-Cola begins to construct its most innovative concentrates plant in Liberia, Guanacaste
•The Project will start operations in January 1st, 2020 with an initial investment of US$50 million. •The plant will have 130 direct collaborators in its first stage and will generate another 100 indirect employees in the region. Liber...
Align Expands Operations in Costa Rica With New Facilities to Support Continued Long-Term Growth
Hosts Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica at Grand Opening EventSAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica, July 20, 2018 – Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN), announced today the grand opening of its newest facilities in Costa Rica at an event attended...
Establishment Labs becomes the first Costa Rican MedTech company to trade on Nasdaq
· "This achievement reflects the maturity and high competitiveness of Costa Rican exports and the life sciences industry,” said President Carlos Alvarado. · The MedTech company, one of the most important within the life sciences sector in Cos...
Google Special Collects is now in Costa Rica
• The world now can enjoy Costa Rican 360 °sights: a total of 76 tourist and cultural places are available in Google Maps.• Universities and airports are part of the registered places that stand out in the collection.San José, Costa Rica. Jul...
Eurofins inaugurates its new offices in Costa Rica and foresees hiring up to 50 engineers in the upcoming months
•The new offices in Costa Rica will provide IT services for Eurofins’ operations in North and South America•The company’s new site is in UltraPark and represents an investment of US$250.000 San José, Costa Rica June 13th 2018. Eurofins Scie...
Blackbaud to Establish New Presence in Costa Rica
Leading cloud software company creates jobs to help boost economic and industry growth in country, better support its global customer baseSan José, Costa Rica, June 4, 2018 — Blackbaud, Inc., (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software comp...
Swarovski opens Global Business Services center in Costa Rica and is looking for well-educated talents
May 30th 2018, San José – Swarovski, leading manufacturer of precision cut crystal since 1895 and a world-renowned brand that adds sparkle to everything from jewelry, watches, fashion accessories to couture fashion and state-of-the-art lighting te...
Encore will be the first multinational company to establish in San Jose’s Technological City
•It is the first multinational company that supports the economic and social reconversion of the city.•The capital looks forward to becoming more a destination than a transition place. San José. May 21st, 2018. The financial services firm, ...