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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Caguas , city (1990 pop. 133,447), E central Puerto Rico. Largest of Puerto Rico's inland cities, Caguas is an industrial center. Sugar is refined there, and the varied manufacturing includes diamond cutting, tobacco farming, and the production of plastic and leather goods. ... Read more

Caguas
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names Caguas, Puerto Rico Founded in 1775, it is named after a Native American chief who converted to Christianity. Read more

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...south. Hurricanes are likely to occur between August and October. In addition to the capital, other important cities are Ponce , Caguas , and Mayagüez . People Puerto Rico's fertile soil supports one of the densest populations in the world. The Puerto Ricans... Read more

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	Office Depot to Celebrate Opening of New Caguas, Puerto Rico Store Newspaper article from: Wireless News; 9/9/2008; 300 words ; Office Depot to Celebrate Opening of New Caguas, Puerto Rico Store WIRELESS NEWS-September...2008-Office Depot to Celebrate Opening of New Caguas, Puerto Rico Store (C)2008 10Meters...Puerto Rico - the retailer's first in Caguas - with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The... Read more
	Caguas coffee processor Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update; 5/1/1993; 78 words ; Caguas coffee processor Garrido & Cia. says it has signed deals to export Puerto Rican beans to the U.S. and Sweden. Garrido, with... Read more
	Caguas manufacturer closes Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update; 5/1/1995; 88 words ; Aeroflex Inc., a New York-based manufacturer of military products, will close its Caguas subsidiary over the next six months, eliminating 95 jobs, due to U.S. Defense Department budget cuts and reductions in Section... Read more
	NRC STAFF TO HOLD PREDECISIONAL ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA ON JUNE 6 WITH TURABO CORPORATION OF CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 5/25/2001; ; 284 words ; ...Commission staff will hold a predecisional enforcement conference in Atlanta at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) on June 6 with Turabo Corporation of Caguas, Puerto Rico, to discuss regulatory concerns related to compliance with radiation safety license requirements. NRC informed... Read more
	CORA SAYS KNEE FEELS FINE, BUT M'S REMAIN CAUTIOUS.(Sports) Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 12/9/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...wants to play winter baseball with the Caguas Criolios, but the Mariners won't let him...Dodgers this past summer, is playing for Caguas for the first time. A Cora-Cora double...worst. Cora stays at home and watches the Caguas games on TV because of the attention he... Read more
	10 KILLED IN CRASH OF MILITARY PLANE Newspaper article from: The Columbian; 8/9/2002; ; 308 words ; 00-00-0000 CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) Rescuers struggled on a muddy mountainside until sunset...bulky MC-130H struck a heavily wooded area on the outskirts of the town of Caguas, 20 miles south of San Juan, while flying in rain and fog Wednesday night... Read more
	RGV A's get off to a rocky start at PONY World Series. Newspaper article from: Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX); 8/4/2006; 214 words ; Byline: Dave Favila Aug. 4--CAGUAS, Puerto Rico -- Fortunately for the...when they take on the host team from Caguas. The A's conclude pool play Saturday...National League along with Santa Clara, Caguas and Dewitt, not St. Louis as was reported... Read more
	The A's get back on track at PONY World Series. Newspaper article from: Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX); 8/5/2006; 178 words ; Byline: Dave Favila Aug. 5--CAGUAS, Puerto Rico -- The Rio Grande Valley...s came out on Friday and beat host Caguas 4-2. Jason Parker of Brownsville Pace...which lost its opening game against Caguas on Thursday and played the two-time... Read more
	Obituaries: MIGUEL A. RIVERA Newspaper article from: La Prensa; 8/3/2007; ; 189 words ; ...illness. He was born Jan. 22, 1927, in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and emigrated to Lorain...After retiring in 1976 he returned to Caguas and moved back to Lorain in 1986. Rivera...Luquis Jr. and Ramon Rivera Luquis, both of Caguas; sisters Josefina Rivera Luquis of Caguas... Read more
	PUERTO RICO: Candy giant Ferrero Inc. Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update; 9/1/1992; 96 words ; ...investing more than $22 million to expand its Caguas operations and produce TicTac mints in...company plans to buy nearly 9 acres in Caguas for the new plant, with construction to...Ferrero now occupies a 75,000 square foot Caguas plant, opened in 1975, employing 130. Read more

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