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Grupo Ferré Rangel's History Spans

100+ Years and 7 Industries

A Journey of Growth and Social Empowerment that Transcends One Family.

—1918

Puerto Rico Iron works

Antonio Ferré Bacallao establishes Puerto Rico Iron Works in Ponce, Puerto Rico.​

Puerto Rico Iron Works foundry (1918)
Puerto Rico Iron Works foundry (1918)
Puerto Rico Iron Works foundry (1918)
Antonio Ferré Bacallao and his sons Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo and his grandson, Antonio Luis Ferré Ramírez de Arellano stand in front of the Cemento Ponce Factory established in 1941
Antonio Ferré Bacallao and his sons Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo and his grandson, Antonio Luis Ferré Ramírez de Arellano stand in front of the Cemento Ponce Offices established in 1941
Ponce Cement Factory 1941

—1941

Ponce Cement

Ponce Cement is founded by Antonio Ferré Bacallao and sons, under the Empresas Ferré entity.

Frontpage of El Día Newspaper from February 1, 1962 announcing the possibility of Rockefeller commuting Salvador Agron's sentence

—1945

El Día

Luis A. Ferré, son of Antonio Ferré Bacallao, buys El Día, a regional newspaper based in Ponce.

—1959

Museo de Arte de Ponce

Established by Luis A. Ferré with a starter collection of 24 pieces.

Luis A. Ferré stands in front of several works at Museo de Arte de Ponce
Luis Antonio Ferré talks to Dr. Rene Taylor, the first Director of the Ponce Art Museum
Luis A. Ferré in one of the exhibit halls of Museo de Arte de Ponce, an architectural masterpiece by Edward Durell Stone.
Flaming June: Sir Frederic Leighton's 1895 magnum opus at the Museo de Arte de Ponce
Chimneys and smokestacks from Empresas Ferré's Cemento Ponce

—1963

Puerto Rican Cement

Puerto Rican Cement, formerly Ponce Cement, becomes the first Puerto Rican company to be listed in the New York Stock Exchange.

—1963

Centros Sor Isolina Ferré

After 30 years of mission work throughout Puerto Rico and the United States, Sister Isolina Ferré retires to the La Playa sector in the Municipality of Ponce. A week later she establishes the center that would later be called Centros Sor Isolina Ferré.

Sor Isolina Ferré, a Roman Catholic religious sister, known for her humanitarian work standing at the beach of Ponce's Barrio Playa.

—1970

El Nuevo Día

Antonio Luis Ferré, purchases El Día newspaper from his father Luis and moves its operations from Ponce to San Juan, where the regional publication is relaunched nationally as El Nuevo Día.

Printing presses of El Nuevo Día, Puerto Rico's newspaper of record.

"At the service of my land"

Antonio Luis Ferré

—1993

El Día Directo

El Día Directo begins connecting customers and businesses through a call center, direct marketing and a fulfillment facility.

Logo for El Día Directo, a call center, direct marketing and fulfillment service provider
An early homepage for endi.com

—1997

endi.com

El Nuevo Día launches its digital footprint as El Nuevo Día Interactivo or endi.com, paving the way to news and content online.


Primera Hora, a middle-market newspaper, is launched and distributed daily throughout the island.
Advanced Graphic Printing launches as one of the Caribbean’s most advanced commercial printers.

—1999

City View Plaza

City View Plaza, a Class A office park, opens up for business, becoming Grupo Ferré Rangel's first real estate investment in Puerto Rico.

—2001

Grupo Ferré Rangel

Family operations in real estate, cement, media and customer engagement are grouped under the Grupo Ferré Rangel umbrella.

 

Grupo Ferré Rangel transitions away from old industry by selling off all of its cement-producing assets.

—2006

Real Estate Growth

Grupo Ferré Rangel diversifies its real estate holdings by investing in multi-family properties in the United States and Chile.

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Chile flag
Livinn student housing in Chile

—2011

GFR Media

Grupo Ferré Rangel creates GFR Media, consolidating Puerto Rico’s leading media and content brands.

 

Grupo Ferré Rangel creates GFR Media, the largest media holding in Puerto Rico and home to top content brands such as El Nuevo Día, Primera Hora and Indice.

GFR Media original logo
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—2014

LinkActiv

El Día Directo is relaunched as LinkActiv to offer contact center services to external clients and thus capitalize on 21 years of handling customer service operations for our newspapers.

—2014

Escuela de Comunicación Ferré Rangel

The communications school at Sacred Heart University is renamed Escuela de Comunicación Ferré Rangel as part of an endowment commitment to the school.
Sign outside the Ferré Rangel communications school at Sacred Heart University in Santurce, Puerto Rico.

—2017

Kingbird Properties

Kingbird Properties is launched in Boston, MA, to aggregate value-added real estate investments in secondary and tertiary U.S. markets.

Kingbird Properties logo

2018

Grupo Ferré Rangel

Celebrates 100+ Years of Purposeful Transformation.

—2019

Kingbird Investment Management

Rebranded Kingbird Properties as Kingbird Investment Management to reflect the expanded investment scope. Sold City View Plaza to expand US Real Estate operations.

Kingbird Investment Management logo

—2019

LinkActiv Group Expands

Opened a third contact center facility at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, increasing by 600 communicators the current 1,400+ workforce.

Aerial view of Linkactiv Group's Ceiba call center facility in the former Roosevelt Roads naval base.

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