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A Journey of Growth and Social Empowerment that Transcends One Family.
Antonio Ferré Bacallao establishes Puerto Rico Iron Works in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Ponce Cement is founded by Antonio Ferré Bacallao and sons, under the Empresas Ferré entity.
Luis A. Ferré, son of Antonio Ferré Bacallao, buys El Día, a regional newspaper based in Ponce.
Established by Luis A. Ferré with a starter collection of 24 pieces.
Puerto Rican Cement, formerly Ponce Cement, becomes the first Puerto Rican company to be listed in the New York Stock Exchange.
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.
El Día Directo begins connecting customers and businesses through a call center, direct marketing and a fulfillment facility.
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.
City View Plaza, a Class A office park, opens up for business, becoming Grupo Ferré Rangel’s first real estate investment in Puerto Rico.
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.
Grupo Ferré Rangel diversifies its real estate holdings by investing in multi-family properties in the United States and Chile.
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.
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.
Kingbird Properties is launched in Boston, MA, to aggregate value-added real estate investments in secondary and tertiary U.S. markets.
Celebrates 100+ Years of Purposeful Transformation.
Rebranded Kingbird Properties as Kingbird Investment Management to reflect the expanded investment scope. Sold City View Plaza to expand US Real Estate operations.
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.
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