Puerto Rico had archaic roads, bridges and electricity for years -- long before Hurricane Maria. Project Loon won approval from the U.S. government to fly up to 30 giant balloons over Puerto Rico, beaming down LTE service. Related: Puerto Rico power deal now under reviewHe sees the island's recovery as a selling point with Amazon, in addition to Puerto Rico's educated and bilingual workforce. Of course, Puerto Rico has to get the lights back on before it can carry out big plans. "That is going to be the key for the recovery, and the sustainable economic growth that we are aspiring to have in Puerto Rico."

Source: CNN October 27, 2017 15:11 UTC