Editing Luis A. Ferré (section)

==Industrialist==
Upon his return to [[Puerto Rico]], Ferré helped transform his father's company into a successful business from which he earned a fortune. In 1948, he acquired ''[[El Nuevo Día|El Día]],'' a fledgling newspaper that was later renamed ''El Nuevo Día,'' which became the newspaper with the largest circulation in Puerto Rico at the time. In the 1950s, Ferré's ''Empresas Ferré'' (Ferre Enterprises) acquired Puerto Rico Cement and [[Ponce Cement]], which capitalized on the economic boom which Puerto Rico enjoyed based on the ambitious industrialization projects undertaken in association with the [[Operation Bootstrap]]. Ferré's brother, José, had moved to Miami with his family. His son [[Maurice Ferré|Maurice]] expanded a successful business there, selling bagged pre-mixed cement and sand under the name Mezcla Lista. Maurice Ferré was elected Mayor of Miami.