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Trade missions are a useful tool for businesses that are willing and able to expand into an area of their own.

As any civic lesson will tell you, government has responsibilities. These include maintaining roads, schools, medical services such as hospitals, and public housing.

Attendees at the Society of American Military Engineers Guam Post Guam Industry Forum were well prepared. Colorful island style shirts were in abundance among the visitors, who enjoyed what Guam has to offer, including recommendations for where to eat, golfing and more.

Guam Business Magazine appreciates the fact that Sen. William A. Parkinson reads the magazine, as do other senators, and no doubt he reads the Marianas Business Journal also.

Aug. 1 will be the date of Guam’s primary election. 
It’s therefore predictable and we have seen in recent months, weeks and days a flurry of messages bringing with them new bills and explanations why these are needed from the senators the island elected two years ago.

There’s a reason Benjamin “BJ” Cruz is the Guam public auditor and has been running the Guam Office of Public Accountability since 2018.

Roseann M. Jones, dean of the School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Guam, delivered exactly what was asked for to Guam Chamber of Commerce members on April 29 at the Hilton Guam Resort & Spa.

In the islands, we are accustomed to seeing world events — particularly in Asia — affect our economies.

Receivables are a problem for any business in the service industry, to include media organizations. 

If there’s one thing decades of administrations in Guam show a remarkable talent for it’s producing plans and reports on plans and standing up task forces to prepare plans.