News - Guam

Roland Lumongsud, inside sales, and Jon McDonald, general manager, both with Frontier Supply Co. The pair had packs of Frontier’s Private Reserve Coffee to hand out to attendees at the Society of American Military Engineers Guam Post Guam Industry Forum.

Ho S. Eun, chairman of Core Tech International, is a longtime local contractor and among Core Tech International’s area of expertise is property development. Speaking in July with Ryan Mummert on the Datapoints podcast in, presented by Pinpoint Guam, he discussed Core Tech Development’s purchase at auction of Younex International’s Oka property, formerly Emerald Ocean View Park, now known as Summer Towers.

While military construction is a lucrative field, unforeseen circumstances can cause painful delays and additional complications. At the Guam Post of the Society of American Military Engineers Guam Industry Forum on July 29 and 30 at the Dusit Guam Resort, the message during multiple presentations was simple: while economies of scale and efficiencies are sought for example through bundling, projects should facilitate speedy readiness for any geopolitical situation that threatens the islands.

InSynergy Engineering Inc. of Honolulu has been awarded a $30 million “firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for architect-engineer services for utility system studies.”

Maritime leaders, military officials, and port executives from across the region gathered at the Hyatt Regency Guam for the Association of Pacific Ports 112th Annual Conference from August 3rd to August 6th to address regional supply chain resilience, trade policy, and port infrastructure modernization.

A new era for the Pacific Star Resort & Spa will begin soon. Eastern Contractors Corp. anticipates renovations will begin in October, more than a year since the property was purchased.

A wave of new businesses has launched across Guam, expanding the island's dining, entertainment, and specialty retail sectors despite ongoing supply chain and operational headwinds.

More than 500 construction contractors, engineers, architects, and other industry professionals from Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Indo-Pacific region, and the U.S. mainland gathered at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort for the Society of American Military Engineers Guam Post 2026 Industry Forum from July 28 to 30.

As 39.81% of Guam’s residents casted their votes during the 2026 Primary Election, the island will see Democratic gubernatorial candidates Sen. Therese M. Terlaje and Sen. Sabina Flores Perez facing off against Republican gubernatorial candidates Vice Speaker Vicente Anthony "Tony" Ada and businessman Edward “EJ” Calvo during the General Election on November 3rd.

The Virginia-class fast attack submarine, the USS Minnesota, returned from its first deployment from Guam on July 29.