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Pepsi hosts tour of factory HARMON, Guam — Pepsi Bottling Co. of Guam hosted a tour of its warehouse and bottling facility in Harmon on Oct. 20. PGB has been bottling products such as Pepsi beverages, Hanom water and Chamorro...

Magazine offers up close and personal conversations in webinar Guam Business Magazine is celebrating 15 years of recognizing outstanding businesswomen in Guam and Saipan through its Businesswoman of the Year program. To...

Two of Saipan’s premier attractions: Managaha Island and the Grotto, will remain closed until further notice, pursuant to Directive 14 of the COVID-19 emergency directives of 2020.

The University of Guam launched its five-year Para Hulo’ Strategic Plan, which will guide the university in preparation for its next accreditation site visit in 2024 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission, according to a Feb. 28 release.

On Feb. 20, the Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority announced in a press release that its Guam Housing Study and Needs Assessment Report is completed. Commissioned in late 2019, the report was done by SMS Research and Marketing Services, a Hawaii-based firm, along with Guam-based PCR Environmental, Inc.

The Guam Power Authority will pay penalties totaling $400,000 as part of a consent decree with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a Feb. 10 release.

The Guam War Claims Processing Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Jan. 24. The center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday. It is located at the old Hakubotan Building across from the Tamuning Post Office.

The Palau International Coral Reef Center held its 19th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner Gala on Jan. 16.  During the event, over 250 guests came together and raised over $250,000 to support the Center’s research, outreach and education efforts.

President Donald J. Trump has signed the fiscal year 2020 budget, according to a Jan. 7 release from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs.