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As part of ongoing Super Typhoon Sinlaku and Super Typhoon Bavi relief efforts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is constructing 18 modular classrooms and two restrooms at the Northern Marianas College.

Regional leaders, government officials, and industry executives gathered at the Guam International Airport Authority on Wednesday, July 22 for the inaugural session of the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Working Group, driving a unified regional effort to expand the Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Program to include the Philippines.

The commercial adult-use cannabis industry on Guam has officially launched following the issuance of the island's first recreational cannabis cultivation license to local grower Stephen Roberto, operator for Deep Green Guam of Guam Real Deal, LLC.

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Tucson made its homeport at the Naval Base Guam, replacing the USS Jefferson City on July 10.

The Guam Economic Development Authority awarded $316,857.94 in grant funding to 17 local community organizations and public agencies during a check presentation ceremony at Adelup on Wednesday, July 15.

GTA contributed to relief efforts in support of the Mayor’s Council of Guam, donating 60 cases of water and gas cards for fuel to aid Rota’s ongoing recovery.

With the islandwide power grid nearly fully restored and water service active for almost all customer accounts, the Government of Guam has pivoted to long-term economic recovery and began launching formal residential damage assessments to secure federal disaster aid following Super Typhoon Bavi.

LinFei Yu, nurse practitioner at the Guam Regional Medical City, has earned the Cardiac-Vascular Nurse Practitioner Level IV Clinical Board Certification.

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.

One week after Super Typhoon Bavi, Guam’s public utility infrastructure has approached near-total recovery, with the island-wide power system restoring 96% of customer demand and the water utility bringing 95 wells back online.