Optimism is high in the small business area of commerce in Guam
Businesses are expanding into bigger properties, additional locations or developing into a “bricks and mortar” business. mbj
Maui Tacos expands its presence on Guam with a new food court location at the Micronesia Mall. This marks the brand's second island location, following its initial debut at the Village of Donki. Photos by Daniel M. Perez The Dollhouse storefront at Micronesia Mall’s Concourse 3 stands ready for shoppers following its soft opening on April 22. The opening marks the brand's first physical brick-and-mortar retail location. Six years after launching online in 2020 as The Dollhouse Collection, the trendy apparel brand brings its curated selection of affordable, quality clothing and swimwear to a permanent physical showroom. "Coming Soon" signs cover the windows of Crowns Guam’s upcoming retail space located at Ada's Plaza Center in Hagåtña. The premier local apparel and lifestyle brand has completely redesigned and renovated the space, which sits just across the hall from the storefront it occupied for the last 14 years. Ada's Plaza Center on Aspinall Avenue in Hagåtña stands ready for the official launch of Crowns Guam’s brand-new storefront. The homegrown brand is scheduled to hold its grand opening celebration and debut its Summer 001 collection at the site on Saturday, May 30.
Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, escalating cybersecurity threats, and mounting physical power grid constraints are forcing regional business leaders to fundamentally overhaul their technology strategies, shared to industry experts during a technology conference held on July 23 at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort.
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.
