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(Reuters) — United Airlines Holding Inc said on Thursday 95% of its management was fully vaccinated and about 90% of all employees had uploaded proof of shots ahead of the company’s Sept. 27 deadline for staff vaccination. United has taken a tough stance on employees who decline to get vaccin…

(BoH) — Bank of Hawaii announces the sale of its building in Hagåtña, Guam, at 134 W. Soledad Ave. to the property investment subsidiary of Citadel Pacific Ltd. The sale of the building aligns with the bank’s plans to build a new West Pacific regional headquarters in Tamuning, which will include a …

(MVA) —  The Marianas Visitors Authority welcomes new and returning members for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2021, Businesses, organizations, and individuals are welcomed to join the state tourism agency for   $100/year.   Accounts   can   be   registered   and   paid   on   MVA’s   Englis…

(NMC) — International Roller Skates is the latest company to sign on as a Northern Marianas College ProaPerks Partner, joining many other businesses and organizations. All card-carrying members of the NMC ProaPerks program can now receive $1.00 off on the admission fee and a complimentary 16 ounce …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Production at U.S. factories slowed more than expected in August amid disruptions from Hurricane Ida and lingering shortages of raw materials and labor as the Covid-19 pandemic drags on. Manufacturing output increased 0.2% last month, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. Da…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Underlying U.S. consumer prices increased at their slowest pace in six months in August as used motor vehicle prices tumbled, suggesting that inflation had probably peaked, though it could remain high for a while amid persistent supply constraints. The broad slowdown in price…

(MVA) —  The Marianas is the only destination to successfully establish a travel bubble with South Korea, and South Koreans are beginning to flock to this western Pacific archipelago in what local tourism officials say is a sign of success of the government’s Tourism Resumption Investment Plan or T…

(Reuters) — The median U.S. household income decreased in 2020 and the poverty rate rose, according to a government survey released on Tuesday that helps to quantify how much Americans’ finances were affected after the coronavirus pandemic severely disrupted the U.S. economy. The U.S. Census …

(MVA) — Familiarization or fam tours are an important and cost-effective tool used by the Marianas and other destinations to attract visitors by generating more exposure of the destination. The Marianas Visitors Authority periodically hosts fam tours for media, travel agents, airlines, and other tr…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Restaurants, bars, day care centers, taxi operators, retail stores, law firms, travel agencies and gyms were among more than 200 local companies that applied on the first day of a new $20 million federally funded grant program to help pandemic-hit small businesses. B…