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WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Thursday aimed at making half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles and will propose new vehicle-emission rules to cut pollution through 2026, the White House said. Biden’s goal, which is not legally…

(Press Release) — The Bank of Hawaii’s I Kinometi Para I Kumunidåt I Islå-ta Small Business Revitalization and Development Grant is open to Saipan small business owners to promote new businesses and encourage existing small businesses to expand. The application for the grant is due on Friday,…

(MV) — Family-owned  full service construction  and development company,  Pacific Rim, sees great potential  for the CNMI to emerge  from the Covid-19 pandemic  a stronger  and more diversified community. According  to Pacific Rim president,  Keith J. Stewart, this effort to explore the development…

GPPC Inc. on Saipan has been awarded a $33.8 million contract to rehabilitate the runway of the Yap International Airport. GPPC said it is grateful to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the Federated States of Micronesia national government for their confidence in the contractor. In a let…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A trade group representing some of America’s biggest baked goods companies is urging the Biden administration to ratchet back its biofuel ambitions, arguing that using fuel made from crops could raise the cost of donuts, bread and other foods. The complaints mark an unu…

HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — Taiwanese tourists have started arriving, some flights from Korea have resumed and Guam reached an 80% adult full vaccination against Covid-19, but a number of tourism-related businesses are still not open. Prior to the pandemic, more than 1,200 businesses directly t…

NEW YORK (AP) — Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers. For months, most employers relied on information campaigns, bonuses and other incentives to encourage their workforces to get the Covid-19 shot. Now, a growing number are imposing rules to make it more onerous for employees to…

ASIDE from promoting highly qualified individuals to run the day-to-day operation of the business, McDonald’s is supporting the development of its employees as leaders by providing them with continuous training. In addition, McDonald’s has created a good and healthy work environment tha…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — In April, almost a year after she was laid off from her hospitality firm due to the pandemic, Sara Gard was still barely finding her feet with a new full-time job in financial services that she juggled alongside managing her daughter’s remote schooling. So when her six-…

(NMC) — Candle J 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 $2 off per candle or members can receive a $5 discount. Candle J is located at …