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Tourism Off to a Positive Start for 2025
Posted on Feb 27, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: February 27, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 792,177 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...

Guam Land Dispute May Affect National Security In Asia-Pacific Region
Guam’s public water utility may be unable to provide wastewater services to two major military bases due to legal dispute with large corporation. MANGILAO, GUAM, November 1, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- (Original Release: June 21, 2024) The Guam...

Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Announces 2024 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results, Declares Dividend
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights Net income of $206 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) assessments of $23 million Voluntary community and housing contributions of $19 million Advances totaled...

NSF invests $40M to strengthen STEM research capacity and workforce development across five EPSCoR jurisdictions
The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing approximately $40 million to support research and STEM workforce development in Delaware, Guam, Kentucky, Louisiana and Vermont. These grants are part of the NSF Established Program to Stimulate...

First Hawaiian, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Declares Dividend
HONOLULU, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB), (“First Hawaiian” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for its quarter ended December 31, 2024. “I’m pleased to report that we finished 2024 with a very...

Corona® Teams Up with Mookie Betts to Bring the Beach to the Ballpark Through a First-of-its-Kind Soundtrack for the MLB™ Postseason™
CHICAGO, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The MLB™ Postseason™ race is heating up, and Corona, the Official Cerveza of Major League Baseball, is helping fans stay locked in and laid back with the debut of “Playa Sounds”: a new soundtrack that...

From Omaha to Guam: Announcing the First Recipients of Blue Star Families Outpost Grants Expanding Nationwide Network of Support
Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blue Star Families (BSF) announces the first recipients of the Blue Star Families Outpost grants, an initiative aimed at expanding support and connection for military families across the nation....

NSF invests $40M to strengthen STEM research capacity and workforce development across five EPSCoR jurisdictions
The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing approximately $40 million to support research and STEM workforce development in Delaware, Guam, Kentucky, Louisiana and Vermont. These grants are part of the NSF Established Program to Stimulate...

First Hawaiian to Report Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results on January 31, 2025
HONOLULU, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ: FHB) announced today that it plans to release its fourth quarter 2024 financial results on Friday, January 31, 2025 before the market opens. First Hawaiian will host a...

AWSCWI Expands to Guam: Bringing World-Class Welding Inspection Services to the Pacific Region
Leading certified welding inspection company AWSCWI extends operations to Guam, supporting infrastructure growth and industrial development in the Pacific. GUAM, December 10, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AWSCWI.COM, a premier provider of certified...

Worry Free Davis Bacon Isssues for Construction Companies Doing Business with the Federal Government
Tax Incentives SCOTTSDALE, AZ, UNITED STATES, December 13, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Making sure that every employee receives the prevailing wage on a government construction job may sound easy if the company has 2 or 3 employees. Add in 15...

President Lai visits Guam Legislature
TAIWAN, December 5 - President Lai visits Guam Legislature On the morning of December 5 local time (also morning of December 5 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te visited the Guam Legislature while transiting through Guam during his itinerary of...

Presidential Office briefing on President Lai’s itinerary during transit stops in Hawaii and Guam
TAIWAN, December 6 - Presidential Office briefing on President Lai’s itinerary during transit stops in Hawaii and Guam Presidential Office briefing on President Lai’s itinerary during transit stops in Hawaii and Guam On November 30 and December 4...

President Lai attends luncheon hosted by overseas community in Guam
TAIWAN, December 5 - President Lai attends luncheon hosted by overseas community in Guam At noon on December 5 local time (morning of December 5 Taipei time), President Lai Ching-te attended an expatriate luncheon in Guam while on a transit stop...

President Lai attends morning tea reception hosted by Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero of Guam
TAIWAN, December 5 - President Lai attends morning tea reception hosted by Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero of Guam President Lai attends morning tea reception hosted by Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero of Guam On the morning of December 5 local...

GLOBAL HEALTH AND PHARMA MAGAZINE’S RESEARCH TEAM CHOOSES 2024’S BEST TELEDERMATOLOGIST IN THE USA
Dr. Anna Chacon Receives GHP’S Global Excellence Award By Esteemed Research Team MIAMI, FL, UNITED STATES, November 18, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Anna Chacon, trusted Dermatologist, respected author, indigenous health advocate and Miami...

Unrivaled Brands, Inc. Announces Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Following Latest Round of Lawsuits Filed by People’s California and “Activist Investor” Frank Kavanaugh
DOWNEY, Calif., Nov. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blum Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: BLMH) (the “Company,” “Blüm Holdings,” “we” or “us”), a cannabis company with subsidiaries operating throughout California, announces the filing of a petition for...

AG Reyes and a Bipartisan Coalition Seek Limits to Google’s Business Practices to End Search Engine Monopoly
November 22, 2024 SALT LAKE CITY—Today, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes, state attorneys general, and the Justice Department proposed a robust package of remedies to end Google’s unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and to restore...

Beyond Air® Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
Revenues increased 17% compared to the previous quarter ended June 30, 2024 Strengthened balance sheet is expected to provide sufficient cash runway through June 2026 Completed a $20.6 million private placement offering with multiple...

First Hawaiian, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Declares Dividend
HONOLULU, Oct. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB), (“First Hawaiian” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for its quarter ended September 30, 2024. “I’m happy to report that we had a very good third...