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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Military news

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NAWIC NEWS

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Small business notes

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Construction headline

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Small Business News

GCA Calendar

August

Date:

Time:

Venue:

GCA Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday

August 1, 2018

7:30

Fiesta Resort

31st Annual Golf Scholarship Fundraiser

SATURDAY

August 4, 2018

10:30

STARTS Golf Resort

GCA Activities Committee Meeting

Thursday

August 9, 2018

12:00

GCA Conf. Room

Wednesday

August 15, 2018

11:30

TBA

GCA Small Business Committee Meeting

Thursday

August 23, 2018

12:00

GCA Conf. Room

GCA Small Business Committee Meeting

Tuesday

August 28, 2018

11:30

GCA Conf. Room

GCA Membership Luncheon

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Guam Contractor’s Association (GCA) in conjunction with Adztech and Public Relations, Inc. publishes the Construction News Bulletin (CNB) monthly. Reproduction of materials appearing in this publication is strictly forbidden without written permission by GCA.

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PAST CHAIRMAN Conchita Bathan Core Tech International

While we always strive for accuracy, we will from time to time overlook mistakes. In order to help us improve the quality and accuracy of this publication, we ask that you take the time to look at the information provided and notify GCA or Adztech of any corrections as needed. Opinions and editorial content of this publication may not necessarily be those of the publisher, production team, staff, GCA members, GCA Board of Directors and advertisers.

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CONTRACTOR DIRECTORS: Joe Roberto East Island Tinting John Sage Contrack Watts

Distributed to GCA members or can be obtained by stopping by the Guam Contractors’ Association office located at 718 N. Marine Corps Drive, Suite 203, East West Business Center, Upper Tumon, Guam.

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To find out more about how you can become a GCA member contact Guam Contractors’ Association at Tel: (671)647-4840/41 Fax: (671) 647-4866 or Email: gca@teleguam.net. www.guamcontractors.org

ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS: Jeffrey Larsen TakeCare Asia Pacific Mark Cruz MidPac Far East

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PRODUCTION TEAM LEAD: Geri Leon Guerrero AD SALES: Jaceth Duenas PRODUCTION: Christopher “Taco” Rowland Jason Davis PHOTOGRAPHERS: Geri Leon Guerrero Dr. Pat Taimanglo Christopher “Taco” Rowland EDITOR: Adztech CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Pete Diaz R.D. Gibson Albert Sampson GCA STAFF: Desiree Lizama Elaine Gogue Ann Marie Pelobello COVER: Guam Seal The Guam seal is an oval outlined in red that references to the ancient Chamorro slingstone. Included in the seal are the Hagåtña River, a beach with a coconut tree, and a flying proa.

The distant cliff along the horizon references Two Lover’s Point, or Puntan Dos Amantes. These specific aspects of Chamorro culture symbolize the courage, perseverance and prowess of the Chamorro people.

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small biz notes Awards in May continued to pick up for the Department of Defense. NAVFAC Marianas awarded about $159M in contracts on which Small Business (SB) concerns may participate in as the prime contractor or as a subcontractor.

About $95M was awarded to SB concerns on Guam for a variety of products and services through 31May2018. The socio-economic breakdown is as follows: -

$89.1M - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) $95.9M - HUBZone Small Business (HZ) $ 5.4M - Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) $ 6.0M - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

• Techni-Con, Inc. was awarded about $794K • Tikigaq Construction, LLC was awarded • Wolf Creek Federal Services Inc. was about $1.1M to replace the freight elevator in to install new permanent generators at the awarded about $784K to provide additional Apra Harbor Waste Water Treatment Plant building 112, NCTS Guam. office spaces at building 900 on Naval Base on Naval Base Guam.

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• Leading Tech Construction Co. was • Techni-Con, Inc. was awarded about $2.1M awarded about $518K to make facility • Talion Construction, LLC was awarded energy improvements at various locations on to repair/replace PVC laterals for Lockwood about $1.1M to make facility energy Terrace housing areas on Naval Base Guam.

Naval Base Guam. improvements at various locations on Naval Base Guam.

• Tikigaq Construction, LLC was awarded • Tikigaq Construction, LLC was awarded about $11.9M for an integrated industrial about $978K to replace the existing P-130 • S. K. Construction, Inc. was awarded about controls system at Naval Base Guam. $1.4M to make facility energy improvements circuit at the Ship Repair Facility main substation on Naval Base Guam. at various locations on Naval Base Guam.

• Techni-Con, Inc. was awarded about $925K • Reliable Builders, Inc. was awarded about $769K to install a new 300 KVA to replace pre-cooler units at B112, NCTS transformer for shore power industrial Guam. receptacle substations on Naval Base Guam.

• Galaide Professional Services, Inc. was • Fargo Pacific, Inc. was awarded about $5M awarded about $581K to provide pest to repair and modernize a BEQ on Naval control services at Naval Base Guam and Base Guam.

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Source: Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation (FPDS-NG)

in case you missed it: Mr. Mark Spain, Deputy District Director for the Small Business Administration’s Hawaii District Office, was a guest at the Small Business Committee’s July meeting. Mr. Spain briefly discussed the SBA Emerging Leaders Initiative.

This program provides free entrepreneurship education and training for small business executives which includes about 100 hours of classroom time. It also provides opportunities for small business owners to work with experienced coaches and mentors, attend workshops, and develop connections with their peers, local leaders, and the financial community.

There are about 60 Emerging Leaders locations throughout the U.S. with the nearest one being Honolulu, HI. More information may be found at: https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-initiatives/sba-emergingleaders-initiative

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Last year, I taught Eighth grade Reading. Reading consists of various components – identifying and establishing inferences, building schema, siphoning the middle school disdain for taking information and being transported to another time or place. Overall, it meant increasing the literacy of students – having them read a text and determine its value.

At the beginning of last year, my professional learning community – or PLC – got together and mapped out the year. Considering I never taught Reading before, first quarter perked my interest. Myths, fables, legends, the bridging the supernatural and the actual, and connecting the valuable lessons were on the menu. This is the fun stuff considering we live in a region abundant with folklore, mythology, and legends – connections to our past no less and lessons we still hold true in our community.

During our discussion on legends, I remember assigning students to familiarize themselves with the local legends.

Steering clear of the usual suspects like Sirena and Two Lovers’ Point, we navigated through Chaife’s Lost Soul, Dinague Laolao, and Gadao’s Strength, among others – material available on Guampedia.com.

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Lately, her name has been proclaimed as part of a new organization founded by women members of the Guam Contractors Association, members of the National Association of Women in Construction #381, the Guam Department of Corrections, and First Lady Christine Calvo.

Fu’una Rising is a coalition created by women-owned small businesses whose goal is to raise funds to create skill development programs for female inmates at the Department of Corrections.

In a male-dominated industry such as construction, it may seem unconventional for a woman to pick up a power tool, drive a backhoe, or even lay tile. Please strike that from the record. Take that right out of your mind right this very second. The organization’s namesake created our island paradise with her bare hands and magical powers according to lore. If you think about it, we would not be here without the figurative - and literal labor of our mothers, the fundamental support of numerous aunts, ninas, and various mentors who have lived through their struggles. Maybe it was time though for an organization to take the value of geftao and share their talents with those who need it.

Mainly what we ended up talking about was the ultimate use of legends in our community – how through our culture’s oral tradition, they sort of set up the framework and themes of our everyday lives – how we treat others, taking care of the community, inafa’maolek, humility, family, and creation.

According to a news release from the Office of Governor Eddie Baza Calvo dated June 8, 2018, the program graduated its first nine participants. Additionally, the release states the organization emphasizes “’soft skill development’ like anger management, stress management, and other fundamental skills critical for successful re-entry into our island community.”

Throughout the world, there are several explanations of humanity’s origin story. During the legends lesson, one student shared the legend of Puntan yan Fu’una with the class. According to Guampedia.com, Puntan and Fu’una (or Fo’na) were brother and sister gods. Puntan instructed Fu’una to take apart his body and create the world as we know it today. His eyes were the sun and the moon, his back would become the Earth, his eyebrows the rainbows.

Fu’una used her supernatural powers to give life to this new world she created with her brother’s body. Later, she threw her body into the Earth and created Fouha Rock where the first humans would eventually emerge to populate Guåhan.

Most of the press surrounding Fu’una Rising stems from the involvement of our island’s Maga’haga, First Lady Christine Calvo as the Honorary Advisor. First Lady Christine Calvo said, "I mentioned before that part of our island culture is an intrinsic love that binds women to their families, the land, and to our homes.” She continued “As honorary advisor, I have spent some time with these women, and the Fu’una Rising program has given them hope for a future.” This program is about helping women and perk an interest, but Calvo points to its underlying effects. “They are ‘rising’ from their past, and I am grateful to be part of a program that uplifts, inspires, and shows compassion for others.”

Like most legends, there are numerous retellings and various interpretations. That’s the thing about oral tradition, I guess. However, what lies beneath the legend is a foundation of the female role in our society. Because of this, Fu’una is considered “the giver of life and the mother of the Chamorro civilization…the first female leader and ancestor of the Chamorro people,” according to an article

by Celeste Perez on Guampedia.com.

Moreover, there are several women who have lent their creative abilities, specialties, and diverse backgrounds to the core of the organization – skill development for some who really need it. It might not be enough to say that the organization ‘rehabilitates’ incarcerated women; this program could be changing lives.

The spirit of Fu’una still lives in contemporary society, too. It resonates in the hearts of the women – and the men who support and strengthen them – in all they do.

Her spirit thrives in the heartfelt community support and concept of geftao and inafa’maolek. It stirs in the organizations geared toward helping people who have fallen on hard times – our community’s most vulnerable.

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Dr. Jaylene Kent, Ph.D., C.I.T., President of Isla Coatings and Roofing Supply and a Clinical Psychologist, is also the Steering Committee Chair of this group. She says the idea was conceived from the outreach of former deputy Director of the Guam Department of Corrections, Kate Baltazar. According to Dr. Kent, Baltazar approached her about the lack of services for female inmates and asked if there was any chance there were programs through Kent’s work with NAWIC to assist.

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As serendipitous as it sounds, the spirit of Fu’una gathered several women from different – but connected walks of life to identify services they could offer. Dr. Pat Taimanglo, Ph.D., Ann Marie Pelobello (current President of NAWIC #381), Geri Leon Guerrero, Irene Hicks, and Jessica Barrett, organized their collective (and multiple) strengths and pointed to three activities they could do with the inmates. These included a Pizza, Pop, and Power Tools “Plus”, Construction Industry Technician (C.I.T.), and “Flippin’ the Script”. These vary greatly, but have significant impact for participants.

The Pizza, Pop, and Power Tools is no stranger to the women Guam Contractors Association. The program was originally designed for young girls to provide a tactile program for women to spark an interest in construction careers and technical work. Additionally, the C.I.T. is a certification program for participants to gain industry knowledge on construction practices and principles.

“Flippin’ the Script” is actually a new program, which focuses on ‘soft skill development’. Let it be known that before Fu’una’s spirit emboldened these women, there were no services for incarcerated women at DOC according to Kent.

“Our goal is to prepare these ladies for reentry into our community with some background to enter the construction industry,” Kent said. She described the ‘coalition’ of synergy that brought together various people and resources to support women and improve the community.

She said that before the commitment of the coalition was set in motion, the committee heads took a tour of DOC “to gain a better understanding.” She disclosed that they needed to orient themselves to “provide services in a paramilitary facility” as it was a new experience for many of them. This was important in

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adapting their programs to this new environment. She added, “the camaraderie of us pulling together, the DOC staff, the female inmates, the 2 Committees, Program Chair Committee and Steering Committee was inspiring and took off like a tornado.”

Kate Baltazar, former Deputy Director of the Department of Corrections, current General Manager of PBS, and senatorial hopeful, stated when she was appointed to DOC in 2016, she found that there were no rehabilitation or reintegration programs for women inmates. “This disturbed me because as we know, women hold a very esteemed place in our society and our agency didn’t reflect that,” Baltazar said. She commented how it came down to DOC to help the women “be better than they were when they walked through our doors.”

At this point, Baltazar got to thinking of what programs and services the women needed and could take with them beyond their days at DOC. She had a small meeting with Drs. Kent and Taimanglo to discuss the rising of Fu’una. That small meeting brought together the women who would introduce the Pizza, Pop, and Power Tools, C.I.T., and “Flippin’ the Script” programs to DOC. According to Baltazar, the inmates have finished their C.I.T. program modules and are in the pre-testing phase.

They are now working on taking the final exams. Kent adds, “What is clear, is this is only the beginning of what is necessary if we are serious about rehabilitating these women.” She adds that among other things, these women need to see addiction treatment, psychological treatment, and support services when they leave DOC. “At a minimum, there should be discharge planning that coordinates with existing community services and a focus on obtaining and keeping a job,” said Kent, adding

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the island and began eating it in the middle. According to Guampedia.com, out of fear that there island would be split in two, the strong men of Guam got together after the fish had been spotted. Contingencies of men watched the Hagåtña and Pago Bays, but the elusive fish got away each time it was spotted.

Word spread of the unsuccessful attempts to capture this pesky fish causing so much stress. In those times, the women would go wash their hair at Hagåtña Springs and use lemon peels. However, one day, one of the women saw the lemon peels all the way in Pago Bay. She realized the fish must have created a hole at the bottom of the spring. that these ideas have all been discussed at the coalition’s meetings with possibly “creating a non-profit to continue our work.” Among the other good things happening for this organization, according to Kent, the NAWIC Guam #381 Board of Directors has authorized a $1000 donation toward paying for the C.I.T. program for the female inmate just recently.

But the overlying feelings of this program go beyond the certificates, the knowledge and skills, and the direction it is taking. It hits to the very core of our community – helping and uplifting one another.

Irene Hicks, President of America’s Best ElectricMart and Fundraising Chair for Fu’una Rising stated that the program does more than teach women construction industry terms and skills. It goes beyond getting a certificate at the end of a training session. More than anything this program is helping women defy the odds set against them. Hicks said, “I was brought to tears when one woman (who) said all her life she was told she was worthless and now for the first time she feels…she is worth something.”

Geri Leon Guerrero, President of Adztech & Public Relations, Inc., and Program Chair for the Pizza Pop and Power Tools “Plus” program said, “I believe in second chances, I call it the second act.” She said that even though the women have done wrong, “they are asking for a second act…it takes us community members to come out and support them so that we can somehow make a positive difference in (their) lives even if it was small.”

“I do not know what [the program] means to the various organizations,” Kent started. “I only know it means the world to me,” she finished. She cites how the NAWIC organization put her in good, inspiring, and talented company and that she continues “to be astounded by the talent and the sheer ‘tour de force’ that comes from these sisters of mine.”

It seems pretty apparent that the feelings are mutual among the participants, organizations, and the synergy of women whose passion have seen the seeds of creation grow into an ever-expanding network and skillset.

The story Fu’una Rising draws some interesting parallels to the legend of the fish that ate Guam. In case you are unfamiliar, there was a giant fish that made its way to Like Us On Facebook

After the men failed several times, the women took it into their own hands. They met at Hagåtña Springs, cut off their hair, and wove it into a net. Their hair had magical powers, so they knew it would catch the fish.

With their collective singing voices, they were able to lure the fish into the Hagåtña Springs and capture it – hence saving Guam. Maybe it was also the spirit of Fu’una moving through those women who saved our island.

This isn’t a legend to belittle the strength or the efforts of men, but to remind us of the strength, ingenuity, and determination of women to help their community in the face of adversity. In times of need, it is important we look at what needs to be done and see how we can make it better for the entire community. Sounds like a pretty interesting lesson I’ll be teaching this school year!

Si Yu’os Ma’åse, Fu’una!

Special Thanks First Lady of Guam Christine M.S. Calvo Kate Baltazar, Former Deputy Director, DOC Pat Taimanglo, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, DOC SGT. Annette Tedpahogo, Manager Adult Women’s Facility, DOC Isla Coatings and Roofing Supply America's Best ElectricMart Adztech & Public Relations, Inc. Barrett Plumbing OSH Solutions Matson NAWIC “Samoan” Joe Leasiolagi, Black Construction Jesse Pangelinan, IAN Construction David Cook, Wood Lisa Haynor, Relyant Becky Sampson, International Consolidated Contracting, LLC Sixto Quintanilla, Hawaiian Rock Products

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The GCA Small Business Committee supports small business members of the association to ensure their voices are heard and needs are met within GCA capabilities.

Do you have an issue or concern that we might be able to assist with?

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Help us help you by joining us at our monthly meetings or contact: Lysander “Al” Star (Chair) 647-7870 islaroofing@guam.net Jane Ray (Co-Chair) 735-2595 jane@pacificsbdc.com Gerardine Mendiola (Co-Chair) 647-2895 gmendiola@guamptac.com Our next meeting is on Tuesday, July 31st, 11:30 AM at the GCA conference room 202.

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Matson Christens First Aloha Class Vessel 'Daniel K. Inouye' At Philly Shipyard PHILADELPHIA, July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, and Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY) christened the largest containership ever built in the United States in a ceremony at the Philly Shipyard on Saturday, June 30.

The new vessel is named 'Daniel K. Inouye' in honor of Hawaii's late senior U.S. Senator, who was a longstanding supporter of the U.S. maritime industry and its important role in supporting Hawaii's economy. It is the first of two new ships being built for Honolulu-based Matson by Philly Shipyard at a total cost of approximately $418 million for the pair, and the first of four new vessels that Matson will put into its Hawaii service during the next two years.

"This is a proud day for all of us at Matson," said Matt Cox, Matson's chairman and chief executive officer, at the shipyard ceremony. "Over our first 136 years, Matson's fleet has evolved from sailing ships to larger steamers to diesel power, consistent with changes in technology and always evolving in step with the needs of a growing Hawaii economy.

"This new vessel, designed specifically to serve Hawaii and built with LNG-compatible engines, is the next generation of vessel and sets a new standard for cargo transportation in Hawaii. It also symbolizes Matson's continuing commitment to serving our Island home in the most efficient, effective and environmentally sound way into the future," Cox said.

Steinar Nerbovik, Philly Shipyard President and CEO, said, "It is with tremendous gratitude and pride that we celebrate the christening of 'Daniel K. Inouye,' alongside Matson, a returning customer. When this ship is delivered, no matter where it travels, it will represent the finest craftsmanship of Philadelphia shipbuilders, and fulfill our promise to provide American built and owned ships that will safely and securely service our nation."

Matson invited Irene Hirano Inouye, Sen. Inouye's wife, to officially christen the vessel by breaking a ceremonial bottle of champagne against the ship's hull.

PHILADELPHIA, July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, and Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY) christened the largest containership ever built in the United States in a ceremony at the Philly Shipyard on Saturday, June 30.

The new vessel is named 'Daniel K. Inouye' in honor of Hawaii's late senior U.S. Senator, who was a longstanding supporter of the U.S. maritime industry and its important role in supporting Hawaii's economy. It is the first of two new ships being built for Honolulu-based Matson by Philly Shipyard at a total cost of approximately $418 million for the pair, and the first of four new vessels that Matson will put into its Hawaii service during the next two years.

"This is a proud day for all of us at Matson," said Matt Cox, Matson's chairman and chief executive officer, at the shipyard ceremony. "Over our first 136 years, Matson's fleet has evolved from sailing ships to larger steamers to diesel power, consistent with changes in technology and always evolving in step with the needs of a growing Hawaii economy.

"This new vessel, designed specifically to serve Hawaii and built with LNG-compatible engines, is the next generation of vessel and sets a new standard for cargo transportation in Hawaii. It also symbolizes Matson's continuing commitment to serving our Island home in the most efficient, effective and environmentally sound way into the future," Cox said.

Steinar Nerbovik, Philly Shipyard President and CEO, said, "It is with tremendous gratitude and pride that we celebrate the christening of 'Daniel K. Inouye,' alongside Matson, a returning customer. When this ship is delivered, no matter where it travels, it will represent the finest craftsmanship of Philadelphia shipbuilders, and fulfill our promise to provide American built and owned ships that will safely and securely service our nation."

Matson invited Irene Hirano Inouye, Sen. Inouye's wife, to officially christen the vessel by breaking a ceremonial bottle of champagne against the ship's hull.

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The ceremony The ceremony included aincluded gathering a gathering of approximately of approximately 350 attendees 350 attendees including including Matson and Matson PSI executives, and PSI executives, shipyard workers shipyardand workers and union leaders. unionSpeakers leaders. Speakers included Dr. included Peter Dr. Navarro, Peter Navarro, Assistant Assistant to the President to the President of the United of the States, United Director States, of Director Trade and of Trade Industrial and Industrial Policy andPolicy the Director and the of Director the White of the House White National House Trade National Council; Trade Rear Council; Admiral Rear Mark Admiral H. Buzby, Mark H. Administrator Buzby, Administrator of the Maritime of the Maritime Administration; Administration; General Darren GeneralW. Darren McDew, W. commander McDew, commander of the U.S. ofTransportation the U.S. Transportation Command Command (USTRANSCOM); (USTRANSCOM); and former and former Pennsylvania Pennsylvania governor governor Ed Rendell.

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United Airlines Responds to Rising Demand for Business and Leisure Travel Between Tokyo/Narita and Guam; Resumes Boeing 777 Service TAMUNING, GUAM, J une 25, 2018 – Responding to the rising demand for business and leisure travel between Guam and Japan, United Airlines (UAL) today announced it is resuming its twice-daily Boeing 777 service between Guam and Japan beginning October 28, 2018, through March 30, 2019. The use of larger aircraft increases the number of seats offered between the two countries by 80 percent, compared to the previously scheduled smaller aircraft.

Beginning October 28, United will resume operating Boeing 777-200 aircraft on two of its three daily flights between Guam and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport. The return of United’s widebody aircraft offers customers nearly 900 daily seats each way between Tokyo and Guam.

“Guam and Tokyo are important cities for United Airlines and we remain committed to supporting our customers and employees in these regions.” said Patrick Quayle, United’s vice president of International Network. “In the last few months, we have noticed the market begin to recover and, in response, we made the decision to resume widebody service between Guam and Tokyo to meet this rising demand.”

Sam Shinohara, United’s managing director of Asia/Pacific Airport Operations said, “We are pleased to welcome back the B777s to the Guam-Tokyo route. This is a direct reflection of the increase in demand for travel to Guam and our valuable relationships with many business partners such as the Guam Visitors Bureau and major travel agency partners in Japan. The more than 60,000 additional seats not only helps meet the inbound demand from Japan, but also offers our Guam customers with more options when traveling to Tokyo, the mainland U.S. and beyond.”

Additionally, in response to the increased demand from those traveling out of Japan to Guam for the 2018 summer peak season, United plans to operate 20 additional flights beginning August 2 through August 27, 2018 – 13 from Tokyo/Narita and seven from Nagoya’s Chubu Centrair International Airport.

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4TH CYCLE GPA APPRENTICES GRADUATE TO JOURNEYMEN The Guam Power Authority recognized 15 graduates during a recognition ceremony on Friday, 13 July 2018 at 10:00 a.m., at the 3rd Floor GPWA CCU Board Conference Room in Fadian, Mangilao. The GPA graduate apprentices represent trades in the power plant mechanic, lineman, and power systems control center fields of work at the Guam Power Authority.

“These graduate apprentices will receive U.S. Department of Labor certification in their respective trades,” stated John M. Benavente, P.E. General Manager, “Each graduate has completed three and four year on-the-job training as well as academic requirements from the Guam Community College to receive a certificate of completion and becoming certified skilled workers.”

GPA’s Apprenticeship program was established in 2003 and has been a partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor, the Agency for Human Resources Development and the Guam Community College that supports the GPA’s program to develop a skilled workforce to meet the growing demands of Guam’s island wide power system.

“Many within GPA’s existing workforce will soon reach retirement eligibility,” stated Benavente, “Over time, these apprentices, now Journeymen-certified workers will fill critical positions and additionally, they may also serve as journeymen mentors to train future apprentices as the Authority strengthens its workforce to meet the demands of providing reliable power to our island.”

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NEWSLINE ABC Keystone Highlights Impact of Apprenticeship Programs in Congressional Testimony WASHINGTON, April 25—In testimony before a U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee today, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Keystone Chapter President and CEO David Sload, a 39-year veteran of construction workforce development, highlighted the role apprenticeship programs play in equipping workers with the skills necessary to compete in the modern economy.

“ABC and its member companies have the highest commitment to educating and training a workforce that is safe, productive and efficient,” Sload told members of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee at their “Pipeline to the Workforce” hearing. “Annually, ABC and its members spend $1.1 billion educating, training and retraining our workforce. I am proud to help Pennsylvanians grow their talents and pursue successful, lucrative and fulfilling careers in construction.”

The ABC Keystone Chapter has been teaching construction, safety and leadership skills through apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs in its 31,000-square-foot training facility since 1968. It partners with 21 school districts in five Pennsylvania counties to educate students about careers in construction, and has relationships with three community colleges where program graduates earn college credit.

“In order to remain the greatest nation on earth, we must equip our workforce with the skills necessary to compete in the modern economy,” Sload said. “The skills gap is real: Right now, there are approximately 500,000 open skilled construction jobs. With steady growth and the possibility of a large infrastructure package, our industry will need one million new workers by 2020. Without a pipeline for both young and older Americans to enter the construction workforce, our industry will struggle to build the infrastructure necessary for our daily routines.”

Sload urged lawmakers to support industry-recognized and government-defined apprenticeship programs to give more people the opportunity to access meaningful career paths. “When we work together to support careers in the skilled trades, we are giving all Americans the opportunity to build a successful future and our country,” he said.

The Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors is a construction trade association based in Manheim, Pa., representing nearly 600 construction-related firms. Visit us at abckeystone.org.

For more information about ABC’s national workforce development outreach, visit workforce.abc.org.

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Construction Material Prices Increase Steadily in June According to an ABC analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, construction material prices rose another 0.8 percent in June and are 9.6 percent higher than they were at the same time one year ago.

June represents the latest month associated with rapidly rising construction input prices. Nonresidential construction materials prices effectively mirrored overall construction prices by rising 0.9 percent on a month-over-month basis and 9.8 percent on a year-over-year basis.

“In general, this emerging state of affairs is unfavorable,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Rapidly rising materials prices interfere with economic progress in numerous ways, including by making it less likely that a particular development will move forward. They also increase the cost of delivering government-financed infrastructure, raise costs for final consumers such as homeowners, renters and office tenants, and exacerbate overall inflationary pressures, which serves to push nominal borrowing costs higher.

“Materials prices are up roughly 10 percent in just one year, and certain categories have experienced significant rates of price increase,” said Basu. “Among these are key inputs that appear to have been impacted by evolving policymaking, including the price of crude petroleum, which is up 49 percent over the past year, iron and steel, which is up nearly 14 percent, and softwood lumber, up 23 percent.

“Some contractors may note the similarities between the current period and the period immediately preceding the onset of the global financial crisis,” said Basu. “Materials prices, for instance, were rising rapidly for much of 2006 and 2007 as the economic expansion that began in 2001 reached its final stages. Today’s data will provide further ammunition for policymakers committed to tightening monetary policy and raising short-term interest rates.

"With no end in sight regarding the ongoing tariff spat between the United States and a number of leading trading partners and with the domestic economy continuing to expand briskly, construction input prices are positioned to increase further going forward, though the current rate of increase appears unsustainable," said Basu.

Inputs to Construction Inputs to Nonresidential Construction Plumbing Fixtures and Fittings Fabricated Structural Metal Products Iron and Steel Steel Mill Products Nonferrous Wire and Cable Softwood Lumber Concrete Products

Prepared Asphalt, Tar Roofing & Siding Products

Crude Petroleum Natural Gas Unprocessed Energy Materials

June 2018 236.1 118.6 269.1 237.9 242.8 214.3 250.6 273.1 266.3 237.1 184.8 103.6 165.7

May 2018 234.2 117.6 269.1 235.7 240.7 210.4 244.4 262.7 266.4 238.8 204.1 93.8 169.3

June 2017 215.4 108 262.1 218.5 213.9 190.9 229.5 221.7 254.7 220 123.8 120.3 143.8

1-Month 12-Month % Change % Change 9.6% 0.8% 9.8% 0.9% 2.7% 0.0% 8.9% 0.9% 13.5% 0.9% 12.3% 1.9% 2.5% 9.2% 23.2% 4.0% 4.6% 0.0% -0.7% 7.8% 49.3% -9.5% -13.9% 10.4% 15.2% -2.1%

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