Marianas Mining: The acting Marine Minerals Administration director, Matt Giacona, is set to resign Sept. 4 as the proposed Dec. 16 seabed mining lease sale moves forward, with Guam still lacking a formal role and no successor named. Healthcare & Construction: Guam Memorial Hospital is finally moving ahead on its $17.8M maternity ward renovation after 10 years, with Phase I procurement approved and work expected to start within 30 days. Education & Facilities: Tiyan High School repairs are mostly done, but roof and remaining work could keep both Tiyan and Simon A. Sanchez on a double-session schedule through the semester if a Sept. 11 inspection goes well. Aviation & Concessions: Avolta is provisionally set to take over A.B. Won Pat Airport specialty retail and master food & beverage contracts, while Dufry International is conditionally ranked top for the main retail and food & beverage bids. Tourism & Local Food: GVB launched a new online portal for the Tourism Works Micro-Grant, and UOG Land Grant hosted “Tilapia to Table” training tying aquaculture to salted and smoked fish products. Power & Energy: GPA says the Ukudu plant’s steam turbine is back online after a long repair stretch, helping restore generation capacity. Port & Security: Lawmakers are considering a bill to require standardized high-security container seals to reduce seal discrepancies and strengthen cargo integrity. Remittances: JuanPay added Western Union transfers across about 1,400 Philippine locations, with Guam/NMI/Palau included in Western Union’s regional push.