{"id":1802,"date":"2010-01-08T13:30:46","date_gmt":"2010-01-08T21:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2017-09-20T22:12:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T05:12:55","slug":"world-press-digest-job-creation-and-labor-training-discussed-at-guam-jobs-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/world-press-digest-job-creation-and-labor-training-discussed-at-guam-jobs-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"World Press Digest  Job Creation and Labor Training Discussed at Guam Jobs Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/guamflag2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-731\" title=\"Guam Flag\" src=\"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/guamflag2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/guamflag2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/guamflag2-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Labor, banking, local government and development officials joined representatives from USDA in Guam last month for a jobs forum, one of a number scheduled across America.<\/p>\n<p>The Obama Administration, through USDA Rural Development and Farm Service Agency staff, is seeking comments from Americans in all walks of life, including small business owners and local leaders following a jobs summit at the White House in December.<\/p>\n<p>Federal, state and local officials at the Guam Jobs ForumThose participating noted that Guam\u2019s economy is separate from the United States, and closely tied to Japan\u2019s as well as to other Asian<br \/>\nmarkets.\u00a0 Transportation costs are high.\u00a0 For example, the island of Rota is just 18 miles from Guam, but those speaking said the cost of shipping between the islands is the same as the cost of shipping from California to<br \/>\nGuam.<\/p>\n<p>Officials were told that Guam needs a supply of skilled labor and more training opportunities. On the plus side, military activity and service businesses, like restaurants, are economic drivers. Topics that were<br \/>\ndiscussed to boost the economy include promoting a \u201cbuy local\u201d movement, developing agricultural products for local residents to buy and eat, improving inter-island infrastructure and becoming a regional educational and business hub.<\/p>\n<p>References:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethiopianreview.com\/index\/23110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.ethiopianreview.com\/index\/23110<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labor, banking, local government and development officials joined representatives from USDA in Guam last month for a jobs forum, one of a number scheduled across America. 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