BUSINESS BRIEFS
Job fair to have 200-plus booths
Advertiser Staff and News Services
More than 200 local and Mainland businesses and organizations looking to recruit new workers are expected to attend the Job Quest job fair tomorrow at the Blaisdell Center.
Nearly two dozen companies and organizations will be recruiting at the job fair for the first time, including Aloha Shoyu, Big City Diner, BMW Hawaii, Lowe's, the Hawaii Stevedores and the YMCA.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $3 for the general public and $1 for students, military and senior citizens with valid identification. For more information, phone 536-7222 or visit www.successhi.com.
HOME-PROJECT SEMINARS SET
Finance Factors and Graham Builders have announced a series of seminars throughout the year to provide information on how to build or remodel a home and how to finance the project.
The seminars are set for Feb. 28, May 30, Aug. 29 and Nov. 28 at the Honolulu Country Club in Salt Lake. The seminars are free but require reservations. To reserve a space, call Graham Builders at 593-2808 or register online at www.grahambuilders.com.
CHINA'S RESERVES PASS $1 TRILLION
BEIJING — China's foreign exchange reserves, already the world's largest, have passed $1 trillion, the government announced yesterday, amid debate over how the country should use the wealth.
The central bank said its reserves stood at $1.0663 trillion at the end of December, up more than 30 percent from one year earlier, making it the first country officially to top the $1 trillion mark.
China passed Japan in early 2006 as the nation with the biggest foreign reserves as Beijing drained money from its economy, stockpiling much of it in U.S. Treasury bonds.
Correction: Seminars on building, remodeling and financing a home will be held Feb. 28, May 30, Aug. 29 and Nov. 28 at the Honolulu Country Club in Salt Lake. A previous version of this story contained incorrect dates. Contact Graham Builders at 593-2808 or www.grahambuilders.com for more information.
