Alaska Employment: Job Growth and Unemployment Flat in May
Unemployment in Alaska held at 4.6 percent in May while government job cuts held overall employment growth since 2025 at 0 percent.
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Back to School: UAF Provides Housing, Education for Eielson AFB Personnel
UAF has underused dorms; the US Air Force has a housing shortage at Eielson. A $2.7 million agreement solves both problems while providing personnel with educational opportunities.
Amazon Reaches Next-Day Delivery Goal for Anchorage
Daily morning flights from Washington to Anchorage open the door to next-day delivery for eligible Amazon packages.
Land Allotted on Anchorage Hillside for Natural Burial Cemetery
The Anchorage Assembly approved a transfer of 9.6 acres of city land on Golden View Drive for the purposes of the city’s first natural burial cemetery.
Mat-Su Health Foundation Names New Director of R.O.C.K. Mat-Su
Mat-Su Health Foundation, the nonprofit co-owner of Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, promoted Jessica Clarkson to Director R.O.C.K. Mat-Su, a partnership against child abuse and neglect.
Wilks Joins Alaska Business as Sales Account Manager
Josh Wilks applies his experience from NAPA Auto Parts as the newest Account Manager at Alaska Business Publishing Company, selling advertising for the magazine and website.
Badami Changes Hands as APA Acquires Savant Alaska
A $70 million deal makes Badami Unit operator Savant Alaska part of APA Corporation, which has exploration assets nearby on the eastern North Slope.
Seward Cruise Terminal Opens with Small Business Accelerator Award
At the ribbon cutting for Seward’s new cruise ship terminal, Exit Glacier Greenhouses won the inaugural $20,000 prize in Royal Caribbean’s Port Partners small business accelerator program.
Alaskans Compete for ANWR Leases
While the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority enlarged its investments in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil leases, Cook Inlet gas producer HEX expanded into the North Slope with rival bids on a couple tracts.
R&M Consultants Adds Engineering Associate and Staff Geologist
R&M Consultants hired Aryan Azarsepandan as Engineering Associate in the Construction Services Department and Dylan Avirett as Staff Geologist in the Earth Sciences Department.