Alaska Chamber Announces 2024 Premier Business Award Winners
Workforce development earns honors for recipients of the Alaska Chamber’s 2024 Premier Business Awards, announced ahead of the annual Alaska Business Summit in Fairbanks.
Education
AVTEC Signs Teacher Housing Agreement with Lower Kuskokwim School District
AVTEC signed an agreement for construction trainees to build tiny houses for Lower Kuskokwim School District educators for the cost of materials and shipping.
UAF Launches Energy Resource Engineering Degree Program
The UAF College of Engineering and Mines has launched its new energy resource engineering baccalaureate program, starting in fall 2024.
American Honda Trains Mechanics for Local Repairs
Four technicians from American Honda went to Scammon Bay to train—and learn from—Coastal Villages Region Fund mechanic/welders who keep ATVs and boat motors running.
Academies of Anchorage
Big changes at the Anchorage School District go beyond overhauling start times. Take a crash course in the district’s college, career, and life readiness transformation.
Tlingit & Haida Names Senior Director of Early Education
The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska hired Ethan Petticrew, previously executive director for Cook Inlet Native Head Start, as Senior Director of Early Education.