Alaska Employment: After Data Interruption, November Unemployment Returns at 4.7%
Unemployment in Alaska held steady at 4.7 percent in November, the first new monthly figures after federal data collection was interrupted in October.
Government
City Hall Sets Example for Anchorage Real Estate Resurgence
The Municipality of Anchorage finally owns City Hall, a transaction that exemplifies the mayor’s goal of adding to the city’s housing stock.
ASRC Federal Wins $2.3B Military Logistics Contract
ASRC Federal, a subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, won a $2.3 billion, five-year contract to continue managing military chemical and oil supplies.
Private Infrastructure Funding Team Builds a Case for Port MacKenzie Rail Project
Alaska Gasline Development Corporation signs with two Australian firms to make a case for completing Port MacKenzie Rail Extension.
A Christmas Gift: M/V Kennicott Returns to Service
The state ferry M/V Kennicott returned to service after a generator project and overall refresh; now M/V Columbia goes into annual overhaul.
Evans Becomes North Pacific Fisheries Management Council’s Fifth Executive Director
The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council promoted Diana Evans to become the federal regulatory panel’s fifth-ever Executive Director.