Willow Is Go, but Arctic Offshore Is No
The Biden administration approved a scaled-down plan for ConocoPhillips’ Willow project while announcing further restrictions on North Slope oil development.
Government
Benches, Signs, and Flower Pots: Recommendations from the Project Anchorage Task Force
The Project Anchorage Task Force, formed by Mayor Dave Bronson, devised strategies to make the city more attractive to visitors, businesses, and residents.
Capital Budget Proposal Adds Four Fairbanks-Area Highway Bridge Replacements
Replacements for four more bridges on the Alaska, Richardson, and Steese Highways would be built with funds proposed in Governor Mike Dunleavy’s amended capital budget for Fiscal Year 2024.
A Wider Ladder: Public Employers Adjust Hiring Standards
Non-traditional work experience and practical skills count in lieu of college for State of Alaska and Municipality of Anchorage jobs.
New Deputy Superintendent for Denali National Park and Preserve
The National Park Service assigned Vernon Cody, a 29-year veteran of the agency, to Denali National Park and Preserve as the next Deputy Superintendent.
Alaska’s Emerging Leaders Among Top SBA Cohort Nationwide
Eleven Alaska business owners graduated from the US Small Business Administration’s T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined training series.
UA System Granted More Land
A provision on the federal spending bill breaks a deadlock that had kept the University of Alaska from receiving its full land grant.
EPA Deals ‘Preemptive Veto’ to Pebble Mine
Invoking a rarely used authority under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act, EPA is prohibiting the use of streams in the Bristol Bay watershed for mine waste disposal sites.
NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region Welcomes Tribal Relations Coordinator
Wilson previously served as the tribal coordinator for the NOAA Fisheries West Coast Regional Office in Lacey, Washington, and in Portland, Oregon.
AEDC’s 2023 Forecast: ‘No Signs of a Looming Banana’
Population decline in Alaska’s largest city is holding back modest job growth. AEDC’s Choose Anchorage campaign aims to attract new residents.