Alaska Small Business Development Center Leverages $3M in Federal Grants
The US Small Business Administration is pumping $3 million into an Alaska Native entrepreneurship program and a healthcare innovation program.
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Ketchup and Conversations: Sustainable Energy with Added Equitability
General themes for the 2024 Alaska Sustainable Energy conference included global connections, equitability, and tempered expectations.
Alaska Employment: 328,800 Jobs Keeps April Unemployment Steady at 4.6 Percent
Unemployment in Alaska remained at a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.6 percent in April, while the total number of jobs grew by 2.8 percent from the year before.
Legislative Session Ends with Changes for Energy, Healthcare, and Resource Industries
Lawmakers finished a $6 billion operating budget and enacted new legal frameworks for energy, health insurance, and natural resources industries.
Alaska and Yukon Collaborate to Improve the Alaska Highway
Alaska and the Yukon territory agreed to improve the section of the Alaska Highway from Kluane Lake to the border, bolstered by $31 million in funding recently approved by the Federal Highway Administration.
Alaska Energy Authority, Tanana Chiefs Conference Split $125M for Solar Power
Tanana Chiefs Conference and the Alaska Energy Authority, in partnership with the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, each get $63,450,000 from the US Environmental Protection Agency to develop residential solar power systems for low-income and disadvantaged communities.