UAA Awarded $46M to Launch Arctic Domain Awareness Center
UAA was chosen to lead consortium of US academic institutions and other partners for a new Center of Excellence focused on Arctic research.
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Alaska Employment: 313,800 Jobs Puts November Unemployment at 4.4 Percent
Unemployment in Alaska rose slightly to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.4 percent in November, while the total number of jobs grew by 1.6 percent from the year before.
Mayoral Grant Funds Chugiak Volunteer Fire and Rescue Lifesaving Equipment Purchase
An $8,000 Municipality of Anchorage grant is helping Chugiak Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provide patients with up-to-date medical care.
New Grant Program to Boost International Exports by Alaska Small Businesses
The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development is accepting applications to reimburse small business international export activities.
$8M from Combined State Slope, Inlet Lease Sales
Area-wide lease sales for the North Slope and Cook Inlet brought an estimated $8 million to the State of Alaska, an increase over last year but not the major bump that new Inlet royalty terms were supposed to stimulate.
Corps of Engineers Staffers Strengthen Tribal, Small Business Ties
The US Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District tapped Sean O’Donnell as Tribal Liaison and Ryan Zachry as Small Business Professional.