Alaska’s unemployment rate wavered heading into fall. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development puts the seasonally adjusted figure for October at 4.5 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from September.
NANA Corporation, the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe, and Metlakatla Power and Light are splitting $135.9 million from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
A subsidiary of Anchorage-based ASCI won its first federal contract to provide logistics service support for military and civilian agencies in Alaska.
A $28.2 million federal grant lets three Prince William Sound communities modify docks to enable newer state ferries to serve them.
Mayor Dave Bronson appointed Kent Kohlhase to the position, filling the vacancy created when Lance Wilber was promoted to Executive Director of Community Development.
The newest partner in a program providing career opportunities for Alaska National Guard members is the Anchorage-based facility management company Denali Universal Services.