Planned Tower for ANC Airport Would Be Alaska’s Tallest Building
A 300-foot control tower planned for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport will surpass the ConocoPhillips Alaska Building as the state’s tallest inhabited structure.
Industry
UAF Honors Usibelli as Business Leader of the Year
The UAF College of Business and Security Management celebrated coal mine president Joe Usibelli Jr. as its 44th Business Leader of the Year.
Great Harvest Bakery Adds Fairbanks Location
The operator of one Great Harvest Bread Co. in Fairbanks plans to open a second location inside a former Pizza Hut early next year.
Glittery Gala Honors Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Gold Pan Award Winners
The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce honored five organizations and two individuals at its largest ever annual Gold Pan Awards ceremony.
Gaining Ground: Tlingit and Haida Tribes Expand Juneau Land Base
After a five-year hiatus, the federal government accepted a fee-to-trust acquisition of Alaska Native land for just the second time. The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska had its application for a plot of land in Juneau approved by the US Department of the Interior.
Winners Wow Symphony of Seafood in Seattle
Wild salmon and kelp products earned top honors in the first round of the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation’s Symphony of Seafood.