Alaska Employment: Unemployment Rate Flat in August; Total Jobs Down
Job growth in July was negative due to government sector cuts, even as 4.3 percent unemployment was the lowest Alaska has seen in a long time.
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Global Credit Union Hires Northrim Exec
Bill Bailey, a senior vice president at Northrim Bank, has joined Global Credit Union as Senior Vice President, Business Banking.
New PEs Promoted at PND Engineers
Wade Kamkoff and Ben VanderHart, both UAA graduates who’ve been with PND Engineers since 2022, earned their licenses and promotions to Senior Engineer.
New Chief Administrator for Providence Hospital
Jessica Oswald, chief administrator of Providence St. Elias Specialty Hospital in Anchorage, is being reassigned as Chief Administrative Officer of Providence Alaska Medical Center.
Alaska Wealth Advisors Promotes Chief Investment Officer
Alaska Wealth Advisors promoted Kirsten Halpin from Director of Investments to Chief Investment Officer.