Monitor
Kinross Renames Peak Project as ‘Manh Choh’
The name “Manh Choh” (“mon-CHO”) was chosen by the Village of Tetlin Chief, Michael Sam, and the tribal council, and can be translated from the Upper Tanana Athabascan language to “Big Lake,” referring to the nearby Tetlin Lake, a site of high cultural significance in the community.
ACDA Announces Block 96 Flats Development
The development brings the first 100 percent market rate apartment community to the Park Strip North district of downtown Anchorage in more than forty years.
Dunleavy Administration Will Appeal US Army Corps of Engineers Decision
Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that the Alaska Department of Law will file an administrative appeal with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pacific Ocean Division, over the Alaska District’s decision to deny the 404 permit for the proposed Pebble Project in Southwest Alaska.
AIH Purchases Sam’s Club Warehouse in South Anchorage
BSNC subsidiary AIH will open a retail storefront, order fulfillment, and replenishment center at that location in spring 2021.
Alaska Ranked ‘Top Ten State for Afterschool,’ Even as Unmet Demand for Programs Increases
America After 3PM 2020, based on survey responses from more than 30,000 American households (including 249 in-depth interviews in Alaska), finds that 17 percent of Alaska students are enrolled in afterschool programs. But 56,705 of them are still without the afterschool programs their parents say they need.