by alaskabusiness | Jun 3, 2020 | Education, Monitor
Three major Southeast Alaska Native groups are pushing two parallel alternatives to a proposal to merge the University of Alaska Southeast into another UA university to alleviate the institution’s financial pressures.
by alaskabusiness | May 28, 2020 | COVID-19, Finance, Government, Monitor
Alaska’s job count was down 13.1 percent in April from the same month last year, a loss of 42,200 jobs.
by alaskabusiness | May 28, 2020 | Monitor, Telecom & Tech
AlCan ONE, which began construction in spring 2019, establishes a secure and reliable fiber connection to any point in the contiguous United States, providing Alaskans with a robust internet transport connection for decades to come.
by alaskabusiness | May 28, 2020 | Monitor, Transportation
Ravn Air Group has been approved by Honorable Brendan L. Shannon in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to move forward with their proposed bidding process for the airline to sell all, substantially all, or a substantial part of its assets.
by Isaac Stone Simonelli | May 28, 2020 | Agriculture, Government, Monitor
A robust licensing and permitting process offers protection from federal prosecution for the Alaska cannabis industry, but the time and expense of participating in that process has created a market in which licensed businesses are vulnerable to being undercut by black-market prices.
by alaskabusiness | May 21, 2020 | Monitor, Transportation
Along with facilitating shipments for a variety of industries, Arctic On-Demand will also provide a COVID-19 regulation-compliant solution to passengers.