AIDEA Buys $25M Equity Stake in Solid-State Nuclear Power Developer
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority invested $25 million in Idaho-based NuCube Energy to develop compact, factory-built nuclear reactors.
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Feds Put $249M Toward Port MacKenzie Railroad Extension
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded the Alaska Railroad Corporation $249 million to complete a half-built rail extension to Port MacKenzie.
Alaska Employment: Positive Job Growth While September Unemployment Rate Holds Flat
Job growth in September was positive for the first time in months, even as the unemployment rate flattened at 4.3 percent for a third straight month.
‘Categorical Exclusion’ Simplifies NPRA Winter Exploration Permits
The US Bureau of Land Management says previous environmental assessments found that exploration activities in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska resulted in no significant impacts.
Tax Changes for Individual Contractors, Charitable Donors
Some non-employee compensation (1099-NEC) and miscellaneous payment (1099-MISC) situations demand careful attention from independent contractors or other freelance workers, and from businesses that pay them.
New CEO for First National Bank Alaska
After more than a decade with Betsy Lawer as President of First National Bank Alaska, a succession plan promotes Darren Franz to the top job, effective in January.