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You want to know—and we want to tell you—what’s happening with Alaska’s businesses: large corporations with thousands of employees or sole proprietorships filling a niche; manufacturers adding value to local resources or engineering firms with decades of specialized experience; or companies centralized in Southcentral or operating across Alaska’s slopes.
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Latest News
FAA Grants Wide Authority to UAF Unmanned Aircraft Center
The Federal Aviation Administration granted a regulatory waiver so that UAF researchers won’t need a special airworthiness certificate for every unmanned aircraft test.
Alaska State Fair Lines Up First Six 2023 Concerts
Alaska State Fair organizers announced six acts spanning three weekends, ranging from Christian pop, pop-country, and country-rock to folk-rock, folk-punk, and heavy metal.
Sealaska Heritage Institute Buys Downtown Juneau Building for School Programs
Sealaska Heritage Institute has taken over a three-story structure on the same block as its Walter Soboleff Building, with plans to convert it into educational space.
A Wider Ladder: Public Employers Adjust Hiring Standards
Non-traditional work experience and practical skills count in lieu of college for State of Alaska and Municipality of Anchorage jobs.
UA Launching Teacher Internship Scholarship as a Pilot Program
The University of Alaska is launching a new pilot program to offset the financial burden of teacher internships, paying tuition, fees, and a $10,000 stipend.
Northway Mall, Now ‘North Pointe,’ Seeking a Redeveloper
The Northway Mall near Anchorage’s Mountain View neighborhood is a nearly empty shadow of its former self, so the owner is seeking a redeveloper for the renamed North Pointe.
Alaskan-Invented Cooler Finds Distribution Through Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s
Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s reached a distribution deal with PacBak, maker of the P88-MK Cooler/ROAM 18-V Vacuum Sealer Combo invented by Brian McKinnon of Wasilla.
Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M to Providence for Crisis Stabilization Center
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority awarded $1,554,000 to Providence Alaska for a new Crisis Stabilization Center for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis in Anchorage.
Lynden Moves Alpine Gondola from Austria to Juneau
An elevated gondola being installed at Juneau’s Eaglecrest Ski Area had to be transported from a mountaintop in Austria by Lynden Logistics.
