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NASA Awards Alaska Satellite Facility Five-Year, $70M Contract
The Alaska Satellite Facility at UAF has a $70 million contract with NASA to continue to archive synthetic aperture radar data through 2028.
Four Alaska Transportation Projects Split $25M in Federal RAISE Grants
A new bridge in Juneau and roads out of Kake and Aleknagik receive federal grants, plus some funding for statewide planning.
Satellites to the Rescue After Arctic Fiber Break
Arctic villages scrambled for internet alternatives after a subsea fiber optic cable was cut. Luckily, a new satellite option became available just months ago.
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Local Firm Unveils New ‘Alaska Native Corporate Culture Camps’
Alaska Native-owned Bloom Communications works to bridge cultures, create collaborations via corporate coaching camps and coaching services.
Alaska Employment: 313,600 Jobs Puts December Unemployment at 4.5 Percent
Unemployment in Alaska rose slightly to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.5 percent in December, while the total number of jobs grew by 2 percent from the year before.
UAA Small Business Plan Competition Accepting Entries
The UAA College of Business and Public Policy is taking entries for its 2023 Business Plan Competition through February 17, with finalists pitching to investors in April.
The Skagway News Ending Print Editions, Switching to Online Only
To cut expenses, the December 9 and 23 editions will be the last with physical copies, and going forward the newspaper will be available only on its website.
New Grant Brings ACT’s ‘Annie’ to PAC Stage
Anchorage Community Theatre brings the musical Annie to the Sydney Laurence Theatre in the Anchorage Center for the Performing Arts thanks to a new charitable endowment, the Ruth Hart Fund.
Northline Seafoods Building New Mobile Processor
Sitka-based Northline Seafoods secured funding to build a mobile commercial salmon processing platform for the Bristol Bay fishery. The vessel is billed as the world’s most sustainable and efficient vertically integrated processor.
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The Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association Conference 2025 kicks off in Anchorage in May with the theme “Mentoring Tomorrow’s Water Innovators.”
The Alaska Safety Alliance and Associated Builders and Contractors of Alaska are hosting the 2025 Safety Expo, with events in Anchorage and Fairbanks, in May.
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HDR Brings Matt Stone as Alaska Area Manager
The Anchorage office of architecture and engineering firm HDR brought in Matt Stone as Alaska Area Manager.
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Hires New CEO
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority board of trustees hired Steve Williams as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, effective January 15, 2022.
Corps of Engineers Welcomes New Chief of Workforce Development
Krystle Burns assumed duties as the Chief of Workforce Management for the US Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District in November 2021.
Higher Quality, Lower Costs
The Alaska-grown Pacific Health Coalition represents more than 250,000 people, the majority of whom are in the Pacific Northwest, including members in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, California, and Nevada, in addition to Alaska.
The Midtown Mall’s Momentous Makeover
Despite losing two key retail anchors, it’s full sail ahead for Anchorage’s Midtown Mall (formerly and not-so-formerly known as the Mall at Sears, but more on that later).