by alaskabusiness | Oct 5, 2023 | News, Tourism
Alyeska Resort recently unveiled an expansion vision to the Girdwood community that includes rental housing for employees and local workers, complete with a daycare and community center with pool, open-air hockey and a fitness area; a traditional ski area resort village; and a low-density housing development near Glacier Creek.
by Amy Newman | Aug 31, 2020 | Alaska Native, Government, Magazine
In the months leading up to the Census, government officials, advertising agencies, and tribal leaders worked together to create public outreach campaigns to encourage Alaska Native participation and ensure Alaska’s communities receive their fair share of federal funding.
by alaskabusiness | Jan 17, 2020 | News, Nonprofits
United Way of Anchorage has announced that President and CEO Michele Brown will retire this June after seventeen years with the organization.
by alaskabusiness | Aug 23, 2019 | Education, Featured, News, Nonprofits
Thousands of area students are back in school to learn the “three R’s”—Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. But there is a fourth “R” that many students may be missing out on, and that’s “Relevance” as it relates to what they are learning in school and how it will apply later in life.
by Vanessa Orr | Jul 29, 2019 | Education, Magazine
Considering that many of the state’s students will stay in Alaska and work for local companies after graduation, it makes good business sense for these organizations to take part in the learning process.
by alaskabusiness | Jun 24, 2019 | Finance, News, Nonprofits
The Alaska Credit Union League held its annual meeting in Talkeetna and during that meeting, auction proceeds and individual donations made for a total donation of $15,000 to the Upper Susitna Food Pantry.
by alaskabusiness | Jun 5, 2019 | Education, News
The chair of the University of Alaska Board of Regents has announced appointments to a task force that will explore options for the university system’s future structure, outlined the options the group will consider, and set out the process the task force will follow.
by alaskabusiness | May 31, 2019 | Alaska Native, Energy, News
Each winter, Coastal Villages Region Fund supports elders and provides energy assistance to families in its twenty member communities through the longstanding Elder and Heating Oil Programs.
by alaskabusiness | May 31, 2019 | Finance, News, Nonprofits
Alaska USA Foundation contributed $84,500 to community nonprofits in the first quarter of the year.
by alaskabusiness | May 15, 2019 | Agriculture, News, Small Business
The Alaska Division of Agriculture invites the public to submit nominations for the 20th Annual Farm Family of the Year award, which will be presented at the 2019 Alaska State Fair.