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.
Tag: Juneau
The Nature Conservancy Promotes Southeast Alaska Program Director
The Nature Conservancy in Alaska promoted Julia Nave, a conservation forester at its Juneau office, to become Southeast Alaska Program Director.
Tlingit & Haida Acquires Alaska Seafood Company
Alaska Seafood Company—a retail and wholesale provider of salmon, halibut, black cod, and caviar since 1987—has been purchased by the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
Tlingit Culture, Language, and Literacy Program Gets First Permanent Principal
The Juneau School District selected Eldri Westmoreland as the first permanent Principal of the Tlingit Culture, Language, and Literacy program, which has grown since it was established in 2000.
Tlingit & Haida Launches Bingo Under State Gaming License
The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is expanding its gaming operations with bingo at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall in Juneau.
Tlingit & Haida Purchase Driftwood Lodge
A hotel and café in downtown Juneau are now under tribal ownership. The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska closed on the purchase of the Driftwood Lodge and Sandpiper Café.
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.
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.
Two Southeast Alaska Credit Unions Merge
Tongass Federal Credit Union merged with ALPS Federal Credit Union, uniting two institutions that span Southeast Alaska.
Gaining Ground: Tlingit and Haida Tribes Expand Juneau Land Base
After a five-year hiatus, the federal government accepted a fee-to-trust acquisition of Alaska Native land for just the second time. The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska had its application for a plot of land in Juneau approved by the US Department of the Interior.