NANA Shareholders Approve Creation of Shareholder Permanent Fund
NANA shareholders overwhelmingly approve amendments to create a shareholder permanent fund to offset mine proceeds as Red Dog Mine winds down.
Tag: Kotzebue
Study Aims to Reduce Fuel Use in the Remote Arctic
Home heaters that store renewable electricity could substantially reduce the amount of fuel oil burned in Arctic communities. Researchers from UAF want to find out how much.
Earmarks Return with Federal Funds for Kotzebue Road, Rural Water
Tucked in the $1.5 trillion omnibus federal spending bill are special requests to fund projects in Alaska ranging from water and sewer systems to a 15-mile road out of Kotzebue.
Nome & Kotzebue Data Usage Increases More Than 560% with GCI’s 2 Gigabyte Service
After GCI and Quintillion brought fiber-based high-speed internet service to Northwest Alaska, usage increased 560 percent in January.
UAF, Kotzebue Electric Overhaul Energy Monitoring System
Kotzebue’s electric utility will install advanced electricity meters next year with help from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The new platform will allow researchers and utility managers to better understand the community’s electric use.
Local Companies Bring Business Learning to Kotzebue Students
This April, the Kotzebue community helped Alaska Business Week kick off a tenth year of operations when students walked through the doors of the UA Chukchi campus.