Anchorage Assembly Approves $1.1B Bond for New Port Cargo Terminal
The Anchorage Assembly authorized a $1.1 billion revenue bond and approved a construction contract for the city-owned port’s Cargo Terminal 1.
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Powder Reserve West
Housing is tight in Anchorage, so the village corporation Eklutna, Inc. is coming to the rescue with a major residential development in Eagle River.
Block 96 Flats Opens in Downtown Anchorage
Block 96 Flats opens as the first market-rate rental housing built in Downtown Anchorage in years, a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership.
Mayoral Grant Funds Chugiak Volunteer Fire and Rescue Lifesaving Equipment Purchase
An $8,000 Municipality of Anchorage grant is helping Chugiak Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department provide patients with up-to-date medical care.
‘Great Streets’ Loan Program to Improve Anchorage Building Façades
The Anchorage Community Development Authority and UAA are launching the Great Streets Façade Improvement Loan Program to spruce up buildings in Muldoon and Downtown.
$11.8 Million in Brownfield Grants to Clean Contaminated Alaska Sites
Four Alaska Native regional and village corporations are receiving federal brownfields funding to address contaminated lands for the first time.
Anchorage Assembly Approves 2-Year Marijuana Licensing
The Anchorage Assembly passed an ordinance to extend the licensing period for local marijuana businesses to two years instead of requiring annual renewals.
Benches, Signs, and Flower Pots: Recommendations from the Project Anchorage Task Force
The Project Anchorage Task Force, formed by Mayor Dave Bronson, devised strategies to make the city more attractive to visitors, businesses, and residents.
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.
Grant Yutrzenka Appointed Anchorage’s Chief Fiscal Officer
The acting Chief Fiscal Officer for the Municipality of Anchorage can keep the position for the long haul.