Golden Valley Electric Association received a $100 million clean energy loan to tap nearby solar power, with $60 million eligible for forgiveness thanks to a partnership with Doyon, Limited.
With the opening of a Subway franchise, fast food has arrived in Nenana for the first time. Elijah Verhagen, who grew up in Nenana, brought the restaurant chain to his hometown.
UAF researchers testing aerial cargo drones are returning to Nenana, thanks to funding for a new airport hangar that will be built this summer.
A special agricultural land auction near Nenana is the first phase of the state’s attempt to bring more farming to the 140,000-acre Nenana-Totchaket area.
The UAF Geophysical Institute and Green Star of Interior Alaska are sending refurbished electronics to Valdez, Nenana, and Nulato for students to use for drone aircraft.
A special agricultural land auction is added to the state’s standard annual sale of undeveloped tracts, in hopes of starting a new farming boom in the Interior.