by alaskabusiness | Jan 24, 2020 | Telecom & Tech
GCI crews recently finished upgrading equipment at forty-two microwave sites in Western Alaska to bring more capacity to the region and enable GCI to better manage and optimize network traffic.
by alaskabusiness | Jan 9, 2020 | Alaska Native, Government, News, Transportation
After a year of partnership and coordination, the State of Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles and Bristol Bay Native Corporation announced the first mobile DMV in Alaska.
by alaskabusiness | Jan 6, 2020 | Energy, News, Small Business, Telecom & Tech
Factor[e] Ventures closed a deal with 60Hertz, the first maintenance management software designed specifically for people managing remote energy assets such as microgrids.
by alaskabusiness | Nov 7, 2019 | News, Nonprofits
The Native Village of Hooper Bay and RurAL CAP)will open a women’s domestic violence shelter in the Hooper Bay sub-region in early 2020 as a result of extensive collaboration with community stakeholders.
by alaskabusiness | Nov 4, 2019 | Government, News, Real Estate
The Dunleavy administration announced a successful fall auction of residential, recreational, and agricultural land generating nearly half a million dollars in bids, according to Corri Feige, commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources.
by alaskabusiness | Aug 9, 2019 | Energy, News
The Alaska Energy Authority is soliciting grant applications from eligible communities under a new Village Energy Efficiency Program initiative.
by Ned Rozell | Jun 28, 2019 | Alaska Native, Engineering, News, Science
The relocation of an Alaska village is happening fast this summer, after many years of planning and work.
by Ned Rozell | Apr 26, 2019 | News, Science
Following the warmest March Alaskans have ever felt, forecasters are predicting a mellow transition from ice to water for most big rivers in the state.
by alaskabusiness | Apr 26, 2019 | Agriculture, Alaska Native, Government, News
The US Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced that it is investing to help the Native Village of Napaimute, Alaska, acquire vital equipment needed to spur economic growth in the wood products sector.
by Vanessa Orr | Apr 10, 2019 | Education, Magazine
Schools throughout the nation are facing a teacher shortage, and nowhere is this felt more starkly than in Alaska, where a large number of educators are recruited from the Lower 48.