6+ hour, 47+ min ago  (322+ words) May 24, 2026 | Government, News Alaska's unemployment rate held steady in April at the same rate as nearly every month in 2025. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) puts the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March at 4. 7 percent, unchanged from…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (473+ words) by Scott Rhode | May 22, 2026 | Featured, News, Oil & Gas Neither Duval nor Dunleavy had much to say about a special legislative session, which convened simultaneously in Juneau, to consider an alternative volumetric tax on natural gas throughput while limiting municipal taxation…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (778+ words) by Scott Rhode | May 21, 2026 | Energy, Featured, Government, News "Last year I felt like a guest," said Brendan Duval, founder and CEO of parent company Glenfarne Group, in his welcome remarks. "Here, I feel like I'm part of the family." From…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (444+ words) May 20, 2026 | Energy, Government, Mining, News As if putting money toward a North Slope liquified natural gas pipeline wasn't enough. POSCO anted up for Alaska megaprojects last December when it entered a strategic partnership with gasline developer Glenfarne Alaska LNG, the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (374+ words) May 19, 2026 | Healthcare, Right Moves Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF), the nonprofit co-owner of Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, named Ashley Peltier as Director of Philanthropy. In this role, Peltier leads the MSHF Philanthropic team that seeks grant funding for projects and resources…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (286+ words) May 19, 2026 | Alaska Native, News Electronic bingo is enough to attract curious customers to Chugiak. Alaska's only casino-style electronic gaming destination is a little grander. The Native Village of Eklutna (NVE) opened an expanded facility last week adjacent to its Chin'an…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (485+ words) May 18, 2026 | News, Oil & Gas First sales revenue is expected in approximately two to three months, with Santos and its partner alternating tanker shipments from the Port of Valdez. Over the next few weeks, flow will ramp up to 20, 000 barrels per…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1240+ words) by Amy Newman | May 18, 2026 | Construction, Magazine, Tourism The Port of Seward has long been an important multimodal gateway, connecting marine cargo, cruise ship passengers, and rail passengers to Alaska. Now, a major infrastructure investment has transformed the aging facilities, expanding…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (415+ words) May 12, 2026 | Finance, Right Moves The oldest and largest full-service local community bank in Fairbanks, North Pole, and Delta Junction marks more than sixty years of service with a change in its top leadership. Mt. Mc Kinley Bank, with assets of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1642+ words) by Katie Pesznecker | May 11, 2026 | Education, Engineering, Magazine, Science Their innovations may focus on different systems'roads and pipelines, electric grids, or building technologies'but they share a common goal: solving real problems in one of the most challenging environments on Earth. For…...