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Ketchikan Shipyard Gets $99 M NOAA Contract
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (443+ words) Jul 1, 2026 | Construction, Government, News NOAA Ship Henry B. Bigelow, named for a pioneering oceanographer, has been in service for nearly twenty years and is due for an overhaul in Ketchikan. A nearly $100 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…...
Northrim Bank Opens Palmer Financial Center
23+ hour, 5+ min ago (254+ words) Jul 1, 2026 | Finance, News Palmer Financial Center at 585 S. Valley Way offers services previously accessible in the Mat-Su at the Northrim location in downtown Wasilla, a dozen miles away. Northrim Bank adds a second Mat-Su location by opening Palmer Financial Center. Practically…...
Robot Dogs and Radar Trails: Innovations in Land, Sea, and Air Transport
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1316+ words) by Jamey Bradbury | Jun 29, 2026 | Magazine, Transportation In the aftermath of Typhoon Halong last fall, emergency management officials examined the storm's damage in a swath from Kuskokwim Bay to Nelson Island, all without setting foot on the ground. From a thousand…...
Third CEO in Three Years for Alaska Communications
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (343+ words) Jun 29, 2026 | Right Moves, Telecom & Tech Alaska Communications has a new top executive, for the third time in as many years. The Anchorage-based telecom hired Courtland Madock as CEO and president, taking over for Paul Fenaroli, who took the job in…...
Homemade Ice Cream Moves Fun to Sun Mountain
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (711+ words) by Rindi White | Jun 29, 2026 | Featured, News, Retail, Small Business Rob and Lisa Brown, with friends, employees, and members of the Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce, cut the giant ribbon during their grand opening in the Sun Mountain Plaza in Wasilla....
Chugach Alaska Breaks Ground on "Village in the City
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (240+ words) by Scott Rhode | Jun 24, 2026 | Alaska Native, News, Real Estate Chugach Alaska Corporation officials and friends gather for the Village in the City groundbreaking, although construction is scheduled mainly for 2027. "The Chugach Museum is going to be a game changer. It…...
Chief Nursing Officer Joins Alaska Regional Hospital Leadership Team
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (140+ words) Jun 24, 2026 | Healthcare, Right Moves Another healthcare leader from Texas joins the Alaska Regional Hospital executive team. Candi Stanley is the new Chief Nursing Officer, arriving from Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, where she was Assistant Chief Nursing Officer. In…...
Alaska Employment: Job Growth and Unemployment Flat in May
1+ week, 5+ day ago (290+ words) Jun 19, 2026 | Government, News Alaska's unemployment barely budged in May, holding steady as it has for nearly every month since early 2025. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) puts the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May at 4. 6 percent, the…...
Mat-Su Health Foundation Names New Director of R. O. C. K. Mat-Su
2+ week, 1+ day ago (311+ words) Alaska Business Magazine - Healthcare | Mat-Su Health Foundation Names New Director of R. O. C. K. Mat-Su Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF), the nonprofit co-owner of Mat-Su Regional Medical Center, promoted Jessica Clarkson to Director of R. O. C. K. Mat-Su, a collective impact model organization of local stakeholders committed…...
Wilks Joins Alaska Business as Sales Account Manager
2+ week, 1+ day ago (237+ words) Jun 16, 2026 | Media & Arts, Right Moves The Sales Department of Alaska Business Publishing Company has gained a new team member. Josh Wilks applies his experience as Market Director for NAPA Auto Parts to the world of print and multimedia advertising as…...