Economy & Business

Utility work closes Peger Road southbound right lane in Fairbanks through Friday

Utility work closes Peger Road's southbound right lane in Fairbanks from 8 am to 2 pm daily through Friday, Nov. 13. One lane stays open between Johansen Expressway and Airport Way.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read

Most comments to Juneau's tourism task force seek more limits before it finalizes plan

Most public comments to Juneau's tourism task force asked for more ship and passenger limits, city staff found. It meets Thursday to finalize its recommendations.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

Follows: Juneau task force nears a whale-watch cap and a new helicopter noise study

AIDEA launches InvestNorth to finance Alaska data centers, but Alaskans can't invest yet

AIDEA launched InvestNorth Monday so Alaskans might someday own a piece of data centers it helps finance. There's no project, no price and no way to invest yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago3 min read

USDA proposal could undo Alaska's SNAP eligibility expansion

USDA proposed ending the rule letting an Alaska family of four earn up to $6,876 a month, with no savings limit, and qualify for SNAP. Nothing changes yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly sets Dec. 15 hearing on Chugach Electric heavy-industrial rezone

The Anchorage Assembly will hear Chugach Electric's request Dec. 15 to zone its Third Avenue utility yard heavy industrial, matching decades of utility use.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read

State energy board moves to accept up to $150 million for a second Railbelt power line

Alaska's energy board moved to take up to $150 million in Defense Production Act money for a second Southcentral-Interior line. The other $268 million? TBD.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago3 min readFrom Nov 5

Follows: State energy board votes on nearly $5 million solar loan for Red Dog Mine

State takes comment on North Slope seismic survey and three airport lease extensions

The state is taking comments on a 205-square-mile North Slope seismic survey and on no-bid lease extensions at the Birchwood, Dillingham and Girdwood airports.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readFrom Nov 4

Alaska takes a new look at the 705-foot Susitna dam as Cook Inlet gas runs short

AEA's board voted to take a new look at the shelved 705-foot Susitna dam, eyeing a 2033 tax-credit deadline as Cook Inlet gas runs short. No money to build yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago3 min readFrom Nov 5

Kodiak weighs selling a vacant city lot for a building with six apartments over six shops

A Kodiak company wants six apartments over six shops on an empty city lot by the airport. The council takes its first vote on the $200,000 sale Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly chair proposes conditional protest of Midtown hotel's liquor license

Anchorage Assembly Chair Anna Brawley proposes a conditional protest of a liquor license for Courtyard by Marriott Midtown. Assembly takes public testimony Nov. 17.

by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read

State closes Dalton Highway over Atigun Pass due to high avalanche activity

DOT closed the Dalton Highway at Atigun Pass Saturday after high winds, blowing snow and avalanche danger. Closures there can last about 48 hours, and the road can strand travelers for days.

by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read

NANA company in line for $2.3 million grant to design hydro for three villages

NANA's public benefit company is in line for $2.3 million in federal money to design a hydro project and power line for Ambler, Shungnak and Kobuk.

by Maggie AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read

AIDEA lets its director sign binding Ambler Road deals and move an estimated $86 million

AIDEA's board told its director to sign binding Ambler Road agreements and move an estimated $86 million more toward the road, weeks before Dunleavy leaves.

by Melinda Communities.News5d ago3 min readFrom Nov 4

Vehicle recovery brings stop-and-go closures to Dalton Highway at Mile 25 Saturday

The Dalton Highway is down to one lane at Mile 25 on Saturday for a vehicle recovery, with flaggers and stop-and-go closures until about 4 pm.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read

FCC hasn't approved $162 million for Alaska cell service, past the October vote Trump cited

Trump told a Wasilla rally that Carr said the FCC would vote in October on $162 million for Alaska cell service. It's November, and it's still pending.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago3 min read

Tax expense turns Alaska Air Group's pretax profit into a $147 million loss

Alaska Air Group made $18M before taxes last quarter, then a tax charge tied to its new loss forecast turned it into a $147M loss. Fuel prices drove the switch.

by Melinda Communities.News6d ago3 min read

Regulators approve Chugach fuel charges that shift typical bills by less than $1

Regulators OK'd Chugach Electric's quarterly fuel charges. Typical bills move less than a buck: up 73 cents in the North district, down 84 cents in the South.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read

Seward-Tudor interchange rebuild estimated at $96.5 million

The state's draft design puts the Seward Highway–Tudor Road interchange rebuild at $96.5 million. So far, only the $5 million for design is approved.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read

Alaska Air Group cuts about 200 jobs as it seeks $100 million in 2027 savings

Alaska Air Group, losing money on fuel costs, is cutting about 200 jobs and some contractor spending, hoping to save $100 million next year.

by Melinda Communities.News6d ago2 min read

Homer staff asks what matters most as float project estimate tops $22 million

Replacing Homer Harbor's 1964 floats is now estimated at over $22M, up from $17M. Staff wants the port commission to say what matters most if it's trimmed.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago3 min read

Kodiak weighs borrowing up to $10 million more to replace its main sewage pump station

Kodiak's sewage station drew one bid, at twice the estimate; one digging item was priced near the whole estimate. The council votes Thursday on borrowing more.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago3 min read

Cordova closes 4th and Browning for road repairs as it works on a water leak on 4th

Cordova closed the corner of 4th Street and Browning Avenue Thursday for road repairs, the same day the city planned a brief water shutoff to fix a leak on 4th.

by Alaska News6d ago1 min read

NOAA removes remaining funds from two Juneau contracts as they near closeout

NOAA is wrapping up a Juneau air charter contract that flew people and supplies to its research station in one of North America's rainiest places.

by Melinda Communities.News6d ago2 min read

Alaska LNG's first construction work moves to 2027 after a planned April start passes

Alaska LNG told regulators in February that gravel and camp work would start April 15. By October it was still planning and surveying. Now it's 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago3 min read

North Slope co-op plans to lay Anaktuvuk Pass fiber across the snow in 2028

The North Slope's phone co-op asked the state for 3 more miles for its Anaktuvuk Pass fiber line. Crews would unspool the cable across the snow in early 2028.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago4 min read

Anchorage Assembly members want behavioral health care on the city's list for Juneau

Anchorage's wish list for the Legislature asks for tougher drug penalties but makes no specific ask for behavioral health care. Assembly members noticed.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago3 min read

Ambler Road hunting closure up for Nov. 20 vote traces to a confidential agreement

The Board of Game votes Nov. 20 on closing a strip along the Ambler Road to hunting and trapping. A confidential road memo called for backing one.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago4 min read

Follows: Board of Game moves Ambler Road hunting closure up to a Nov. 20 web conference

Sitka weighs rezoning seven historic cemetery properties to allow only cemetery uses

Sitka's Assembly takes up rezoning seven historic cemetery properties for cemetery uses only. The VA has told the city local zoning doesn't apply to it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Alaska sets March exams for big game guide-outfitters, with applications due Nov. 16

Want to run big game hunts in Alaska? Apply by Nov. 16 for the March exams, and bring eight client references and a video of yourself caping an animal.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Fairbanks borough officer to reconsider approving merger of 17 Salcha lots into one

A Fairbanks borough hearing officer will reconsider Nov. 19 his approval merging 17 Salcha lots into one 38-acre parcel near the Richardson Highway.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Anchorage plan would let staff decide some cases that now get public hearings

Anchorage planners want staff, not public hearings, to settle some routine land-use requests. Now they've asked to push the first hearing to December.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Kenai airport is one of the first two in the US with a working digital control tower

Kenai's airport now has one of the country's first two digital control towers, with cameras giving controllers a 360-degree view. The other one is in Florida.

by Alaska News1w ago2 min read

Army Corps seeks contractor to keep Anchorage's harbor dredged through 2029

The Army Corps wants a contractor to dredge Anchorage's harbor through 2029, scooping out the Cook Inlet silt that keeps settling where ships need to dock.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read

State catalogs 1970s drill notes from 26,000 NPR-A holes to help find North Slope gravel

Seismic crews drilled tens of thousands of holes across NPR-A in the 1970s and logged what they hit. The state cataloged it to help find North Slope gravel.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Sinkhole found under Ketchikan harbor shop as council adds $151,000 for storm repairs

Ketchikan crews tearing down a storm-damaged harbor shop found a sinkhole beneath it. The City Council added $151,000 to fix the failed drain behind it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Follows: Ketchikan's storm damage estimate tops $4 million as the state steps in

Jackknifed tractor-trailer blocks Dalton at Mile 160; reopening planned Friday morning

A jackknifed tractor-trailer has blocked the Dalton Highway both ways at Mile 160 since Thursday night. Reopening is planned 9:31 am Friday on this main North Slope oil route.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Anchorage sets Dec. 1 hearings on rezones for 44 townhomes and a Chugach utility yard

Anchorage set Dec. 1 hearings on rezoning 44 townhomes that sit on land zoned for shops and Chugach Electric's longtime utility yard to heavy industrial.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read

Follows: Anchorage Assembly takes up rezone for 44 townhomes sitting on land zoned for shops

Juneau couple's appeal of a 185% assessment jump goes back before the city board

A Juneau couple's property nearly tripled in assessed value this year. Their appeal was set for a second hearing Thursday; no result is public yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Follows: Juneau assessor trims contested Glacier Highway value but says it appears undervalued

Bethel tells water customers to get their lines and tanks ready for freeze-up

Bethel told water customers to turn on their heat trace or glycol and keep hookups reachable. If a service line freezes anyway, the owner has to fix it.

by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Couple seeks five more years for their floathome in Camp Coogan Bay near Sitka

A couple wants five more years to keep their floathome moored on state tidelands in Camp Coogan Bay near Sitka. Comments to the state are due Nov. 18.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read