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Seward hospital's new rural health grants collide with a shortage of space
Providence Seward Medical Center won two Rural Health Transformation Program grants, but first-year money must be spent by about July 2027.
Seward survey respondents favor a local cooperative to run the city's electric utility
Seward electric utility survey: 62% favor a local cooperative running the city utility; Godwin Creek hydro, tax credits and a permit contest shape the options.
Anchorage contractor gets $7.5 million Border Patrol order for transportation and guard services
Anchorage-based Trailboss Enterprises gets a $7.5 million U.S. Customs and Border Protection order for ground transportation and guard services; past work in Texas.
ICE places $7 million, one-month El Paso detention order with Anchorage-based Paragon
Anchorage-based Paragon Professional Services, a Bering Straits Native Corporation subsidiary, gets a $7 million ICE order for El Paso detention and transportation services.
FBI renews $1.37 million visitor-management software order with Anchorage-based company
FBI awards $1.37 million CertiPath TrustVisitor software order to Copper River Information Technology, an Anchorage company owned by the Native Village of Eyak.
FCC weighs new ways to set prices for rural Alaska clinics' internet and phone service
The FCC is taking comments through Sept. 30 on Rural Health Care Program rate rules. Alaska drew about $276 million of the $285 million Telecom Program in 2025.
Aniak's Bush-Tell has drawn more than $12 million in federal support to serve river villages
Bush-Tell federal subsidies: Aniak carrier's Alaska Plan, CAF ICC and Lifeline support tops $12.2 million; USDA ReConnect fiber grant for Kuskokwim and Yukon villages.
Mat-Su Regional gets $5 million in federal rural health money for a neonatal intensive care unit
Alaska Rural Health Transformation Program awards: Mat-Su Regional Medical Center gets $5 million for a Level II NICU as the state commits $242.6 million of $272.2 million.
Alaska household electricity prices rose 5.6 percent from a year earlier in July, federal data show
Alaska electricity prices July 2026: residential rates averaged 28.83 cents per kilowatt-hour, up 5.6 percent from a year earlier, EIA data show. Industrial prices up 28 percent.
Park Service awards $4.5 million contract to upgrade Glacier Bay's water system for firefighting
National Park Service awards $4.5 million contract to Sealaska Constructors to rebuild the Bartlett Cove water system at Glacier Bay National Park for fire protection.
The Greenland defense deal cites Golden Dome, the missile shield already anchored in Alaska
A new U.S.-Denmark-Greenland defense agreement expands American bases in Greenland citing Golden Dome, the missile defense system that runs through Alaska's Fort Greely and Clear.
CBP awards Teya Diversified $23.3 million for border port repairs
Customs and Border Protection awarded Teya Diversified Services of Anchorage $23.3 million for repair work at land ports of entry on the northern border.
Hemp plant proposal asks Houston council for land and permitting help
Sacred Seeds Foundation asked the Houston City Council for help finding rail-accessible land for a hemp processing plant that could cost $27 million.
Soldotna weighs letting rural lots hold two homes instead of one
Soldotna's planning director proposed letting rural residential lots east of the Sterling Highway hold two homes, along with larger accessory dwellings and rezonings.
Juneau Planning Commission approves second commercial tenant at Clinton Drive Domino's building
The Juneau Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit amendment allowing a second commercial tenant at 3020 Clinton Drive, next to Domino's Pizza.
Juneau's planning commission approved a subdivision plat it rejected in July
The Juneau Planning Commission approved the Phase IV plat for the Chilkat Vistas Subdivision two months after rejecting it, following an Assembly appeal.
Federal grant of $310,307 funds condition survey of Alaska's ferry fleet
Federal money will fund a condition survey of Alaska Marine Highway vessels as the low bid to replace the 1964 Tustumena came in $49 million over budget.
Unalaska accepts $3.8 million EPA grant to clear junk cars and scrap metal from its full landfill
Unalaska City Council accepts $3.8 million EPA recycling grant for a car baler, landfill scale and shipping abandoned vehicles and scrap metal off the island.
Air Force parts shop at JBER seeks quotes for a 3D printer before funding is in hand
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Air Force metals technology shop seeks quotes for a 3D printer system with installation and training, pending federal funding.
The Alaska Court System awarded a $5.25 million contract to expand the Palmer Courthouse
The Alaska Court System awarded a $5.25 million contract to expand the Palmer Courthouse, weeks before the Legislature added a fifth superior court judge.