BP will sell Alaska assets to Hilcorp
After six decades in Alaska, BP is saying adieu.
Alaska joins effort to fight illegal robocalls
A public and private coalition of 51 attorneys general, including Alaska’s Kevin Clarkson, and 12 telephone companies, have reached an agreement to fight illegal robocalls.
First Nation catering firm has new partnership
Athabasca Catering, a wholly owned First Nation firm in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has announced a partnership with the national Canadian firm Matrix to provide camps, logistics and aviation management services to the mining and resource industries.
Murkowski speaks out on mine permits
“We should never pit one resource against another and if a mine cannot stand on its own without negative impact to the fisheries resource than that mine should not be permitted,” says Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
Cordova groups oppose oil, gas project near Katalla
A preliminary state decision that would allow oil and gas exploration along the Gulf of Alaska shore faces mounting opposition from several Cordova entities.
Chenega awarded energy efficiency grant
The Native Village of Chenega is one of 47 rural communities in Alaska to be funded via a new Village Energy Efficiency Program initiative supported with a $1 million grant from Wells Fargo.
Businesses awarded NSEDC Small Business Initiative grants
Three regional entrepreneurs based in Nome has been awarded a total of $135,800 in Small Business Initiative program grants by the Norton Sound Economic Development Corp.
CDFU pinpoints problems with GOA exploration project
“Granting exclusive license to Cassandra Energy Corp. for oil and gas exploration within this region is not in the best interest of the state and at minimum not in the best interest of adjacent communities, for which commercial fisheries are a mainstay of their coastal economies,” says Chelsea Haisman, executive director of CDFU.
Alaska blocks pot suspected of containing pesticides
A Matanuska-Susitna Borough marijuana grower is under investigation for possible distribution of products cultivated with pesticides, officials said.
Top Alaska marijuana regulator fired from job
The board that regulates Alaska’s legal marijuana industry voted Wednesday, Nov. 13 to fire the director it shares with state alcohol regulators.
