Buretta steps in as Chugach CEO
Board chair Sheri Buretta of Chugach Alaska Corp. has stepped in as interim president and chief operating officer for the regional Alaska Native corporation, filling the posts left by the resignation of Gabriel Kompkoff.
Yakutat, an off-the-grid town, is getting online in a hurry
The town of Yakutat doesn’t have very good internet. In schools, only a handful of students can get online at once. In stores, customers struggle to pay using credit card terminals that repeatedly crash. Nonetheless, it appears Yakutat is poised to leapfrog Cordova, becoming the most connected town in the region.
Seaweed farm training slated for February
Efforts to introduce more commercial fishermen, Alaska Natives and fishing communities to seaweed farming continue to an Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation training program set for February in Kodiak, Ketchikan and Sitka.
Anchorage workers fired after video reveals package throwing
An Anchorage company has fired and disciplined workers after a video showed them throwing Amazon.com delivery packages to each other in a warehouse.
Better Business Tips: Military donations during the holidays
The Better Business Bureau recommends these tips to avoid military donations scams this holiday season.
Pebble warned to cease use of federal insignia
Interior Department officials are warning backers of the proposed Pebble mine to halt illegal use of insignia of federal agencies in advertising.
Powerful Native corporation to leave federation
A powerful Alaska Native corporation is withdrawing from the Alaska Federation of Natives at the end of this year.
New markets for Pollock explored
A Seattle trade group is funding a third round of partnerships with the seafood industry to promote new product forms and new markets for wild Alaska Pollock.
Rasmuson Foundation seeks artist applications
Rasmuson Foundation is accepting applications through March 2 for project awards and fellowships for individual artists, groups and collaboratives.
Record of decision on Pebble delayed to autumn 2020
A final environmental impact statement that will determine the future of a proposed copper, gold and molybdenum mine abutting the Bristol Bay watershed in Southwest Alaska has now been delayed until the summer of 2020.
