DeCaro will lead Peter Pan product development
Michael DeCaro has joined Peter Pan Seafood Co. LLC in Anchorage as vice president of retail sales and product development.
Travel industry honors Murkowski
A major travel-industry entity has honored Sen. Lisa Murkowski for her work in support their industry in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic that interrupted travel plans for millions of people.
CARES Act funds go to AFN, Tanana Chiefs Conference
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds totaling $2.5 million have been distributed by the state to the Alaska Federation of Natives, with another $500,000 directed to the Tanana Chiefs Conference.
ASLC harbor seal pup patient load reaches 6
Two more harbor seal pups are being treated at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, bringing to six the number of seal pup patients in the care of the center’s Wildlife Response Program.
Update: Cordova will participate in CRBAP scoping
An online meeting with the Cordova public will supplement scoping sessions in other communities as the Department of Natural Resources tackles an update of the 1986 Copper River Basin Area Plan.
Feedback sought on Great American Outdoors Act project proposals
U.S Forest Service officials for the Alaska Region are seeking comment through July 6 to guide the agency in prioritizing its next round of Great American Outdoors Act project proposals.
Study shows Japanese seafood lovers prefer Alaska product
Research commissioned by the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has found that the Alaska brand is important to Japanese seafood lovers.
Dunleavy reignites fight over judicial picks
Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked the council that screens and nominates judicial applicants for a new slate of candidates for a state Supreme Court vacancy. He questioned why a judge, who was pushed by his recent council appointee, wasn't among the finalists.
Federal grant to help gauge health status of black Alaskans
A non-profit advocacy group for African Americans will use a roughly $1.2 million federal grant to conduct the first statewide report on the health status of black Alaskans.
Health official picked for Alaska marijuana regulatory board
Eliza Muse said she sees herself as "trying to ensure that we can find sort of a sweet spot as it pertains to ensuring that public health is preserved, safety is preserved, in this new space of a marijuana marketplace and just ensure that our regulations are always considerate of public health."
