Big Solutions in Small Packages for Petersburg’s Housing Shortage
by Katie Pesznecker | Feb 17, 2025 | Architecture, Magazine, Real Estate
Tribal Grant Bringing Broadband Fiber to Nenana
Nenana is set to receive broadband internet service thanks to a collaboration between Alaska Communications, Tanana Chiefs Conference, and Nenana Native Association.
Path to Prosperity Awards $40,000 to Launch and Expand Two Southeast Businesses
A maker of Tlingit regalia and a manufacturer of hydrokinetic turbines each get $20,000 prizes in the Path to Prosperity business plan competition.
Kotzebue Branch Puts Credit Union 1 North of the Arctic Circle
A grand opening in Kotzebue on February 14 gives Credit Union 1 its fourteenth branch, while the thirteenth is under construction in Wasilla.
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How Alaska Employers Can Prepare for Looming Sick Leave Requirement
Employers have until July 1 to implement a new paid sick leave requirement in Alaska. Lawyers have some tips on how to prepare.
Chena Power Spins Off Alaska Geothermal Partners for Energy Planning Services
After pioneering hot springs as an energy resource, Chena Power is starting a subsidiary called Alaska Geothermal Partners to help others tap into the Earth’s heat.
Harvest to Redevelop Kenai LNG Terminal for Energy Imports
Harvest Alaska is acquiring the Kenai LNG terminal from Marathon, redeveloping export facilities to instead import natural gas for the Southcentral Energy market as early as 2026.
UIC Partners with Local Grocers to Increase Food Security
Utqiaġvik’s village corporation is donating storage space so Alaska Commercial Co. and Kannika’s Market can stock food for a surge of winter visitors.
From Custom Atikluks to Lake Clark Cabins, Nine Win Marketplace Competitions
Nine entrepreneurs win business-boosting awards of up to $25,000 in the first multi-region Alaska Marketplace business plan competition.
Still Awaiting Permanent Building, Eklutna Fully Opens Chin’an Gaming Hall
A grand opening of Chin’an Gaming Hall by the Native Village of Eklutna precedes an even grander affair once the tribe constructs a permanent building.
The Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit brings together growers, entrepreneurs, and local food enthusiasts from around the region to exchange resources, share insights and best practices, and collaborate and work toward localizing the Southeast food system.
Get ready to be inspired by emerging trends and technologies that will shape Alaska’s competitiveness and increase its capacity to innovate both now and in the future.
The Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit brings together growers, entrepreneurs, and local food enthusiasts from around the region to exchange resources, share insights and best practices, and collaborate and work toward localizing the Southeast food system.
February 26 – February 27
Get ready to be inspired by emerging trends and technologies that will shape Alaska’s competitiveness and increase its capacity to innovate both now and in the future.
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Calista Corporation
Associated General Contractors of Alaska
Personnel Plus
Thomas Head & Greisen, PC
SeaTac Marine
Lynden
American Marketing Association Alaska Chapter
Anchorage Economic Development Corporation
Doyon, Limited
Span Alaska Transportation
Oxford Assaying & Refining
SES Space & Defense
PeopleAK
JEFFCO Grounds Maintenance
ASRC Energy Remediation
KPB Architects Promotes Associate Principal
KPB Architects promoted Ryann Swalling, a member of the team for almost twenty years, to Associate Principal.
Tlingit & Haida Names Director of Innovation and Development for 477 Workforce Plan
The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska hired Holly Snowball Morales, previously of Cook Inlet Tribal Council, as 477 Director of Innovation and Development to implement the tribes’ workforce plan.
Asset Development Exec Joins ConocoPhillips Alaska
Heather Tash, a veteran of Permian Basin oil operations, recently joined ConocoPhillips Alaska leadership as Vice President, Asset Development.
Big Solutions in Small Packages for Petersburg’s Housing Shortage
Petersburg has developed pre-approved plans for tiny homes to facilitate more housing, hopefully easing the burden of a tight housing market.
Number One Element: Geologic Hydrogen
The US Arctic Research Commission and the UAF Geophysical Institute hosted a workshop on geologic hydrogen, discussing current research and examining what’s needed to develop a potential new form of energy in Alaska’s rocks.
Alaska’s Assigned Risk Pool
Columnist Sean Dewalt explains the assigned risk pool, which employers use it, and the tradeoffs for covering workers’ compensation.
The Focused Manager: Personal Productivity System
A personal productivity system allows one to evaluate which habits and routines need modification to pull out of a management death spiral.
Endophyte Assisted Remediation
Remediating contaminated soils can take various forms, including an innovative tag team of bacteria and local plants. Intrinsyx Environmental explains the process.
