Economy

New data shows the industry has lost more than a third of harvesting jobs over the past decade.

Officials at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport say they’re working to minimize impacts to passengers and cargo operations.

Assembly members agreed on Wednesday to absorb this year’s $6.4 million revenue shortfall using interest earnings from last fiscal year. They opted against implementing any broad service reductions — for now.

Despite fear of retribution, some are speaking out. “I might as well go down swinging,” one says.

Donlin Gold says the FAST-41 designation will not accelerate the mine’s timeline nor allow it to skip required steps. Environmental and tribal groups have raised concerns.

The city’s Nov. 1st eviction date for Telephone Hill tenants has come and gone, and now, the city is laying out the plan for what lies ahead for the neighborhood.

The company said in a Facebook post it was “financially insolvent” after accruing debt during the pandemic, and would stop flying by the end of the day.

For wage-earning Alaskans who were displaced by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, a powerful storm that lashed the western coast of the state earlier this month, qualifying for one special type of federal assistance could be a cinch.

The new ferry terminal would be located beyond where the road ends in Juneau on land owned by Goldbelt Incorporated, a local Alaska Native Corporation. The project is slated to cost tens of millions of dollars.

The evictions come after outcry by local advocates, who asked the city to halt them until it produces a clearer redevelopment plan. Right now, a developer has not signed on to the project.