A state antitrust lawyer says a proposed merger may pit the commercial shipping equivalents of David against Goliath in Southeast Alaska. The plan, announced in April, involves three shipping companies: Seattle-based Alaska Marine Lines, Seattle-based Northland Services, and Sitka-based Samson Tug and Barge. AML’s parent company, Lynden Inc., wants to buy AML competitor Northland Services.…
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Airport seeks public input on concession program
The Juneau Airport is conducting an online survey to find out what food, beverage, and retail services Juneau residents want.
Sealaska sells off share in plastics venture
Southeast’s regional Native corporation is out of the plastics business. Sealaska sold its share of factories in Alabama, Iowa and Guadalajara, Mexico, on Monday.
Organizers to start collecting signatures for Alaska minimum wage initiative
A statewide initiative to increase the minimum wage will launch informally on the Fourth of July in Juneau.
Update: Nankervis fishing boat ticketed by AWT
CBJ Assemblyman forgot about commercial fishing vessel license for F/V Pisces
Update: Sealaska lands bill passes Senate committee
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s version of the Sealaska lands bill has passed out of its only committee of referral.
Sealaska bill passes Senate committee
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski’s version of the Sealaska lands bill has passed out of its only committee of referral. The legislation, co-sponsored by Alaska Senator Mark Begich, was one of a dozen measures marked up this morning during an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. The bill allows the regional Native corporation to choose about…
NAO moving from Nugget to Mendenhall Mall
Long-time retailer and a Nugget Mall anchor tenant is moving to Mendenhall Mall.
Gulf of Alaska trawlers face new cap on Chinook bycatch
This weekend, the North Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to put new restrictions on the Gulf of Alaska trawl fleet in an effort to curb chinook salmon bycatch.
Sitka barge line plans Southeast expansion
A Sitka-based barge line hopes to return to serving Southeast by the end of the year. It depends on a shipping-industry shuffle, where a much larger company is trying to absorb its chief competitor.