There are twice as many job openings as unemployed people in the state.
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Major changes to Alaska’s alcohol industry are coming on Jan. 1
State regulators are scrambling to ensure business owners are in compliance with the new law.
Alaska Airlines flight attendants protest at Anchorage airport as strike vote looms
The Alaska Airlines flight attendants said Tuesday that they will vote to authorize a strike.
The Mendenhall Valley has a new year-round food truck park
By setting up shop in the winter — and 9 miles from downtown — all of these businesses are taking a leap of faith.
Cable TV is coming to an end in Ketchikan
Ketchikan residents will no longer have access to cable television starting next fall. Ketchikan Public Utilities, the island’s last provider, announced it would be sunsetting cable services next year. KPU says that subscribers have gone down and operation costs have gone up as people nationwide turn away from local TV and towards streaming services. It’s…
As city seeks public input on new compost facility, local business remains wary
Last December, $2.5 million for the new facility’s design and construction was earmarked in the $1.7 trillion spending bill passed by Congress.
Ron’s Apothecary, one of Juneau’s last independent pharmacies, to close after nearly 5 decades
“The end result of retiring sounds great,” pharmacist Scott Watts said. “But closing the store is very, very difficult.”
Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9B
The combined organization will be based in Seattle under the leadership of Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci.
With ChatGPT turning 1, Americans wonder whether AI is coming for their jobs
In the year since ChatGPT was released, people have been figuring out what it’s good at, what it’s not good at, and how AI tools will change how we live and work.
Peltola hosts town hall on Albertsons-Kroger merger
The impending merger between two of the nation’s largest grocery chains has Alaska lawmakers worried about grocery options in the state.