The U.S. Forest Service is working to replace the 25-year-old management plan for the nation’s largest national forest.
"Innovation Summit"
Forest Service boasts dozens of new staff positions in the Tongass
The agency says a larger workforce will help it catch up on a backlog of maintenance projects and keep up with the tourism boom in Southeast Alaska.
March 10, 2023: DJ Korra the Kid; Juneau Piano Series; JEDC Innovation Summit
Innovation from the JEDC, music from DJ Korra The Kid, and the Juneau Piano Series.
Icelander visits Juneau to share advice for handling growing tourism industry
This year’s Innovation Summit in Juneau featured an expert from Iceland’s tourism sector. Much like Southeast Alaska, the visitors the tiny island nation sees every summer far outnumber its total residents.
Entrepreneurs pitch ideas at Innovation Summit
A business symposium beginning Feb. 8 in Juneau will consider commerce and hear experts in a variety of related fields.
Innovation required to deal with budget shortfall, Walker says
Speaking at JEDC’s Innovation Summit, Walker says Alaska will need ingenuity – and possibly carrot beer – to deal with the state’s budget deficit.





