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‘Keeping Alaskan food grown in Alaska’: Farmers begin harvest season in the Mat-Su Valley
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - With fresh snow dotting the tops of the Chugach mountains, farmers across the Matanuska-Susitna Valley are rolling into harvest season ahead of the winter. For one Palmer farm, the work began months in advance. “Harvest season for me starts mid-June,” said Brandi Jo Nyberg, the owner...
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Alaska front-and-center in U.S. critical mineral push: 500 tons of equipment head to Port MacKenzie antimony refinery
Almost 500 tons of crushing, ore sorting, milling, flotation, and refining equipment departed Seattle on August 26, 2026, aboard a barge bound for Nova Minerals’ processing site at Port MacKenzie, Alaska. The barge is expected to arrive Monday, September 7. The development of the Nova Minerals Port MacKenzie antimony...
alaskapublic.org
A new nonprofit connects young people in rural Alaska to aviation jobs
Anchorage's Merrill Field was buzzing with planes taking off and landing, as about a hundred people gathered to celebrate the launch of a new aviation nonprofit. Jordan Lewis from Chefornak was one of several young students in the crowd. At 22, he's already earned a private pilot's license and has over 250 hours of flight time. And he dreams even bigger.
turnagainnews.org
Whittier natural gas shutdown shows vulnerability of communities outside the Anchorage bowl
Whittier residents may have to wait until Sept. 5 or later before the flow of gas resumes through a pipeline connecting the port town’s gas supply to Anchorage. Enstar shut off the natural gas to the entire community of Whittier earlier last month due to a pipeline leak discovered by a boater on the Twentymile River.
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Feds and 22 states sue Amazon, alleging deceptive advertising scheme
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (ALASKA BEACON) - The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 22 states sued Amazon Monday, claiming the online retail company used artificial bids to inflate costs for advertisers, bringing in tens of billions of dollars, Alex Brown with the Alaska Beacon reports. The complaint alleges that Amazon...
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Wealth Enhancement Acquires $345+ Million Firm Arbor Capital Management
Wealth Enhancement has acquired the investment advisory business of Arbor Capital Management, an independent registered investment adviser managing more than $345 million in client assets. The transaction establishes Wealth Enhancement’s first location in Alaska and increases its total client assets to more than $161.7 billion. Arbor Capital Management has...
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Coffman Engineers Names Justin Freeman Vice President of Energy
Freeman to lead Coffman’s unified Energy market strategy across traditional, renewable, and emerging energy sectors. Summary: Coffman Engineers has named Justin Freeman, PE, as Vice President of Energy, bringing together the firm’s oil and gas, alternative energy, and carbon capture and hydrogen services under a unified market strategy.
countryinsider.com
Cat Okegawa Named VP/GM Of Ohana Media Group Alaska.
Ohana Media Group has promoted Cat Okegawa to Vice President and General Manager of its Alaska operations, effective Sept. 1. Okegawa will oversee the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of the company’s six Anchorage and Mat-Su stations: country “96.3 The Moose” KXLW, adult hits “92.1 Bob FM” KBBO, rhythmic CHR KFAT (92.9), hot AC “Q99.7” KMBQ, “Rock 102.1” KRAK and talk KBYR-AM (700). She will also continue leading the company’s sales division.
radioinsight.com
Cat Okegawa To Lead Ohana Media Group Anchorage
Ohana Media Group has announced the promotion of Cat Okegawa to VP/General Manager of the company’s seven stations in Anchorage AK. Okegawa has been with Ohana since March 2024 first as an Account Executive before rising to Local Sales Manager four months later. She previously held a sales role at New Northwest Broadcasters from 2007 to 2010 along with sales roles in other industries.
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Mat-Su Senior Services gets a new CEO
The Palmer Senior Citizen’s Center, Inc., which does business as Mat-Su Senior Services (PSCC/MSSS), has appointed Elda McCraw to the position of chief executive officer. Elda has been active in the organization and in the Mat-Su community. Elda is a lifetime member of PSCC/MSSS and has been on the board for more than six years. As a director she has volunteered many hours as well as financially invested in many of the board projects.
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Economic recovery is slow to come to Anchorage
Anchorage’s economy faces challenges—an expected natural gas shortage is just one of them—but a few developments are positive. That was the message at the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation luncheon in early August. Twice a year, the group invites more than a thousand businesspeople to the Dena’ina Convention Center to examine economic trends facing the municipality and southcentral Alaska in general.
akbizmag.com
C-Suite Changes at Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) named some new top executives over the summer. Ryan York, BBNC’s former CFO, succeeds Scott Torrison as COO. Torrison will retire next May after eighteen years of service to the corporation. The two have begun working closely to ensure a smooth transition and will continue collaborating until Torrison’s departure. York retains the title of Executive Vice President.
youralaskalink.com
Anchorage's Skateland for sale after more than 50 years with Caldwell family
In Anchorage, Skateland is for sale. After running the roller skating rink on Homer Drive for more than 50 years, the Caldwell family is ready to retire. Over the decades, the family has watched generations of Alaskans grow up at Skateland. Now, they are hoping someone new will take over and keep the rink going.
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Sheen vanishes, mystery remains after pilot reports oil slick near Cook Inlet platform
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Four consecutive aerial surveys of Cook Inlet have turned up no visible trace of an oily sheen first reported near a long-dormant oil platform, state officials said Wednesday, as the source, cause and total scope of the spill remain unconfirmed three days after it was first spotted.
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Anchorage residents weigh in on 10,000 homes in 10 years plan
Anchorage residents had a chance to weigh in on the city’s housing challenges during an open house focused on the mayor’s 10,000 Homes in 10 Years effort. City leaders used the event to update residents on the plan and discuss renter protections, multifamily housing, code abatements and ways to make more land available for development.
akbizmag.com
New GM for Doyon’s Fairweather
A subsidiary of the Alaska Native corporation for the Interior region has a new General Manager. Doyon, Limited named its operations director, Zach Dunlap, to take over as GM of Fairweather, the logistics support, medical services, and weather data company that Doyon acquired in 2023. Vern Johnson, who had managed the company since January, retains his role as president of Fairweather.