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.
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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.
Alaska’s rising minimum wage means more to salaries than you might think
If salaried employees are exempt from overtime pay, they generally need to be making at least double the minimum wage.