“The way that it looks outside right now, you think: ‘What a dump hole,’” Shirley Schmidt said. “Inside, it’s a masterpiece.”
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New Anchorage airline aims to bring year-round tourism to Alaska
Starting early next year, Northern Pacific will offer flights from cities in Japan and Korea to Anchorage, and then to Lower 48 destinations.
Ongoing internet outage hamstrings 911, other vital services in Northwest Alaska
The outage is affecting everything from emergency dispatch to EBT cards and payroll.
Amid child care crisis, some Alaska businesses launch centers for employees’ kids
Companies report happier staff and better retention rates — especially as affordable child care becomes harder and harder to find.
Anchorage now has the third busiest cargo airport in the world, with plans for growth
The airport now accounts for one out of seven jobs in Anchorage.
Under new agreement, Juneau would have until 2028 to open Eaglecrest gondola
The new agreement pushes back the deadline for opening the gondola by a year, setting it at May 31, 2028. If it doesn’t open by then, Goldbelt can back out.