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Preparing for migration with the Sandhill Crane Festival
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge was flooded with visitors of both the human and bird variety for the 27th Annual Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival on Saturday. “Yeah, the Sandhill Cranes really seem to connect communities,” said Friends of Creamer’s Field Executive Director Grace Nelson....
Construction Report: DOT exchanges land with local businesses to finish work on Marlin Street
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The Alaska Dept. of Transportation (DOT) is collaborating with local businesses to complete the final leg of a project that saw most of the work come to an end last season. After years of construction, including a bridge replacement, renovations to University Avenue were finished in...
Construction Employment Rises in 65% of Metro Areas
(AGC) Construction employment rose in 232, or 65 percent, of 358 metro areas between July 2023 and July 2024, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials noted that their latest workforce survey shows contractors are still eager to hire more employees but face difficulty finding qualified workers.
Football Game Preview: West Anchorage Heads Out
West Anchorage has gone 6-1 against Lathrop recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The West Anchorage Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Lathrop Malemutes at 3:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Treasurer Chief Malerba Makes First Official Visit to an Alaska Native Tribe
Earlier this week, U.S. Treasurer Chief Lynn Malerba visited Alaska to meet with Alaska Native tribal leaders in her first official visit to an Alaska Native Tribe. Chief Malerba’s visit celebrated the recent announcement of up to $83 million in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funds for a consortium of 125 Alaska Tribes. Funded by the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Rescue Plan (ARP), this investment supports the nation’s largest Tribal SSBCI consortium and is part of the most expansive investment in small business financing for Tribal governments in history. Through the consortium, 125 Tribes will access critical economic development resources for Alaska’s Tribal economy and the funds are anticipated to catalyze as much as $830 million in additional private sector investment across the state and in Native-owned businesses.
Proposal to implement sales tax in Anchorage draws suggestions on how the money might be spent
The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation is behind a proposed 3% sales tax which AEDC President and CEO Jenna Wright said could make Anchorage a better place to live.
Bristol Palin Said Her Son Told Her via Text About His Decision to Live With His Dad
When she was only a 17, Bristol Palin was thrust into the national spotlight as the pregnant teen daughter of Alaska governor and VP hopeful Sarah Palin. Amid the intense scrutiny, Bristol went on to give birth to a son named Tripp with her then-fiancé Levi Johnston. Bristol and Levi's relationship was on and off, and eventually Bristol was given primary custody of their son. Bristol raised her son as a single mom, until years later when she met a Marine named Dakota Meyer. They got married in 2016 and moved to Texas, and they welcomed two daughters together over...
Voters will decide minimum wage ballot measures in several states
Grace McGovern, a 24-year-old bartender and server at a downtown Boston brewery, recalls one recent customer vividly. He was very rude. It was a slow night, and she only had one table, a large group led by a man who “kept touching my lower back and my leg and making jokes,” she told Stateline. It […]
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