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RIM Architects Joins Global Services Firm
The mural at RIM headquarters on 645 G Street was redone in 2022. An architecture firm with deep roots in Anchorage is joining a global services company. RIM Architects has partnered before with Australia-based GHD, and that partnership becomes more permanent with a formal acquisition. Under Employee Ownership. Founded in...
Homer Hires Melissa Jacobsen To Be New City Manager
The Homer City Council has selected Melissa Jacobsen to fill the position of City Manager. Jacobsen, who currently serves as Homer’s City Clerk and Interim City Manager, was chosen from a pool of three finalists. Mayor Ken Castner is happy to share the news that the City Council has...
Two capital projects in Petersburg will get state funding
Chris Cotta is with Petersburg’s rod and gun club. He’s excited that the town’s shooting range will be getting a new boardwalk after Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the state capital budget without vetoing the $30,000 project. But he said he’s not sure why it’s getting funded – it wasn’t a priority for the borough.
As Ketchikan’s main homeless shelter closed, participants voiced frustration
Nicholas James Ridley Nelson stood across from a row of bunk beds at the First City Haven homeless shelter as people shuffled around him, preparing dinner — for the last time. “The program here has been excellent,” Nelson said. “It’s been real motivation for me. I’ve been very driven...
Kenai maintenance shop designs backup battery for city's police vehicles
The City of Kenai's vehicle maintenance shop has developed a built-in jump-starting system that can revive a police car with a dead battery. The system is powered by the push of a button underneath the vehicle's steering wheel, which is connected to a self-contained jump unit under the vehicle’s hood.
Federal grants to state agency aim to expand markets for Alaska seafood
The federal government has awarded more than $5 million in grants to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute to help the state agency find new ways and new places to sell the state’s fish. Of the federal money, over $4 million is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regional Agriculture Promotion Program, known as RAPP. That […] The post Federal grants to state agency aim to expand markets for Alaska seafood appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion: Alaska man sentenced 2.5 years in prison
A Willow man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for embezzling money from the Alaska city of Houston and a Wasilla-based company, then dodging taxes on the money. Jess Adams was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release, pay $1.5 million in restitution to the United States and pay additional restitution to Houston and the equipment company.
Alaskan capital plans vote to ban cruises on Saturdays and help locals
JUNEAU, Alaska: In a significant move to address the growing concerns of residents, Juneau, Alaska, will vote on a new measure to ban large cruise ships from docking on Saturdays. This initiative, if passed, would provide a much-needed respite for locals overwhelmed by the influx of tourists during the busy...
Enormous animatronic dinosaurs rumble to life at the fairgrounds
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Imagine walking through a crowded prehistoric scene of all your favorite dinosaurs swaying and moving, looking around and growling above your head. “This guy is Spinosaurus, but we call him Spino,” said Chris Sunger, gesturing to the hulking robotic dinosaur behind his shoulder. “We call this one Dillo, it’s a Dilophosaurus. And this is a Therizinosaurus, we just call her ‘Long-nails’ because she’s our long-nailed dinosaur.”
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