Survey Shows Dramatic Drop in Alaska Small Business Confidence and Financial Outlook

Among the key findings are a drop in business optimism. In late 2024, 60 percent of businesses expected good or very good financial conditions in the coming year. By April 2025, only 46 percent remained optimistic. Expectations for Alaska’s statewide …

3 Trump cabinet members to visit Alaska for energy conference

From left: Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lee Zeldin. (AP photos) Three U.S. cabinet members are headed to Alaska for Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s annual energy …

Heat advisories to be issued for some areas of Alaska this summer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Temperatures that could push into the 80s this summer in Southeast and Interior areas of the state could trigger the first heat advisories ever issued by the National Weather Service’s Alaska office. In the past, the National …

Opinion: A Pacific wave of interest in Alaska LNG

An artist's rendering of a liquefied natural gas facility and marine terminal in Nikiski. (Image courtesy AGDC) Alaska’s North Slope natural gas is a sought-after resource for our state and for the world. Here in Alaska, our gas can reliably and …

Opinion: Honoring the Alaska-Siberia air route heroes of WWII

The Lend-Lease Memorial in Fairbanks. (U.S. Air Force) May 9 was World War II Victory Day in Europe, and one of the decisive factors leading to the victory of the world’s peace-seeking nations was the effective cooperation of the countries of the anti- …

Alaska Defies Court Order, Moves Forward with Controversial Bear-Killing Program Despite Ruling It Is Illegal

Credit: NPS Photo / Kevyn Jalone The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) announced it will move forward with its controversial predator control program targeting bears in Western Alaska—despite a recent court ruling declaring the effort …

Vita Rescue System training completed by Alaska Air National Guard

Vita Inclinata, the maker of intelligent lifting technology for the aerospace and industrial construction sectors, has announced that the 210th Rescue Squadron of the Alaska Air National Guard has successfully completed training and certification on the …

Alaska Airlines Launches New Era Of Widebody International Flying In Seattle With Daily Nonstop Service To Tokyo Narita ...

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) We're transforming Alaska's hometown airport into the West Coast's premier global gateway We're planning for at least 12 international destinations with long-haul aircraft from Seattle by 2030 Nonstop transpacific …

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Humpback whale health study could prompt new whale watching regulations in Juneau

A humpback whale calf breaches in Juneau’s North Pass. (Photo courtesy of Heidi Pearson, taken under NMFS ESA/MMPA Permit No. 27342) Listen to this story: https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/13WhaleStudy_WEB- …