JUNEAU, Alaska — June’s statewide job count was up by 6,400, or 1.9 percent, from June 2022. Leisure and hospitality added 2,200 jobs over the year and exceeded pre-pandemic employment as the visitor season moved into full swing. The cruise industry anticipates a record 1.6 million passengers this season. Professional and business services added 600 […]
SEATTLE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that Doyon Associated, LLC, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, will pay a fine of $117,000 for violations of the Clean Air Act. Doyon Associated, LLC, is accused of installing 55 defeat devices and tampering with 28 heavy duty motor vehicles between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, […]
Harvest limit of 2 bull caribou announced for fall federal subsistence hunt FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Interior Field Office will open the Fortymile caribou federal subsistence hunt on federal public lands in Units 20E, 25C and a portion of 20F on August 1, 2023. BLM made the decision under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, after consultation with […]
DOT&PF adjusts schedule to accommodate rising project cost estimates. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Cooper Landing Bypass project continues to move forward with the construction of the Juneau Creek Bridge as the state works to mitigate increasing project cost estimates. Project funding for the bridge is in the Draft 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Project costs […]