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Business boom follows glacier’s retreat in Portage, southcentral Alaska

4 July 20195 July 2019 Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, glaciers, Portage, tourism

Portage Glacier Cruises, south of Anchorage in southcentral Alaska, recently marked its 30th anniversary of shuttling visitors by boat to

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Alaska’s first wireless 5G network to be built in Anchorage

19 June 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments 5G, Alaska, communications, GCI, Internet, telecommunications

The state’s largest telecommunications company announced it’s building the first 5G wireless network in the state’s largest city. GCI will

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What kind of spending is expected in Alaska’s construction industry this year?

13 June 201913 June 2019 Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, construction, earthquakes, Fairbanks, Infrastructure, military, military bases

Construction industry spending in Alaska is projected to increase by 10% this year compared to 2018. If the forecast holds

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Fibre optic network to connect Alaska with rest of United States

2 May 20192 May 2019 Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments fibre optics, Infrastructure, Internet, MTA

Alaska-based communications company MTA announced Wednesday it is constructing a terrestrial fiber optic network that would connect Alaska to the

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Final hearing on planned mine in southcentral Alaska draws mix of views

17 April 2019 Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, mining, Pebble Mine

People who oppose the Pebble Mine – and quite a few who support it – came out in force Tuesday

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Heli-skiing proposal in southcentral Alaska under review

11 April 2019 Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, Hatcher Pass, skiing, tourism

Three entrepreneurs based in Willow, southcentral Alaska want to operate a commercial snowcat-and-helicopter skiing operation in Hatcher Pass. The mountainous

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Alaska’s largest airport expects more passengers this summer

20 March 2019 Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments airports, Alaska, Anchorage, Ted Stevens International Airport, tourism, travel

Airport managers in Anchorage, Alaska are expecting more passengers this summer. Passenger capacity on planes flying to the Ted Stevens

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Why a remote wilderness lodge in Alaska became a magnet for mushers

22 February 2019 Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media 0 Comments Alaska, dog sledding, mushing, sports

Along one of the most remote stretches of the Alaska’s road system is a wilderness lodge that’s become thoroughly popular

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Barclays latest bank to nix Arctic oil financing, singles out Alaska’s ANWR

16 January 201929 January 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments banking, Canada, climate change, Gwich’in, Gwich’in Steering Committee, indigenous, resources

Citing global warming and the Paris climate agreement, international banking behemoth Barclays says it’s nixing most future investment in Arctic drilling.