Business/Economy

The median hourly wage was $26.99.

The total number of fish harvested was the third lowest since 1985, and the value to fishers delivering their catches was the third lowest since 1975, state officials report.

Muldoon Pizza will change hands after more than 40 years. Also, Spinz Pollo a la Brasa has closed, along with Kiss a Moose gift shop.

Black Friday. Small Business Saturday. Holiday bazaars galore. Anchorage small-business owners say they’re ready for holiday shoppers.

The state’s minimum wage will increase by 18 cents to $11.91 an hour at the start of the new year.

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The number of Alaska seafood processor jobs totaled 8,495 in 2023, about 20% lower than the total in 2014, the analysis shows.

A Hilcorp oil field in Alaska’s Arctic is set to host a tech firm that wants to use natural gas-fired power to mine digital currency.

The extra expenses will in part help pay for the $2 billion modernization project at the Don Young Port of Alaska.

As the facility marks its first year and ramps up for the holidays, the company has delivered more than 3 million packages in Anchorage and Mat-Su.

The grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration will go toward the Don Young Port of Alaska’s massive modernization project.

Strong job growth, with big oil field and infrastructure projects in development, is one factor, a state economist said.

A legislative task force charged with recommending action to rescue the industry and communities that depend on it is considering a broad range of responses.

The new caps mean when halibut stocks are low, bycatch limits can be reduced.

A pair of lawsuits filed by tribal governments in the region are challenging the state’s regulatory process.

The Anchorage-based company said the decision was prompted in part by the popularity of streaming.

The corporation is preparing to bid on an upcoming oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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Indigenous people, environmentalists and lawmakers of both parties fear more mining in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle could pollute Alaska’s waterways.

More opportunities for oil drilling in the Arctic refuge and other long-sought Alaska projects could be renewed under a Trump presidency, Alaska elected leaders say.

Trump referred to his “special relationship” with Gov. Mike Dunleavy and said he will focus on developing Alaska resources and getting the state’s long-sought gas pipeline built.

The goal is limiting the footprint where seismic exploration could take place and avoiding polar bear dens and caribou calving areas, the Interior Department said.

The regulatory commission also approved a pilot program to incentivize electric use during times of low demand.