Dunleavy administration seeks review of Medicaid overhaul plans for Alaska
A consultant would weigh the benefit of putting some Medicaid recipients on subsidized private insurance, and whether a block grant could help pay for it.
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I worked for bullies who won’t give me good references. So how do I get a good job?
Interviews count more than references, but if your self-confidence has grown shaky, you need to work on yourself first.
Closed since the November earthquake, Eagle River McDonald’s owner hopes to have store open by year’s end
The restaurant will be torn down and rebuilt this summer.
Months after November earthquake, Anchorage contractors still flooded with work
The demand for repairs compounds a labor shortage construction businesses were dealing with before the quake hit.
Judge dismisses lawsuit brought by fishermen and paid for by Pebble
An Anchorage Superior Court judge tossed the case brought by six fishermen against a regional seafood marketing group.
Iliamna village corporation reaches land deal with Pebble mine developers
Iliamna Natives Ltd. has agreed to a right-of-way agreement that would allow Pebble access to lands that could prove critical to the development of the mine.
Alaska unemployment rate holds steady at 6.5 percent
The state labor department says employment was up an estimated 0.9 percent from April 2018, with construction adding the largest number of jobs at 1,800.
Fire from ice: Alaska research advances the unlocking of methane hydrate energy
A test well drilled last winter into the Prudhoe Bay oil field could be a key to vast stores of yet untapped energy around the world.
Cook Inlet independent develops new drilling technique to reach oil
BlueCrest Energy is drilling from the bottom up to reach oil offshore.
Alaska’s biggest ever commercial seaweed harvest is happening right now
By the end of the week, kelp farmers will haul in up to 200,000 pounds of ribbon and sugar kelp from waters off Kodiak.
My employee is slacking off, but she’s always telling me about her rights. What are my rights as an employer?
Workplace advice: You shouldn’t need to worry about the possibility of a lawsuit or complaint to the extent that you hamstring your business or accept chronically low productivity.
Optimism abounds in the Bering Sea crab fishery
Fish Factor: Snow crab is a bright spot for the Bering Sea fleet.
Railbelt utilities get OK to intervene in Chugach Electric purchase of ML&P
Three utilities outside Anchorage and two large power buyers have concerns about higher rates as regulators weigh the merger of Chugach Electric Association and Municipal Light and Power.
Alaska seafood industry explores strategies as tariff war with China steps up
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute will look at entering additional markets to expand the state’s seafood brand.
Delta Air told workers to spend on video games and beer instead of union dues. It didn’t go well.
Two posters made by Delta as part of an effort to dissuade thousands of its workers from joining a union drew a torrent of criticism after they were posted on social media Thursday.
Three years after its last shipment, Seward coal terminal remains closed
Nearly three years after it went dark, the future of the Seward Coal Loading Facility is still unclear.
Conservation groups sue to end Southeast Alaska timber sale
The suit claims the U.S. Forest Service violated environmental policy and its own management plan for Tongass National Forest with the sale.
Dust may be an underappreciated factor in the proposed Pebble mine
Fish Factor: The mine is expected to generate 8,300 tons of so-called fugitive dust in its annual operations. Another 5,700 tons will come from building the 83-mile main road to Cook Inlet, and trucks carrying mineral concentrates will churn out 1,500 tons of road dust each year.
My employee posted on Facebook about me — and not in a good way. Can I fire him?
Workplace advice: If you terminate this employee, he can sue or bring the matter before a regulatory agency. But that doesn’t mean he’ll win.
Donlin Gold looks to Alaska schools, workforce development for future workers
Donlin Gold is investing in programs for youths and others to fulfill its promise to hire local workers for a proposed gold mine project.