Business/Economy

Workplace advice: Desperate to fill positions, long-hauler employers hire hastily, hoping the “best of the worst” will work out.

Brian McKinnon’s innovative cooler company is on track to achieve the kind of success that’s nearly unheard of for a startup. It’s a life-changing development for McKinnon, a Wasilla resident who struggled with homelessness, substance abuse and PTSD after the 2017 shooting.

An official with Northern Dynasty Minerals said the money will help the project advance through permitting hurdles and challenge decisions by federal regulatory agencies against the project.

The 18,000-gallon spill in Point Lay has been contained, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.

It is still uncertain what the judge’s ruling will mean for Southeast Alaska fisheries catching salmon that would eventually head south to British Columbia or the Pacific Northwest to spawn.

A new state office will try to maximize broadband investment coming to Alaska under the giant federal infrastructure bill. Several federal officials overseeing that funding are in Alaska this week, meeting with local leaders.

Airline employees humiliated the men in front of fellow passengers, the suit says, forced them to undergo more security measures even after telling police the men posed no threat and would not let them fly together on rebooked flights.

Astra is shelving its Rocket 3 model to focus on its larger rockets, but that decision could mean NASA has to hunt for a new ride for its remaining hurricane-tracking satellites.

If you think you may be in jeopardy of being laid off, be prepared and have a plan for both future financial and job prospects.

Small child care businesses offer better pay and more control for workers, but low-income parents are left behind in a state that’s done little to help a critical sector.

The project, led by Huna Totem Corp. and Norwegian Cruise Line, would significantly grow cruise-based tourism in the community.

No immediate effect was anticipated on state finances, but continued losses would reduce available cash for services and dividends

People — especially young people — leaving Alaska to work elsewhere is a major contributor to the issue, according to a new report from the Anchorage Economic Development Corp.

Under the merger, which closed Monday, the combined organization will have 760,000 members, more than 2,000 employees and hold $12 billion in assets.

BP’s second quarter 2022 results were driven by the Ukraine war and a surge in global demand.

Let your employees know why you made the layoff decisions during an all-hands meeting, but don’t discuss why you laid off one employee and not another.

The measure proposes reinstating a recently canceled Cook Inlet oil and gas lease sale. It also would not stop oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Congress and the EPA have largely failed to regulate methane “super emitters.” That leaves it up to producers — in some cases the very companies that have been fighting regulations — to cut emissions on their own.

Workplace advice: I’m worried about the shape the business will be in if my dad doesn’t make changes soon — or at least allow me to make changes.

As white-collar workers across the country settle into hybrid work routines, one thing is becoming clear: Nobody wants to be in the office on Fridays.

Alaska’s U.S. senators sent a joint letter to the Interior Department calling on the Biden administration to keep moving the Willow project ahead in time for the winter construction season on the North Slope.

Residents want changes to the Holtan Hills housing plan. Project officials say they intend to work to address the community’s concerns.

There have been positive signs around the summer tourism season but there continues to be uncertainty around oil and gas, said an economist with the state.