ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 30 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: Construction is underway in the GCI Aleutians Fiber Project community of Chignik Bay. Crews kicked off groundwork in early April digging trenches and installing fiber conduit throughout the community in preparation for the deployment of fiber-optic cable directly to homes and businesses. Once complete, Chignik Bay residents will have access to 2.5 gig consumer internet speeds, plans and pricing.  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 3 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: Thread is a powerful tool, bringing together beads to make beautifully-intricate traditional earrings and bringing together GCI employees. More than a dozen employees joined a traditional beading workshop hosted recently by the GCI's Indigenous Business Resource Group (IBRG) to learn about Alaska Native culture and strengthen connections with one another. With beads, needles, thread, and mats prov  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Marine Money recognized Holland & Knight with its 2023 Jones Act Deal of the Year award for its work representing Centerline Logistics in connection with its $425 million debt refinancing. The firm worked as Centerline's Jones Act and maritime counsel in the transaction. Centerline is a leading provider of marine transportation services in the U.S. Jones Act market, with operations along the U.S. West Coast  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on May 1, 2024: Mary Peltola just betrayed Alaskans in a historic way with her vote refusing to reverse Biden shutting down ANWR. Reminder: Peltola became one of the first vulnerable Democrats to endorse Biden and voted with him over 90 percent of the time. With Peltola's endorsement, Biden imposed over 55 executive orders and actions against Alaska, including shutting down ANWR. In December, Peltol  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 3 -- Sealaska Heritage Institute issued the following news release: The Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) Board of Trustees has appointed a new member to help lead the nonprofit's programs. Tlingit clinical community psychologist Aandachjoon Alicia Marvin of Anchorage will fill the seat, which was recently vacated by longtime trustee Jeane Breinig. Marvin intends to apply her work experience with a tribal health organization for the benefit of the institute and its program  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 4 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: The State of Alaska has been granted a short stay until June 30, 2024, in the ongoing fight for correspondence schools and educational allotments. The decision to stay the ruling, at least in the short-term, means that the allotment program will continue as it has since 2014. The State will be filing a request to extend that stay through any appeal and today filed an appeal with   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 2 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * International Research Team Investigates * * * A team of researchers from Texas A&M University and beyond has made a surprising discovery about rising mercury levels in Steller sea lion pups that may have detrimental effects on the endangered species. The team's decade-long effort to study mercury in Steller sea lions in the Aleuti  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 3 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: By Rachel Knight A team of researchers from Texas A&M University and beyond has made a surprising discovery about rising mercury levels in Steller sea lion pups that may have detrimental effects on the endangered species. The team's decade-long effort to study mercury in Steller sea lions in the Aleutian Islands -- the strip of islands stretching between Russia and Alaska and separating the Bering Sea a  more

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 2 -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release: The University of Alaska administration has reached a tentative initial agreement on a three-year contract with the Alaska Graduate Workers Association (AGWA), the newly formed union representing graduate student employees. The contract terms are July 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026. "Throughout these negotiations, our goal has been to support graduate students through fair compensation increases while   more