Mat-Su finally offloads ‘free’ ferry with $12M price tag - Anchorage Daily News
Intended to ply the waters of Cook Inlet as a passenger ferry, the Susitna is instead headed for the Philippines to do humanitarian work.| Anchorage Daily News
Intended to ply the waters of Cook Inlet as a passenger ferry, the Susitna is instead headed for the Philippines to do humanitarian work.| Anchorage Daily News
The Federal Transit Administration last year demanded the Mat-Su Borough pay back more than $!2 million in grants spent on the beleaguered ferry Susitna. Officials last week countered with an offer that hinges on the as-yet uncertain sale of the vessel and blames an array of factors outside the borough's control on the ferry's failed journey to Cook Inlet.| Anchorage Daily News
In Northwest Alaska, identities are rooted in place, experience and connection.| Anchorage Daily News
Members of the station’s board and staff said the station had enough reserve funding to last a few months, but that the station would close within a year without an alternate funding source.| Anchorage Daily News
Alaska’s flight operations staff quickly realized that a software bug was sending bad takeoff weight data to its crews. They immediately figured out a workaround and normal flying resumed.| Anchorage Daily News
Alaska needs a permanent foundation for its fiscal house, built with business and personal taxes and hard spending decisions.| Anchorage Daily News
The notice has prompted the utilities to take a long-term look at their energy needs and new prospects like renewables.| Anchorage Daily News
As the world turns toward clean fuels like natural gas and renewables, this is Alaska’s time to think big.| Anchorage Daily News
Sens. Cathy Giessel and Bill Wielechowski want the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the company has engaged in “illegal anticompetitive practices.”| Anchorage Daily News
State officials identified recruitment and retention as top challenges for delivering many government services.| Anchorage Daily News
Longer-term possibilities include a new business center near the dock with a boardwalk for shops and housing, a cultural center and a gondola and trolley to shuttle guests into the mountains around Whittier.| Anchorage Daily News
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The new plan includes a large, new terminal, along with an unusual 30-year commitment from the cruise line.| Anchorage Daily News
