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Thursday, April 18, 2024
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Thursday, April 18, 2024
The Spirit of Tomorrow Awards are presented to educators, businesses and students who inspire Alaska’s youth to pursue their future goals and foster collaboration between local schools and businesses. The 2024 School Business Partnership Spirit of Tomorrow award winners will be honored at a luncheon, held at 11:15 A.M. on April 26, 2024 at the University of Alaska Anchorage Lucy Cuddy ...read more
Categories: Community, Events, Press Release, Chamber, Education, Members
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
The U.S. Small Business Administration Alaska District Office is accepting applications for its Small Business Executive Training Program   Anchorage, Alaska – April 16, 2024 - Small business owners looking for professional development need look no further than SBA’s T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined Program. This transformative initiative offers small business owners across the United ...read more
Categories: Members, Press Release, Chamber
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
In partnership with the Alaska Humanities Forum, AEDC is working to support our local veterans by connecting them with civilian career opportunities. As suggested in the Choose Anchorage plan, AEDC is conducting a thorough inventory to better connect with transitioning service members and spouses with the ultimate goal of retaining their families in Anchorage.  Veterans’ input will help us ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Military/Veteran, Members
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee held a markup titled, "Legislative Proposals to Support Patient Access to Telehealth Services.” Protecting Americans’ Coverage Together (PACT), a coalition of employer voices dedicated to strengthening the employer sponsored insurance (ESI) system, recently shared policy recommendations for modernizing mental ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Members, Chamber
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Don Young Alaska Job Corps to host Workforce SummitLocal, regional, national employers invited to a discussion on career training, and workforce. Palmer, Alaska, May 2, 2024 – The Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center is inviting local, regional and national employers and workforce and community leaders to be a part of an employer roundtable event at the campus on Thursday, May 2, 2024. During the ...read more
Categories: Community, Education, Press Release, Events, Military/Veteran, Economic, Government, Members, Diversity & Inclusion
Friday, April 12, 2024
Small Business Boom Continues Amid Record Job Creation, Cooling Inflation  WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, released a statement in response to new data showing that an unprecedented 17 million new business applications have ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Members
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued an approval of the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) four-year spending plan. FHWA identified six out of the 234 projects and programs submitted, to be addressed in subsequent amendments. The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program or STIP, ...read more
Categories: Members, Press Release
Friday, March 15, 2024
The Alaska Journal of Commerce is pleased to once again recognize a group of outstanding young professionals as the Class of 2024 Top Forty Under 40. We are thrilled to have winners representing Anchorage, Dillingham, Kotzebue, Juneau, North Pole, Eagle River, Palmer, Nenana and Fairbanks. This year, we considered 362 nominations. That equaled 238 nominees with over 1,100 pages read. Every ...read more
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
If you’re new to opera, this one's for you! If you’re an opera fan, you’ll LOVE La Traviata! Made famous in the movie "Pretty Woman", don’t miss one of the most popular operas of all time! “No sacrifice is too great for true love…or is it?” Violetta has it all. A glamorous life of endless parties and frivolous pleasures. Every man in Paris adores her but only one, Alfredo, truly loves her. In ...read more
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Spend an afternoon with the cast and artistic team of one of the most popular operas of all time, Verdi’s sublime La Traviata! A stunning private home is the setting for an all-inclusive afternoon of music, discussion, food, and drink! Enjoy appetizers with wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages before a concert, and an ‘up-close & personal’ panel discussion with the stars. Discover ...read more
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Friday, February 09, 2024
Between February 1 and April 30, 2024, Wells Fargo is offering SBA 7(a) or 504 loans for owner‐occupied commercial real estate with a special promotional rate. Qualified applicants will receive a 3.99% fully fixed interest rate for the first 12 payments of the loan.1,2The SBA loan may be used for the initial purchase or the refinance of owner-occupied commercial real estate.1,2,3 In addition, up ...read more
Categories: Members, Economic, Press Release
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
LEARN ABOUT LEADERSHIP ANCHORAGE Founded in 1997, Leadership Anchorage (LA) is the premier leadership development program for established and emerging Alaskans seeking to expand their impact in the community. LA is a unique opportunity to become a part of a powerful community of diverse leaders from a wide range of industries, backgrounds, ages, and experiences. Each year, a diverse cohort of ...read more
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