News for Members

Do you know a young leader in the Municipality of Anchorage who’s looking for a way to make a difference and contribute to our community? Mayor LaFrance is seeking applicants aged 14 to 22 to join the Youth Advisory Commission to provide insight to City Hall and the Assembly on issues, services, and programs affecting youth.One of the commission’s exciting responsibilities this year includes ...read more

Grant will create access for early-stage food businesses in Alaska, focusing on underserved communities  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — March 18, 2025 — Anchorage Community Land Trust (ACLT) has received a $300,000 grant from KeyBank to launch the programming and operations of a new shared commercial kitchen facility in the Mountain View neighborhood of Anchorage. The facility, currently in development and ...read more

Anchorage, Alaska and Renton, Washington – March 14, 2025 – Global Federal Credit Union (“Global”) and First Financial  Northwest, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ GS: FFNW), the holding company for First Financial Northwest Bank (the “Bank”),  jointly announced today they have set the expected closing date for Global’s acquisition of substantially all of the assets and  assumption of substantially ...read more

Raise a glass (or two!) and raise funds for Habitat for Humanity! Our hosts at The Continental will be raising a glass with us on June 2nd, from 6:00 - 9:30pm.    The Cork & Fork Garden Party is  Our goal is to raise $100,000 to sponsor a new build. Donors like you are vital when it comes to building affordable housing and serving more families in need.     I invite you to review the ...read more

The 2025 awards event will be on April 18 at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour, and the dinner/program will begin at 7 p.m. with music and dancing following the awards and dinner. Tickets are available on MyAlaskaTix.com. Individual seats are $180, and table sponsorships are $2,000.• • • The Alaska Journal of Commerce is pleased to once again ...read more

Anchorage, ALASKA — As Rasmuson Foundation celebrates 70 years of investing in Alaska communities, it is also investing in its relationships and strengthening partnerships. In a new role as partnership manager, Sydney Copley will support the development of strategic relationships to advance the Foundation’s mission of empowering Alaskans to help each other.   “Beyond grantmaking, Rasmuson works to ...read more

Longtime PNW independent broker joined IMA as strategic partner in 2021  January 15, 2025. (Denver, CO). IMA Financial Group, A North American insurance brokerage firm  defining the future of insurance through comprehensive, consultative risk and wealth management advisement services, is realizing a major milestone this week with one of its largest strategic partners, Parker, Smith & Feek (PS&F), ...read more

Anchorage, AK – The Global Credit Union Foundation donated $65,000 to community nonprofits in Alaska and Arizona. The donations were part of the Foundation’s 2024 quarterly distribution of funds to its nonprofit partners in areas served by the credit union.  “We’ve partnered with these nonprofits because we’ve seen firsthand the good they do in the community,” said Noël Gabler, Executive ...read more