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2025 Competitive Awards Your achievements inspire the next generation of students and show the strength of our community. Together, these scholars were awarded more than $130,000 in endowed scholarships.   $20,000 Special Excellence Annual Scholarship Kirby McDonald Fund ✨ Easton Snider   $12,000 Special Excellence Annual Scholarship Roy M. Huhndorf Fund ✨ Kaylee Merrill   $10,000 ...read more

  &##127754; You’re Invited! Thursday, September 18, 2025 | 6:00 PM &##128205; Coast Inn at Lake Hood | 3450 Aviation Ave Join us for an evening of connection and insight with a distinguished leader in maritime safety and security. Program Highlight: &##127894;️ Guest SpeakerCAPT Christopher A. Culpepper, USCG Commanding Officer, Sector Western Alaska & U.S. Arctic Captain Culpepper is ...read more

Anchorage, Alaska — thread, Alaska’s Statewide Child Care Resource and Referral agency, will host its 6th Summit on the Economic Impact of Early Care & Learning: Building Solutions & Creating Opportunity on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Marriott Anchorage Downtown. The full-day event will bring together local and national leaders, policymakers, businesses and ...read more

To our valued suppliers, We are reaching out to inform you of upcoming changes to our current Supplier Portal, effective September 13th. Please note that these updates are routine enhancements from our current provider GEP and are not related to the future launch of the American Heart Association’s new Supplier Portal under Oracle Cloud. The upcoming enhancements include:A refreshed log-in ...read more

Anchorage, Alaska — August 22, 2025 — The Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA) has released a mapping and data tool with PolicyMap, a web-based mapping platform designed to give residents, partners, and community organizations easy access to essential statistics about Anchorage. The map provides a snapshot of general community data, including: DemographicsIncome & SpendingHousing & ...read more

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance on Thursday announced two new executive appointments to her administration, selecting Shanna Gamble as Director of Parks and Recreation and Mike Abbott as Interim Director of the Don Young Port of Alaska.  Shanna Gamble has been leading Parks and Recreation as acting director since April, and Mayor LaFrance appointed Gamble to permanently lead the department. ...read more

Northrim Bank Announces Retirement of Joe Schierhorn Northrim Bank announces the retirement of Chairman, Joe Schierhorn effective December 31, 2025. President and CEO Mike Huston will succeed Mr. Schierhorn as Chairman of the Board of Northrim Bank on January 1, 2026 in addition to his current responsibilities. Mr. Huston has been with the Bank since 2017 serving as President since 2022 and ...read more

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES “ROUND-UP FOR STAND DOWN” TO SUPPORT VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY From Sunday, August 31st through Saturday, September 6th, Goodwill stores in Anchorage and Wasilla will host a “Round Up for Stand Down” campaign, giving customers the opportunity to donate or round up their purchases to the nearest dollar in support of Stand Down, Inc. All proceeds raised during this time will help ...read more

 Anchorage needs more affordable, high-quality childcare — and more empowered childcare providers. YWCA Alaska, in partnership with First Entrepreneur LLC, is launching a 10-class training series to teach participants how to start and run a worker-owned childcare cooperative.This free workshop series begins Saturday, September 20th and will meet every Saturday for 10 weeks. Each participant will ...read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its continued effort to help Alaska’s small businesses thrive, Alaska Communications (ACS) has added a best-in-class, secure managed Wi-Fi solution, purpose-built to meet small business connectivity needs, to its portfolio with ACS SmartBiz. ACS is the first provider in Alaska to launch Wi-Fi 7, delivering speeds up to four times faster than Wi-Fi ...read more

Best Beginnings is reaching out to see if anyone would be interested in helping support the Anchorage community through our Little Free Libraries! These little libraries connect kids and families with free books, and a few of them could use some extra love. We’re looking for volunteers who can help with small repairs, a fresh paint job, or just sprucing them up so they stay welcoming and full ...read more

ANCHORAGE, AK — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has awarded the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce a 5-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective procedures, and positive community impact. Of the 7,500 chambers in the United States, 187 of these are Accredited. These elite chambers represent the top 3% of all chambers in the United States. “Chambers of commerce nationwide play a vital role in ...read more