News for Press Release

Thursday, June 01, 2023
Former Mayor of Oklahoma City will share insights from his administration’s economic development successes with Anchorage business community  Former Mayor of Oklahoma City Mick Cornett will serve as Anchorage Economic Development Corp.’s 2023 3-Year Outlook Luncheon keynote speaker. The four-term mayor led Oklahoma City’s economic renaissance, which has been heralded as an example of how cities ...read more
Categories: Economic, Press Release, Community, Events
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) has expanded its planning capabilities through the addition of two new Planners to the firm. Beth McKibben, AICP joins R&M as a Senior Planner in the firm’s Juneau office and Bryant Wright as a Planner in the firm’s Fairbanks office. Beth and Bryant will support planning and community engagement efforts for a variety of community plans, facilities and infrastructure ...read more
Categories: Members, Press Release
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Chugach Electric Board of Directors member Rachel Morse has been named to the Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) Board of Trustees. Morse, who has served on the Chugach board since January 2018, was elected to a three-year term with NWPPA at the organization’s annual business meeting held in Anchorage last week. The board of trustees is charged with governing NWPPA, which is a regional ...read more
Categories: Members, Press Release
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
TREND program will award up to $10,000 to top winning innovation proposals Alaska, May 23, 2023 – The Alaska Small Business Development Center’s (Alaska SBDC) Technology Research and Development Center of Alaska (TREND program), in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), will begin accepting applications for the 2023 ...read more
Categories: Members, Press Release
Monday, May 22, 2023
Program to create bill roundup program approved Chugach Electric Association, Inc. members elected three directors to the utility’s seven-member board of directors. Election results were announced Friday night, May 19, at the electric cooperative’s annual meeting. There were 264 members who registered at the meeting, held at ChangePoint in Anchorage, and an estimated 450 in total attendance. ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Members
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
(ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, May 16, 2023): In preparation for Times Square coming to Town Square, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts (ACPA) and Broadway Alaska will be creating opportunities for Alaskan youth to connect with Broadway on a new level.   ACPA is partnering with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (GL Institute) and HAMILTON on an Alaskan specific, statewide competition for ...read more
Categories: Members, Press Release
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
LaMont Hamilton: To Hear the Earth Before the End of the World on view through 2024 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A new immersive Anchorage Museum installation using wrap-around sound and visuals invites visitors into a meditative experience inspired by the sounds of nature and open to interpretation. Artist LaMont Hamilton’s.To Hear the Earth Before the End of the World is a sound-based project drawing ...read more
Categories: Members, Press Release
Friday, May 12, 2023
Morning bike commuters are in for savory, sweet and slightly sloppy treats this Bike to Work Day in Anchorage, thanks to a partnership between Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers and Alaska SPCA.    With two locations in Anchorage and one in Wasilla, Alaska, Raising Cane’s is adding a limited-time, bike-thru express location on the Chester Creek Trail near Westchester Lagoon for Bike to Work ...read more
Categories: Members, Press Release
Tuesday, May 09, 2023
ANCHORAGE (May 09, 2023) – To encourage Anchorage residents to clean up this spring, Matson is sponsoring the Anchorage Chamber Citywide Cleanup from May 5 to June 3 and giving away $5,000 in prizes for a third consecutive year. This year’s prizes include gift cards to 49th State Brewing, Alaska Escape Rooms, Alaska Wild Berry Products, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Alaska Zoo, Alyeska ...read more
Categories: Members, Press Release, Community
Thursday, May 04, 2023
UAA researchers seek solutions to the Arctic’s most pressing challenges   ANCHORAGE, Alaska — As the nation’s only Arctic state, Alaska faces unique challenges and environmental conditions unlike anywhere else in the United States. Faculty and students at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) continue to drive research that tackles regional challenges in practical ways, such as studying ...read more
Categories: Members, Press Release
Monday, May 01, 2023
In Search of Alaska Youth Doing Good in their CommunitiesAlaska Communications seeks nominations for youth who are local heroes  We’re looking to make it a summer of heroes and we ask for the public’s help in finding outstanding youth in Alaska.  Alaska Communications and Boys & Girls Clubs – Alaska are seeking youth who may be considered heroes for making a positive difference in their Alaska ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Chamber, Education
Monday, April 17, 2023
New resource helps businesses respond to community members in crisis  ANCHORAGE – Today, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce released its Community Care Kit: Best Practices for Responding to Community Members and Employees in Crisis. The Chamber announced the Community Care Kit at its "Make it Monday" forum, alongside a panel of local business and crisis response experts.The Community Care Kit ...read more
Categories: Chamber, Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Press Release