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Free T-shirts reading "Tua-i Digital Divide!" handed out at the June 3 event reflect the unique tribal-private partnership that has made the high-speed fiber internet network possible.
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The disappearance of glaciers is not only leading to the creation of new fish habitat, but it's also creating opportunities for the multibillion-dollar mining industry.
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A program that has subsidized commercial aviation rural routes and is particularly significant in Alaska is a target for a more than 50% reduction in funding under President Donald Trump’s budget proposal.
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The milestone for the tribal-private partnership that has unspooled hundreds of miles of fiber optic cables along the seafloor, riverbeds, and tundra of the region comes at a time when little is certain about the future of rural broadband.
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How a billionaire’s bet on Donlin mine could inject new life into the huge, slow-moving gold projectA global mining giant is selling its 50% stake in Donlin Gold. One of the buyers is John Paulson, who made billions betting against the housing market before the 2008 financial crisis.
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In a list of potentially targeted agencies and programs, the state’s congressional delegation has voiced concerns over one unique to Alaska: Bypass Mail.
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The hydrokinetic turbine pilot project, scheduled to launch in June, is a partnership between the Native Village of Napaimute, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Oregon-based company BladeRunner Energy.
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For 56 communities across the region reliant on federal funds to support critical infrastructure and essential services, cuts at any level could have severe consequences.
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Across Alaska and the lower 48, eggs have become an expensive luxury, thanks to an outbreak of bird flu. On the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the egg shortage tells the story of the region’s food supply, which relies heavily on goods imported from elsewhere.
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The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta’s regional corporation has announced it will distribute $13.1 million to its almost 38,500 shareholders this spring.
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Quintillion, owner of the massive subsea fiber optic cable network connecting Prudhoe Bay and Nome, recently secured $25 million toward an extension of its planned 1,000-mile Nome to Homer Express Route.
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Turkey is tightly tied to Thanksgiving tradition, but securing a bird for the holidays off of the road system can be prohibitively expensive. So when community organizations put together Bethel’s first-ever free turkey distribution, the community gobbled up the opportunity.