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Alaskans will likely have to pay more — maybe even a lot more — in a state that already has some of the highest energy costs in the country.

Upingaksraq Spring Alaska Schreiner is finding innovative ways to continue her native plant business and seed sharing in the face of water shortages. The plants’ resilience and that of the people who have grown those plants since time immemorial give Schreiner confidence — even in the face of Oregon’s drier future.

The election of challengers Susanne Fleek-Green and Jim Nordlund marks a significant shift in the seven-member board of the utility.

For the second time in just over a decade, utilities are talking about importing liquified natural gas amid looming Cook Inlet gas shortages.

The $15 million Nordic Spa opened last year at the resort, making it the newest year-round amenity at Alyeska. The resort is also home to Alaska's largest ski area and a 301-room upscale hotel.

Nathaniel Herz writes that former Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell is one of the people behind a proposed tourism development at Girdwood’s airport.

After a nationwide search, the Alaska Travel Industry Association has selected Jillian Simpson as its next president and CEO. Simpson has worked in the Alaska tourism industry for more than 20 years and spent much of her career at ATIA, from 2004 to 2021, rising from director of travel trade and international marketing to vice president in that time. Simpson begins her new

Three Valdez residents with a passion for skiing have received a preliminary decision from the state of Alaska that, if finalized, will advance their ambitious plans to build a ski resort overlooking Prince William Sound.

Friday’s election of Susanne Fleek-Green and Jim Nordlund, who ran on “clean energy,” marked a significant shift. But the results weren’t a wholesale rejection of Chugach Electric’s incumbent board.

The two sides agree on the need to wean Alaska’s power grid from its deep dependence on natural gas, but they disagree on how quickly.