What does The Daily Alaska cover in the economy?

Jobs, prices, the Permanent Fund dividend, the state budget and local business.

Where do the economic figures come from?

Figures are linked to public sources such as the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development and the Alaska Department of Revenue.

Does The Daily Alaska cover the PFD?

Yes. The Daily Alaska covers the Permanent Fund dividend amount, payment dates and the legislative debate around it.

Economy — The Daily Alaska

economyAlaska · 1d ago

Nome Port Gets $399 Million Federal Contract to Build Deep-Water Dock

The Army Corps awarded Kiewit Infrastructure West a $399.4 million contract to start building Nome's deep-water port, aimed at cutting shipping and fuel costs.

Army Corps awarded Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. a $399.4 million contract on Aug. 15, 2025.
Phase 1A extends Nome's causeway by 1,200 feet and adds 600 feet of new dock.

Port of Nome Modification Project U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.City of Nome Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

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economySoutheast · 1d ago

Sitka planners recommend outright ban on data centers in every zone

A 4-0 vote by Sitka's Planning Commission would close the door entirely on data center development in a hydropower-dependent island city, rejecting a staff proposal that would have allowed the facilit

Sitka Planning Commission voted 4-0 on October 21, 2026 to recommend a citywide ban on data centers in every zone
City staff had proposed allowing data centers via conditional use permit in five districts, which the commission rejected

Sitka Planning Commission Sitka Assembly City and Borough of Sitka

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economyAlaska · Oct 20

Alaska Permanent Fund ends FY26 at $91.9 billion after 12.42% returnHeadliner

The fund's $3.8 billion transfer now covers about two-thirds of the state's unrestricted revenue, even as lawmakers skipped a $1.5 billion inflation-proofing payment this year.

The Alaska Permanent Fund ended fiscal year 2026 (June 30) worth $91.9 billion, up $6.8 billion from the prior year.
The fund earned a 12.42% net return, beating its 8.54% growth target.

Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Permanent Fund Dividend Percent of Market Value Transfer Alaska Legislature

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economyAlaska · Sep 11

the maps missed 5,000 homes

Alaska's official broadband maps did not count more than 5,000 properties, including a village of about 600 people.

More than 5,000 additional properties and remote communities were missing from Alaska's official broadband maps.
Napakiak, with roughly 600 to 700 residents, was cited as an unmapped community.

BEAD Program Napakiak NTIA FCC Alaska Plan Alaska Telecom Association

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economyAlaska · Sep 4

410 million for the ferries

The ferry money Alaska was promised and then did not get for a year just showed up, and it is $410 million.

$410 million in FTA grants plus $304,476 operating assistance went to the Alaska Marine Highway System.
$153.4 million will design and build a replacement for the M/V LeConte, which has run Juneau to Sitka since 1974.

Alaska Marine Highway System M/V LeConte Cascade Point Terminal Federal Transit Administration Lisa Murkowski

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economyAlaska · Aug 24

$28 million for one bridge

The Federal Railroad Administration awarded $28.8 million to repair the Alaska Railroad's Hurricane Gulch Bridge near Talkeetna.

Federal Railroad Administration awarded $28.8 million for Hurricane Gulch Bridge repairs
Hurricane Gulch Bridge is a steel arch built 105 years ago north of Talkeetna

Alaska Railroad Hurricane Gulch Bridge Federal Railroad Administration

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One bridge in the Mat-Su just pulled in a $28.8 million

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economyAlaska · Aug 10