Inside Alaska Business.

AuthorAnderson, Tasha

November 2017

ALASKA AIRLINES

Alaska Airlines announced that Singapore Airlines is its newest Global Partner. Members of Alaska Mileage Plan and Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer loyalty programs began earning miles on each other's flights since September.

In addition, the two carriers will enact a code-share partnership, pending government approval, which allows guest booking through Singapore Airlines to travel on both airlines and enjoy seamless reservations and ticketing, one-stop check-in, baggage checked to final destination, and coordinated flight schedules.

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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

The State of Alaska filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit regarding access to globally important oil and gas resources in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas on the Arctic Outer-Continental Shelf (OCS).

In April, the President signed an order reopening the Chukchi Sea OCS and portions of the Beaufort Sea for potential exploration. The prior administration withdrew the entire Chukchi OCS and the vast majority of the Beaufort OCS from the Department of Interior's 2016 Five-Year Offshore Leasing Plan. The matter is now in court. The State's motion seeks to intervene in support of the President's April order.

"In filing this motion, our objective is to make sure that the State of Alaska has future development opportunities in the Arctic OCS," said Governor Bill Walker. "State agencies routinely balance environmental conservation and protection with responsible resource development, and the Arctic OCS is no different. This gives the state a unique stake in the outcome of this litigation, and puts us in the best position to defend those interests." gov.alaska.gov

YWCA ALASKA

The 2017 YWCA Alaska/BP Women of Achievement awardees have been selected. After carefully reviewing all nominations, an independent selection committee chose to recognize the following ten women who demonstrate qualities of leadership and excellence in their professional and personal endeavors, as well as for their contributions to the larger community.

* Darci Ahlin-Stieren, Owner of HR Solutions

* Michelle DeWitt, Executive Director of Bethel Community Services Foundation

* Wanda Greene, Chair of Anchorage Equal Rights Commission

* Amanda Metivier Hernandez, Youth Education Coordinator of Child Welfare Academy at University of Alaska Anchorage

* Betty Huntington, CEO of Gana-A'Yoo

* Nina Kemppel, President and CEO of Alaska Community Foundation

* Nance Larsen, Owner of MCPR Strategies

* Marie Monroe, General Manager of Doyon Tourism and Kantishna Roadhouse

* Suzi Pearson, Executive Director of Abused Women's Aid in Crisis

* Joanne Phillips-Nutter, Director of Marketing and Development of Camp Fire Alaska

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THE DOME

The Board of Directors of "The Dome" reached a definitive agreement to repair and reopen the facility, scheduled for this month.

Over the past decade, the 200,000 square foot indoor sports facility has been used by thousands of Alaskans for a variety of activities such as soccer...

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