Olive Garden debuts in Alaska.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

Alaska's first Olive Garden Italian Restaurant opened Jan. 23 in Anchorage. The 7,441-square-foot restaurant, at 1186 N. Muldoon Road, can seat 246 diners. Company officials say a second Olive Garden location will open later this year in South Anchorage. The opening of the first eatery added 165 jobs, Olive Garden officials said. The restaurant is a division of Darden Restaurants Inc. of Orlando, Fla. Dawn Bellerose...