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Construction workers attend to outdoor tasks on Dec. 17, 2024, at a residential project being built in downtown Anchorage. Alaska is expected to gain 1,500 construction jobs this year, according to the annual forecast published by state Department of Labor and Workforce Development economists. (Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

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Construction and oil expected to lead job growth in Alaska this year

Struggling seafood processors are expected to keep shedding jobs.

Dave Hanna (center), a former Eaglecrest Ski Area board member, addresses the current resort leaders during a board meeting Thursday night at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Eaglecrest’s future may depend on how many cruise passengers will pay $171 to ride the gondola

Operators’ ridership and pricing expectations questionable, says former GM hired by CBJ for study.

Koko Urata and Enrique Bravo with their baby, Enrique, the first born at Bartlett Regional Hospital in 2025, and Lindy Jones, a doctor at the hospital who with his wife made a wooden rocker as a gift for the new family. (Bartlett Regional Hospital photo)

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Juneau’s first baby of 2025: Enrique Bravo, born at 8:10 p.m. on New Year’s Day

Family has generational ties to doctor at hospital who made wooden rocker as a traditional gift.

U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., center, and Rep. Marjorie Tayler Greene, R-Ga., left, talk with fellow representatives as they arrive for the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Louisiana’s Mike Johnson elected U.S. House speaker by GOP in cliffhanger vote

Nick Begich III sworn in as Alaska’s new statewide House member, votes for speaker.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024

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A view of Shell’s deepwater oil platform Appomattox from an approaching helicopter, off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, April 11, 2024. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

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Biden expected to permanently ban oil drilling in some federal waters

President Joe Biden is expected to permanently ban new oil and gas drilling in large sections of the…

A Juneau Police Department officer monitors the perimeter of a marked-off area next to the Mendenhall Valley Breeze In after a women carrying a hatchet was fatally shot by police officers on Christmas morning. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Names of JPD officers involved in fatal Christmas Day shooting of woman near Breeze In released

Lone officer who fired gun has been on force for six years, with no record of misconduct.

Fu Bao Hartle stands with his first solo photography exhibit at the Alaskan Brewery Tasting room on Thursday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Debut photo show by Fu Bao Hartle seeks to encourage making the most of one’s abilities

Exhibition by advocate on behalf of those with disabilities debuts Saturday at Alaska Brewing Co.

Children’s coats hang in a hallway at Hillcrest Childcare Center in Anchorage o n April 18. The second and final report of a child care task force holds recommendations for expanding subsidies that families receive, speeding the caregiver licensing and hiring process and other steps intended to address the state’s shortage of affordable child care. (Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)

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Task force report identifies ways to make child care more available and affordable in Alaska

More eligibility for subsidies, faster hiring process, dual use of school spaces among recommendations.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Monday, Dec. 30, 2024

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Juneau-based qayaq (kayak) maker Lou Logan works on his exhibit that will be at the Alaska State Museum during First Friday in January. (Photo provided by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council)

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Here’s what’s happening for First Friday in January

A trio of ongoing exhibitions at the Alaska State Museum, an exhibit at Centennial Hall by Juneau Arts…

Hundreds of people plunge into Auke Rec on New Year’s Day in Juneau. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Starting the New Year off right with the northern lights and a big dipper

Juneau residents make a splash in sub-40°F water during 34th annual Polar Bear Dip.

Screenshots of the three most-read stories at the Juneau Empire’s website in 2024.

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The 10 most-read news stories at the Juneau Empire’s website in 2024

A rather fishy list as world’s oldest humpback whale, limit on king salmon fishing get the most clicks.

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Jan. 2, 1995. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending Jan. 4

Three decades of capital city coverage.

At left, homes and streets in the Mendenhall Valley are swamped by record flooding from the Mendenhall River on Aug. 6. At center, students crowd into the commons area of Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé before classes start on the first day of school Aug. 15. At right, Jasmine Chavez, a crew member aboard the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, waves to her family during a cell phone conversation at Marine Park on May 10. (Left photo by Rich Ross/ City and Borough of Juneau; middle and right photos by Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Juneau’s 10 biggest news stories of 2024

Record flooding proves costly, while record financial crises result in a deluge of drastic changes.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024

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Former President Jimmy Carter and wife Roselynn Carter talk with Debbie Miller during a 1990 camping trip in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Miller, an Alaska teacher and author, helped found the Alaska Wilderness League. The organization this week gave a special lifetime award to the former president for his advocacy on behalf of Alaska public lands, including the Arctic refuge. (Photo provided by the Alaska Wilderness League)

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Former President Jimmy Carter, honored for ANILCA and other Alaska environmental work, dies at 100

39th U.S. president died Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024

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(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Police calls for Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024

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