SEATTLE, Oct. 1 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Summary * Alaska Air Group, Inc. has launched a private offering of senior secured notes by Alaska's Mileage Plan. * Alaska intends to use the proceeds from the loan to redeem debt assumed in the merger with Hawaiian Airlines. * * * Alaska Air Group, Inc. (the "Company") today announced that it has launched a private offering (the "Offering") of senior secured n  more

SEATTLE, Oct. 3 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Odysee leverages AI to optimize operational logistics in real-time, starting with flight scheduling. In just seconds, we can assess how schedule changes affect revenue, profitability and reliability. * * * Summary * Alaska Airlines and UP.Labs have introduced their first startup, Odysee, at the UP.Summit. The venture aims to solve core strategic challenges for the aviation industry  more

SEATTLE, Oct. 2 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * We're expanding our presence in California and adding new coast-to-coast service sure to delight our guests in the Northwest. * * * Summary - Alaska expands presence in California and adds a new coast-to-coast connection sure to delight Northwest guests. - New routes include connections between Las Vegas and both San Diego and Santa Rosa/Sonoma County, between Los   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 1 -- The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities issued the following news release: * * * $150,000 will be granted for safety equipment and training. * * * (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) - The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) announces the launch of a new funding opportunity for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) organizations across the state. With a maximum request of $150,000, this initiative is designed to provide essential equipm  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 30 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: From collecting audio of walruses in Alaska to covering avian influenza in northern Michigan, Isabelle "Izzy" Ross has a passion for making climate issues relevant to local communities. Now, as a reporter for the online magazine Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Michigan, she tells stories of how the Great Lakes are affected by climate change. Ross will share her approach to regional enviro  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: * * * WHEREAS: For over 150 years, the United States pursued, embraced, or permitted a policy of forced assimilation of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people through the federal Indian boarding school system; and WHEREAS: From 1819 to 1969, the federal Indian boarding system was expansive, consisting of a minimum of 408 federal Indian boarding schools, comprising 431 specific sit  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Oct. 3 -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: * * * Visiting scientist Tugba Avan came from Turkey to collaborate with Rutgers-Camden faculty on potential medical breakthroughs * * * By Caroline Brobeil Deep within the icy stillness of the glaciers and snowfields found across Alaska, British Columbia, and the Pacific Northwest lives a scientific marvel that could hold the key to life-saving breakthroughs in medicine and health: the Mesenchytras so  more

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $9 million contract to the University of Maine for research that will significantly expand efforts to quantify snowpack properties, explore the impact of snowmelt on the surrounding terrestrial environments of Alaska and Maine, and expand training opportunities in polar science. The project is led by School of Earth and Climate Sciences and Climate Change I  more