MVFCU becomes the official credit union and official financial institution of the Alaska State Fair and secures naming rights for the year-round event venue. PALMER, Alaska, August 17, 2026: Matanuska Valley Federal Credit Union and the Alaska State Fair today announced multi-year agreements extending through 2030 that designate MVFCU as the official credit union and official financial...
Farm Family of the Year 2020 and 2021
Halibut Cove shellfish farmers are Alaska’s Farm Family of 2020 (Palmer, AK) – Alaska’s Farm Family of the Year for 2020 is the Bates family of Halibut Cove, whose determined operation of their shellfish farm in Kachemak Bay embodies the innovative, resilient spirt of Alaska agriculture even in the face of a global pandemic. “Alaska agriculture is a growing, evolving industry, and nothing reflects that more clearly than the...