Fairbanks' First Raising Cane's Hiring Managers

0:00It's March 31st. This is Anchorage News. Today, local news powered by AI. Fairbanks is gearing up for its first raising canes with a two-day hiring event for managers hitting Monday and Tuesday. They're looking to snack seven to ten managers, plus some business support spots, before bringing on 100 to 120 crew members. Around May. The goal is amid-to-late summer opening, ideally in August. The spot on College Road in Illinois Street has been ready since early 2025, but corporate shifts push things back. It started under the Pan the Restaurant Group, then restructured into the standalone Pacific Rim Canes brand. That group already runs 13 locations across Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam, and they're all about hiring local talent to keep things on track. Folks in Fairbanks get first dives on those crew jobs once managers are locked in. Right now, the focus is unpacking equipment, checking it out, and installing custom graphics featuring local community vibes on the walls. It's those final touches that will get them serving up.

1:03Chicken finger meals, fries, Texas toast, and coleslaw. With managers in place soon, this chicken spot should be slinging fingers to hungry Alaskans by summer's end, boosting the local scene.