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ASHNHA Announces 2021 Quality & Patient Safety Awards, Honors Alaska’s Healthcare Workers
This year, the recognition comes at a critical time as healthcare professionals work long and demanding shifts to battle rising COVID cases and are forced to make incredibly difficult decisions as hospitalizations escalate and capacity is strained.
US Department of Commerce Invests $849,185 to Support Business Resiliency Efforts in Ekwok
The US Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $849,185 grant to the Native Village of Ekwok to build a multi-purpose facility that will enhance the resiliency of the area’s business community. This EDA grant is expected to create or retain fifty-five jobs and generate $45,000 in private investment.
Seafood at Your Fingertips: Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Launches New Website
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute announced its new and mobile-friendly website, alaskaseafood.org. The site combines two previously separate websites (alaskaseafood.org and wildalaskaseafood.com) into one fully integrated online home, creating a single hub for information on Alaska seafood.
Bristol Bay Native Corporation Launches Shareholder-Owned Business Directory
Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) has launched a new Shareholder-Owned Business Directory, a one-stop resource to find the broad range of businesses owned by BBNC shareholders, spouses, and descendants.
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September 2021
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In-Depth Coverage
Posts with Purpose: Choosing Substance Over Likes
What it means to be a social media influencer in Alaska is a bit different than the Lower 48. That’s even more the case when your target audience is Alaska Natives.
ConocoPhillips ‘Hits Reset’ in 2021
ConocoPhillips’ size and dominance in Alaska weren’t enough to inoculate it from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, 2021 was a “reset” year for the company, which produced approximately 208,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in Q1 with an average price of $60 per barrel.
Recruiting Rugged Workforces
The ability to recruit and retain a reliable, skilled workforce that can handle the technical, environmental, and even mental aspects of remote jobs is a crucial component of a project’s success.
The Beauty of Public Projects
Public projects don’t always contain aesthetic design elements, but when they do—like in the case of Alaska’s first DDI—they add an intangible, though intrinsic value to the city and its residents.
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Featured Events
October 1
2021 Top 49ers Presentation
Alaska Business celebrates the Top 49ers: Alaskan-owned companies ranked by gross revenue at our annual presentation.
October 24 – October 29
The RCOP & ICCRE joint conference in October 2021 will strengthen ties between the scientific, engineering, and local communities.
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Industry Highlights
‘Bristol Bay Wild Market’ Brings Alaska Flavors to Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena
Bristol Bay Native Corporation announced the brand new “Bristol Bay Wild Market” as the exclusive seafood marketplace inside the Climate Pledge Arena.
Mike Robbins Confirmed as Executive Director for Anchorage Community Development Authority
Mike Mills, Chair for the Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA) Board of Directors, shared the following announcement…
Koniag Government Services Ranks Among Annual List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Inc. magazine recently revealed that Koniag Government Services is No. 3106 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
Justin Ezell Williams of ‘Justin’s Alaska Eats’ Joins as a Host of ‘Hometown, Alaska’
Alaska Public Media (AKPM) welcomes Justin Ezell Williams, a new host of the weekly radio program Hometown, Alaska.
In This Issue
50 Years of ANSCA
September 2021
Fifty years ago, as the Watergate scandal swirled around then-President Richard Nixon, he signed into law the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). It was the largest land claims settlement in the nation’s history and a stark departure from agreements forced on Tribes in the Lower 48.