Oil Season
Fall is well underway, and with it signs that Alaska’s oil and gas industry is busy preparing for the 2019-2020 winter drilling season.
Latest News
Middle Alaska Once Again Part of the Cryosphere
With all the warmth-driven changes to Alaska in the news, this right-on-time snow coverage is comforting.
Princess Cruises Dedicates Totem Pole to Ketchikan to Commemorate 50th Year Sailing to Alaska
To thank the local community of Ketchikan, Alaska for supporting Princess Cruises over the last fifty years, the cruise line recently hosted a special golden anniversary ceremony at the Ketchikan Visitors Bureau to dedicate a specially-crafted totem pole to this charming coastal town.
UAF’s Terry Chapin to Receive 2019 Volvo Environment Prize
University of Alaska Fairbanks professor emeritus and ecologist Terry Chapin has been named the 2019 recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize.
Lynden Air Cargo Upgrades Fleet for Increased Reliability and Performance
Lynden Air Cargo completed another Hercules modification this summer, installing a “Short-POD APU” to enhance the reliability and performance of its aircraft.
Current Issue
October 2019
Featured
Choggiung Makes a Striking 49er Debut
This year is the debut of Top 49er Choggiung Limited, the ANCSA village corporation for Dillingham. The corporation reported 2018 revenue of more than $95 million, propelling it to number thirty-five in the rankings.
Oil Season
Fall is well underway, and with it signs that Alaska’s oil and gas industry is busy preparing for the 2019-2020 winter drilling season.
Meanwhile in Corporateville…
The definition of a hero is one who goes above and beyond the norm to help others. This certainly holds true among the 2019 Top 49ers—they made the list because of their ability to garner revenue in even the toughest of financial environments, but their true power and value lies in their super-sized philanthropic abilities.
Harvesting Carbon Credits
There’s money to be made in promising to reduce your company’s environmental footprint by cutting down fewer trees. And Alaska’s largest landowners are getting behind this new type of business in a big way.
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ATIA Annual Convention & Trade Show
October 7-10
The Alaska Travel Industry Association is the leading nonprofit trade organization for the state’s tourism industry. The theme for this year’s conference is “Legend of Alaska.”
Anchorage Design Week
October 4-12
Design Week is Anchorage's annual design festival featuring keynotes, talks, workshops, and weekend socials.
Featured Events
2019 Statewide Elders & Youth Conference
October 13 – October 16
First Alaskans Institute’s 36th Annual Elders & Youth Conference theme, “Qaneryararput Yugtun Piniqerput/Qaneryararput Cugtun Kayuqerput,” celebrates the beauty and importance of Alaska Native languages.
AFN 2019
October 17 – October 19
The annual convention serves as the principal forum and voice for the Alaska Native community in addressing critical issues of public policy and government, convening thousands of official delegates and participants from membership organizations across the state.
Spotlight Business Profiles
Matson
Calista Corporation
Alaska USA
Siemens
Personnel Plus
Arctic Office Products
Altman, Rogers & Co.
National Cooperative Bank
Doyon, Limited
JEFFCO
Avis Alaska
The Alaska Maritime Prevention & Response Network
PIP Marketing, Signs, Print
RISQ Consulting
The Alaska Maritime Prevention & Response Network
Thomas Head & Greisen, PC
Industry Featured
Alaskan Tribe Takes Knowledge of Elders into Digital Age
In the International Year of Indigenous Languages, an Alaskan indigenous community has launched an immersive app to help save a language and heritage on the brink of extinction.
Over Sixty Alaska High Schools Currently On Waitlist to Build Esports Programs with PlayVS
PlayVS furthered its mission to bring esports to high schools nationwide by announcing Alaska as the newest addition to its roster of partnered states.
Transcendental Travels
For many travelers amenities play a pivotal part when picking the perfect hotel—for some a stunning view is requisite, for others a giant, garden tub to…
Cook Inlet Housing Opens Ch’anikna Commons
Cook Inlet Housing Authority opened a new family-oriented housing complex in Anchorage’s Mountain View neighborhood featuring twenty-one townhouse-style apartments, the latest development in a decade-long revitalization of the north Anchorage community.
In This Issue
The 2019 Top 49ers Unmasked
October 2019
The 2019 Alaska Business Top 49ers rankings are official, ironclad, etched in stone, locked in—and not a minute too soon as we can’t wait to take a closer look at the Last Frontier’s top earning, Alaskan-owned companies.