2019 Best of Alaska Business Awards
The 2019 Best of Alaska Business survey is here! This is your chance to vote for your favorite business in a wide range of categories. The results of our annual reader’s choice survey will be printed in the July issue of Alaska Business in the Best of Alaska Business Special Section.
Latest News
SEARHC Hires Dr. Bruhl as Vice President/Chief Medical Officer
SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) has hired Elliot J. Bruhl, M.D. to assume the newly created systemwide position of Vice President/Chief Medical Officer (VP/CMO).
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CVRF Board Finalizes Budget of Over $18 Million in Community Benefits for 2019
With the approval of an extra $330,000 in spending at its March meeting, the Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) Board of Directors finalized its annual community benefits budget with over $18 million in projects set for 2019.
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SMS Equipment Brings World-Class Equipment, Support Solutions to Alaskan Market
SMS Equipment will host an open house to announce its first Alaska location, marking the official opening of the Anchorage branch on Thursday, April 4 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Signing Ceremony Concludes Two-Year Collaboration on Prince of Wales
The USDA Forest Service signed a decisio that aims to improve forest health while supporting the resilience and economies of local communities.
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March 2019
Featured
The LNG Saga
The most daunting task ahead of AGDC is bringing investors on board and proving to the legislature that the pipeline is economically viable.
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Tackling the High Cost of Alaskan Healthcare
For business owners, increasing healthcare costs are squeezing out other investments and limiting growth opportunities. But it is not all bad news; positive things are happening too.
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Sunken Debt
In Alaska, as in a number of other states, abandoned vessels are a huge issue.
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Mining Matters
Quite a number of advanced-exploration and development projects are underway—some at existing sites and some at newly discovered areas—that may bring even more mines to fruition in the near future.
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Tech Forward Alaska 3.0 Luncheon
March 27 @ 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Alaska is home to a small, but growing, tech community. There are a cadre of entrepreneurs who are creating cutting edge technologies here in the 49th state and gaining recognition and customers in the Lower 48 and around the world. The potential opportunities for this sector to flourish here are very real, but not always discussed enough in conversations about growing and diversifying the state’s economy.
2019 Alaska Young Professionals Summit
March 29 - March 30
Building off of its past success, the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals Group (YPG) hosts the fourth annual statewide Summit for young professionals in Alaska’s workforce. The Summit offers young professionals from across Alaska opportunities for professional development through a series of interactive workshops, discussions, and activities.
Featured Events
2019 Anchorage Women in Leadership Symposium
March 21 @ 8:00 am – 12:30 pm
The mission of the National Women in Leadership Symposium is to bring together a diverse mix of successful women leaders who, through the discussion of topics relevant to today’s issues, educate, inspire and encourage women to reflect on their own goals and status as they strive to move higher in their organizations.
ComFish Alaska
March 28 – March 30
ComFish is the largest commercial fishing show in Alaska and the longest running fisheries trade show in the state, now in its 40th year, bringing together gear vendors, government agencies, and nonprofits involved in every aspect of commercial fishing.
Spotlight Business Profiles
Doyon, Limited
RISQ Consulting
Alaska USA
Personnel Plus
Altman, Rogers & Co.
National Cooperative Bank
PIP Marketing, Signs, Print
Industry Featured
Tackling the High Cost of Alaskan Healthcare
For business owners, increasing healthcare costs are squeezing out other investments and limiting growth opportunities. But it is not all bad news; positive things are happening too.
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Yup’ik Musher Peter Kaiser Wins Iditarod XLVII
Veteran Iditarod musher Peter Kaiser (bib #9), of Bethel, Alaska, crossed under the burled arch in Nome at 3:39 a.m. today, claiming his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race championship.
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Pondering the Power of the Ocean
Yakutat once found quirky fame as a surfing destination for the adventurous. Now, residents are looking into capturing wave energy to provide the town’s power.
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Counceller Honored for Alutiiq Ancestors’ Memorial
Alutiiq Museum Executive Director April Counceller has been honored by the Alaska Anthropological Association for her work leading the developing of the Alutiiq Ancestors’ Memorial, a new public park in downtown Kodiak.
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In This Issue
How to Fix an Earthquake in Four Days
March 2019
At 8:30 a.m. on November 30, Alaskans were shaken by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit about eight miles north of Anchorage. Just minutes after the earth stopped rumbling, photos and videos started circulating on social media depicting the damage in and around the area. Days after the earthquake, more photos started making the rounds, now showing side-by-side comparisons between impacted infrastructure and roads and repairs already made. How did things improve so quickly?