Anchorage International Airport Ranks Top in US for Cargo, 3rd Globally
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport now ranks as busiest cargo airport in the US and third-busiest cargo airport worldwide.
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GCI Acquires Quintillion in $310M Deal
GCI is acquiring Anchorage-based fiber optic company Quintillion from the private investment firm that bought it in 2023.
New Owner Rebrands Airframes Alaska and Alaskan Bushwheels as McFarlane Alaska
Alaskan Bushwheels and Airframes Alaska are splitting away from the Alaska Gear Company brand under the name McFarlane Alaska, a division of Kansas-based aviation parts supplier Victor Sierra.
Identity Health Clinic Closes, Ending 49 Years of LGBTQ+ Services
Identity Health Clinic, a nonprofit in Anchorage specializing in care for LGBTQ+ patients, is closing after nearly fifty years in business, citing delayed Medicaid payments and other financial stresses.
Global Credit Union Brings Branch to Utqiaġvik
Global Credit Union, in partnership with Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation, is opening a new branch inside the AC Stuaqpak supermarket in Utqiaġvik.
Alaska Employment: Job Count and Unemployment Rate Nearly Flat to Start 2026
Unemployment in Alaska stood at 4.8 percent in January while federal job cuts held overall employment growth in 2025 to 0.1 percent.
Huna Totem Finalizes Tidelands Lease for Áak’w Landing, a Fifth Juneau Cruise Dock
Huna Totem Corporation finalized a waterfront lease for its Áak’w Landing project to add a fifth cruise ship dock to downtown Juneau.
Leadership Promotions at Spawn Ideas
Ahead of the impending retirement of CEO Karen King this year, Spawn Ideas lines up new leadership roles for Amy Adams, April Cook, Codie Costello, and Kathy Norford.
Aleut Reorganizes Environmental Consulting Team as Dedicated Subsidiary
Aleut moves its Aleut Environmental Consulting team from its federal business arm to stand as a dedicated subsidiary.
Alaska Business Hall of Fame Names 2027 Laureates
Standouts in construction and finance will be inducted into the Alaska Business Hall of Fame. Junior Achievement of Alaska announced the laureates as well as the Volunteer and Educator of the Year.