Federal Offshore Leases Reimagined for ‘High Arctic’ Planning Area
The next federal offshore oil and gas leasing program will reconfigure Alaska waters into a new High Arctic planning area.
Author: alaskabusiness
Winners Split $45,000 at 2025 Arctic Innovation Competition
Inventions for home construction, autism adaptation, and Arctic living earned prizes at the 2025 Arctic Innovation Competition.
AIDEA Backs Downtown Anchorage Hotel with $25M Loan Participation
The Wildbirch Hotel, co-developed by Mark Begich, becomes part of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority loan participation portfolio and forms a strategic partnership with Aleut Real Estate.
Alaska Employment: Job Count Rises by 1.7% in March, Unemployment Rate Flat
Unemployment in Alaska held steady at 4.7 percent in March, even as total employment grew by 1.7 percent compared to a year earlier.
Alaska Business Earns Press Club Awards for Cover Design, Feature Writing
This magazine won first place from the Alaska Press Club for cover design and feature writing for work done in 2024.
Monitor Weekly Quiz | April 18 2025
Monitor Weekly Quiz | April 18 Welcome to the weekly Monitor quiz, where we test your knowledge on what’s happened in the Alaska business community over the last week. Good luck!
Anchorage Assembly Approves $1.1B Bond for New Port Cargo Terminal
The Anchorage Assembly authorized a $1.1 billion revenue bond and approved a construction contract for the city-owned port’s Cargo Terminal 1.
Furie Embarks on Kitchen Lights Drilling Campaign
Furie sends jack-up rig to Kitchen Lights Unit for multi-year development plan aided by Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority.
R&M Consultants Launches Land Development Group with Senior Planner
Civil engineering, surveying, and environmental firm R&M Consultants hired Dave Whitfield as Senior Planner in its new Land Development Group.
Monitor Weekly Quiz | April 11 2025
Monitor Weekly Quiz | April 11 Welcome to the weekly Monitor quiz, where we test your knowledge on what’s happened in the Alaska business community over the last week. Good luck!