Alaska Marine Highway Update
An update on the Alaska Marine Highway System, including toll credits and how the ferry fleet continues to provide essential services in Southeast.
Author: Alexandra Kay
ConocoPhillips Alaska Update: Plans for Greater Mooses Tooth 2, Nuna, and Willow
ConocoPhillips announced in December 2023 a Final Investment Decision to move forward with the Willow project, while construction continues in 2024 on the Nuna project. The company updates us on some of the most anticipated North Slope developments.
Powder Reserve West
Housing is tight in Anchorage, so the village corporation Eklutna, Inc. is coming to the rescue with a major residential development in Eagle River.
The 2024 Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame
The Alaska State Committee on Research is honoring Tim Collett, Billy Connor, and Christine Resler for their work in hydrocarbons, transportation infrastructure, and innovation itself.
Future 49ers: Bailey’s Furniture & Sourdough Express
Among the companies that barely missed the Top 49ers ranks this year, two are long-established, family-owned dynasties. Bailey’s Furniture and Sourdough Express are currently waiting in the wings, but they could easily take the stage, sooner or later.
Vitus Energy Expands through Reinvestment in Anchorage Gas Stations
Though the company is a newcomer to Anchorage drivers gassing up their cars and trucks, Vitus Energy is no stranger to retail fuel after steadily growing through a decade of wholesaling.
Keeping Cannabis Cool: HVAC needs for growing, processing, and selling marijuana
As the cannabis industry has grown, the distinct odor of cannabis has become a more familiar scent; but unlike consumers who may allow the smell of their private cannabis use to permeate the air, the industry itself is subject to state and local regulations that take odor into consideration.
The Signs, They Are A-Changing: Three Generations of a Family-Owned Business
Window graphics, business shingles, and roadside banners by Broadway Signs have been catching eyes across Alaska since 1969. All that time, the Anchorage-based business has been run by the Shockley family—which will continue for the foreseeable future.
Hendrix and HEX Reinject Life into Furie
When John Hendrix’s company, HEX, acquired Furie Operating Alaska in July of last year, after much negotiating and an almost dead deal, the longtime Alaska resident had a lot to contend with.