by Amy Newman | Aug 8, 2022 | Magazine, Tourism
On August 7, the City and Borough of Juneau hosted hundreds of competitors in Alaska’s first-ever full-distance Ironman triathlon, considered one of the most grueling single-day sports events in the world.
by Amy Newman | May 2, 2022 | Magazine, Retail, Small Business
Given the swift transition offices made to remote work when the COVID-19 pandemic sent the country into lockdown in March 2020, the logical assumption was that COVID-19 would spell disaster for office furnishings—it didn’t.
by Amy Newman | Apr 13, 2022 | Magazine, Manufacturing
Adam Williams has a plan: consolidate Anchorage’s printing industry and expand the services at his commercial print shop. It’s admittedly ambitious, especially considering that he purchased Alaska Printing three years ago.
by Amy Newman | Jan 12, 2022 | Healthcare, Magazine
Adam McMahan knew from a young age he wanted to be a physician. He can pinpoint the exact moment he decided to practice medicine in a small rural town.
by Amy Newman | Dec 1, 2021 | Healthcare, Magazine
Alaska Behavioral Health has provided mental health and wraparound behavioral health services to Alaskan children, youth in transition, adults, and families, including those with co-occurring substance misuse, for more than forty-five years.
by Amy Newman | Sep 2, 2021 | Magazine, Oil & Gas
ConocoPhillips’ size and dominance in Alaska weren’t enough to inoculate it from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, 2021 was a “reset” year for the company, which produced approximately 208,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in Q1 with an average price of $60 per barrel.
by Amy Newman | Aug 23, 2021 | Magazine, Professional Services
The ability to recruit and retain a reliable, skilled workforce that can handle the technical, environmental, and even mental aspects of remote jobs is a crucial component of a project’s success.
by Amy Newman | Jun 28, 2021 | Magazine, Transportation
Comprised of little more than a roughly 3,300-foot-long runway, an apron, and a small terminal, rural airports ensure year-round access to residents and tourists and keep communities supplied with goods, equipment, and other everyday essentials.
by Amy Newman | May 24, 2021 | Magazine, Oil & Gas
The revised development plan ultimately allows Oil Search to increase its overall production at a reduced cost.
by Amy Newman | Feb 1, 2021 | Architecture, Magazine, Professional Services
Eventually Alaskan workers will return to the office, and the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a shift in thinking among business leaders about what constitutes the ideal workspace.