Marketing on the Move
With an estimated 3 billion social media users worldwide, an increased focus on digital marketing is undoubtedly warranted—but what has become of more traditional techniques such as printed products?
Author: OHara Shipe
New Finds, New Players, New Optimism: 2018 Oil & Gas Review
In January 2018, the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) projected that after an enduring economic recession, things were beginning to look up for the oil and gas sector.
Donlin Gold’s Record ROD
In August, a joint Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and US Army Corps of Engineers Federal Record of Decision (ROD) was handed down to Barrick Gold Corporation and NOVAGOLD Resources, who jointly own Donlin Gold.
The Business of Big Rigs
In many ways, the Alaska economy runs on the trucking industry’s ability to keep up with supply demands. Whether trucks are hauling lumber…
Rock Steady
In Alaska there are six actively producing mines, two projects in permitting, and an additional four advanced exploration projects in play in 2018.
Mine Site Reclamation
In 1855, the first coal mine in Alaska was opened by the Russian-American Company near Port Graham on the Kenai Peninsula. Fifteen years later in 1870, the first gold mine was established just outside of Juneau.
Alaska’s Unnatural Resources
Construction projects can have a significant impact on the environment. To illustrate, it is estimated that the global cement industry contributes approximately 5 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions.
Pristine Waters
With roughly 6,640 miles of oceancoastline, Alaskans enjoy theeconomic benefits of its many marine-based industries such as commercialfishing and tourism.
Unconventional but Not Impossible
Anthony F. Lucas ushered in the “oil age” in 1901 in Beaumont, Texas, drilling a well that blew oil 150 feet into the air at a rate of 100,000 barrels of oil per day.