Marginal Metal
Ferrous metals usually have less value by weight, which can make profit margins thin for scrap yards when prices drop, especially in places like Alaska with high transportation costs.
Author: Sam Friedman
SNEAK PREVIEW: Growing Green
A lone employee arrived in mid-February to turn on a furnace and grow lights in one of the northernmost commercial plant nurseries in North America.
The Electronic Logging Device Mandate
It’s been looming on the horizon for years, and now it’s here: the federal mandate for long-haul truck drivers to use equipment called Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) to track the number of hours they work.
2019 Convention Calendar: Alaska’s Industry Meetings and Trade Shows
When it’s time to network, learn, and even pick up some swag, there are a bevy of annual conventions held statewide to inform and entertain.
No Port No Problem
The prices for fuel and food surprise many first time visitors to rural Alaska towns.
Alaska Builds Second Six-Lane Highway
A project to transform Anchorage’s major north-south highway into a six-lane road is almost two-thirds done.
Alaska Geographic Appoints Andy Hall as New Executive Director
Alaska Geographic welcomes Andy Hall as its new executive director.
