by Vanessa Orr | Dec 14, 2020 | COVID-19, Healthcare, Magazine
“We are a well-tested community, which is assisting us in identifying cases early to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in our community,” says Audrey Gray, lead public information officer of the Anchorage Emergency Operations Center.
by Vanessa Orr | Nov 16, 2020 | Energy, Environmental, Magazine
Rural Alaska communities are taking a long look at local resources to see if biomass systems can save money, create jobs, and even work in concert with local fire mitigation efforts.
by Vanessa Orr | Sep 8, 2020 | Alaska Native, Magazine, Media & Arts
“I really encourage all Alaska Native corporations—for-profit, nonprofit, and tribes—to harness the power of media,” says BBNC’s Jason Metrokin. “People need to understand our history, our relevance, and the opportunities we provide, and advertising is a good way to do that.”
by Vanessa Orr | Aug 20, 2020 | Alaska Native, Media & Arts, Monitor
Here is a sneak preview of an article featured in our annual Alaska Native special section, available in our upcoming September 2020 issue.
by Vanessa Orr | Aug 10, 2020 | Magazine, Transportation
“If a helicopter company gets a call, it means they can’t use anything else,” says Ely Woods, general manager of ROTAK Helicopter Services, based out of Anchorage. “We can fit into smaller sites and we have vertical takeoff and landing capabilities—airplanes can’t go where helicopters can.”
by Vanessa Orr | Jun 15, 2020 | Magazine, Transportation
Alaska’s Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has established Safety Corridors in areas with a higher than average incidence of fatal and serious injury crashes.
by Vanessa Orr | May 11, 2020 | Architecture, Construction, Magazine
There are a lot of reasons to build with reclaimed materials, from lower costs to decreased environmental impact to the fact that they can be used to truly customize a project.
by Vanessa Orr | Mar 2, 2020 | Construction, Magazine, Nonprofits, Real Estate
What do Oklahoma City; Cleveland; Cincinnati; Boise, Idaho; and Bend, Oregon have in common? Visitors to these cities—and the people who live in them—are benefitting from the fact that their downtown areas have undergone a revitalization, attracting businesses, tax dollars, and tourists that contribute to the area’s overall economy.
by Vanessa Orr | Feb 10, 2020 | Magazine, Tourism
Nowhere is this love of snowmachining more obvious than during the Iron Dog, when seventy-two riders set off across the state in one of the longest and most challenging snowmachine races in the world.
by Vanessa Orr | Jan 23, 2020 | Monitor
Snowmachining in Alaska is huge. Nowhere is this love of the sport more obvious than during the Iron Dog, when seventy-two riders set off across the state in one of the longest and most challenging snowmachine races in the world. In addition to the main event, the race has also spawned trade and safety expos, ceremonial starts, halfway and final banquets, and other events that attract even more people to spend time and money on the sport.