Making Waves: Best startups from 2023
The only Best of Alaska Business category that a company can never win twice is Best Startup. Meet the winners that made the biggest impression during their first year of operation.
Author: Vanessa Orr
Singapore-India Trade Mission
The Alaska International Business Center leads a junket to Singapore and India, much like past missions that strengthened trade ties in South Asia.
Alaska Music Census: The Bottom Line of Show Business
To quantify the impact of music on the state’s economy and society, the nonprofit Alaska Independent Musicians Initiative launched a census last year of musicians and support services.
Serious Games: Building Teams for a Positive Workplace Culture
Alaska Escape Rooms is a popular destination for parties or dates, but it also has a business-to-business aspect to help employers build a positive workplace culture.
Architectural Design as a Storytelling Medium
Thoughtful architectural design can take a building from serving a simple purpose to providing community, culture, or historic context.
Christmas Lives at North Pole’s Santa Claus House
Since 1952 Santa Clause House has been building a year-round home for Christmas in North Pole and exporting that spirit around the world.
Archaeology’s Role in Protecting Cultural Artifacts
Contractors involved in excavation are encouraged, and sometimes required, to work with archaeological experts to preserve cultural resources.
Mammography on Wheels
To ensure all women have access to breast cancer screening, the Breast Cancer Detection Center of Alaska and Providence Alaska Imaging are improving mobile services.
Five Left Out: A Generational Fight for Southeast Land Claims
The fight to amend the exclusion of five Southeast communities from Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act continues today, fifty years after the act passed.
Alaska Farms Find ‘Second Harvest’ through Tourism and Event Hosting
To supplement their income, farmers have given their land a second life as tourist destinations, wedding venues, product-tasting sites, and more, benefitting the farms, locals, and visitors who get to spend memorable moments on some of the state’s most beautiful homesteads.