Bay Welding’s Ambitious Seiner: A New Boat for a New Season
Homer-based Bay Welding Services’ new 58-foot seiner marks the company’s entry into full-service custom boat building.
Manufacturing
Pressing Concerns: Behind the Covers of Periodical Printing
A monthly printed magazine of business news is pretty special, come to think of it. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Alaska Business by visiting fellow periodical publishers and the printers who put ink on paper.
BuyAlaska and Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership Launch Online Business Exchange
BuyAlaska and Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership launched an online marketplace for Alaska businesses to sell supplies to other businesses.
Fungi Might Offer Path to Green Styrofoam, Cleaner Shores
UAA professor touts possible green alternative to Styrofoam that can be made of mycelium and wood or paper fibers in less than a week.
Copper River Seafoods Named 2023 Alaska Manufacturer of the Year
Copper River Seafoods is the Manufacturer of the Year for 2023, an award presented by the Made in Alaska program within the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
Slow Brew: How a Local Product Lands on National Shelves
The journey of Zip Kombucha into coolers at Carrs/Safeway, Fred Meyer, Costco, and Walmart stores is an example of the path that Alaska-made products take from small-batch sales to national retail shelves.