Great Alaskan Holidays Recognized by Winnebago
Winnebago Industries has announced that Great Alaskan Holidays has earned both their 2019 Flying W Award, as well as their 2019 Partners in Excellence Award.
Manufacturing
Made Local, Made Right
Two businesses—in wildly different ways—have set their sights on making cost-effective, high-quality, local products: NRC Alaska and ImagineItAlaska.
December Employment Down 0.3 Percent from Last Year; Unemployment Rate at 6.3 Percent
December employment was down an estimated 0.3 percent, or 900 jobs, from December 2017. Retail, manufacturing and professional and business services each lost 400 jobs while information and financial activities each fell by 200.
Panels and Paper
The most recent Alaska-Made Building Products Directory was published in March 2013 by the Division of Economic Development of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
Rain Proof Roofing
Patrick Reilly is a lifelong Alaskan. When he graduated from West High School in the early seventies he was “working odd jobs in construction” while dating April Markley, who would later become his wife and business partner.
Boat and Ship Building Sector in Alaska Poised for Growth
The State of Alaska Division of Economic Development, in partnership with the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development, released the first in a series of reports examining several emerging economic sectors in Alaska.