AI 101: Business Uses for Frontier Technology
To help Alaska businesses leverage AI’s potential, local experts have been staying abreast of the cutting edge of new technology. In simple terms, how can companies use the newest technology?
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Characteristics of Leadership: Micromanaging
Throughout 2026, this series on effective leadership interviews knowledgeable Alaskans and shares their methods of aligning values with ethical conduct. This month’s topic: when micromanagers carry too much of the load.
‘Categorical Exclusion’ Simplifies NPRA Winter Exploration Permits
The US Bureau of Land Management says previous environmental assessments found that exploration activities in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska resulted in no significant impacts.
Tax Changes for Individual Contractors, Charitable Donors
Some non-employee compensation (1099-NEC) and miscellaneous payment (1099-MISC) situations demand careful attention from independent contractors or other freelance workers, and from businesses that pay them.
Credit Union 1 Hires Chief Information Officer
Credit Union 1 hired Susannah Scholl as Chief Information Officer to lead the co-op’s information technology strategy and operations.
New CEO for First National Bank Alaska
After more than a decade with Betsy Lawer as President of First National Bank Alaska, a succession plan promotes Darren Franz to the top job, effective in January.