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.
Life is the bubbles under the sea—and visitors to Alaska’s cold, clear waters want a closer look. Local dive shops have the equipment and the know-how to take tourists on an aquatic adventure.
Around the corner from Crow Creek Mercantile, the main grocery store in Girdwood, a couple opened Raw Market to sell organic fruits and veggies.
Sweet Caribou opened its second location June 4, a shop at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport selling salads, sandwiches, and of course macarons.
Amazon extended its last-mile reach to Alaska, FedEx Express is building a new Domestic Operations Center, and NorthLink Aviation is adding infrastructure to support smaller logistics carriers.
With the opening of a Subway franchise, fast food has arrived in Nenana for the first time. Elijah Verhagen, who grew up in Nenana, brought the restaurant chain to his hometown.