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From COVID to Contaminants—How the Specialists Tackle a Range of Health and Safety Issues
From gas stations to energy companies to cruise lines to military bases to air cargo companies and more, businesses hire HSE (health, safety, and environment) specialists to keep their facilities clean.
About Bridges: Retrofits, Repairs, and Construction of Critical Alaska Infrastructure
Hook, LLCWith about 365,000 miles of river and thousands more miles of streams and other waterways—not to mention 6,640 miles of coastline—bridges are vital infrastructure for keeping Alaskans moving along the state’s roadways.“You’ve got to understand the geography...
Local Providers Answer Demand for Newer, Better, Faster Tech in Education
In the past year, schools at all levels partnered with telecommunication companies to implement technology on an unprecedented scale.
3,300-Foot Lifelines: Planning, Constructing, and Maintaining Alaska’s Rural Runways
Comprised of little more than a roughly 3,300-foot-long runway, an apron, and a small terminal, rural airports ensure year-round access to residents and tourists and keep communities supplied with goods, equipment, and other everyday essentials.
Green Energy Calls for Copper—Mining in Alaska Can Build a Renewable Future
President Joe Biden’s ambitious goal to reduce America’s dependency on fossil fuels sets the stage for a dramatic increase in demand for the mineral resources necessary for green technology—especially copper.
Developing Drones: The Aeronautics Industry Is Taking Off on St. Paul
While drone technology may have been born elsewhere, in Alaska its capabilities have been put to the test, and now the aeronautics industry is taking off on St. Paul Island.
The Vaccine Rollout in Rural Alaska—Coordination and Communication Made Getting Back to Business Possible
According to Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges, the planning, coordination, communication, and dedication that made vaccine distribution in rural Alaska a success story is striking.
High Demand, Low Supply—Alaska’s Homeowners Are Cashing In
The word “unprecedented” was tossed around a lot in 2020, and it can also be used to describe what’s been happening in the residential housing market since the pandemic hit.
How COVID-19 Prompted Oil Search to Pivot at Pikka
The revised development plan ultimately allows Oil Search to increase its overall production at a reduced cost.
Interest in Alaska’s Geothermal Resources Is Heating Up
A few projects across the state are gaining momentum—including one only 80 miles from Anchorage—that could redefine geothermal energy’s role in Alaska.
Cleaning Coast to Coast: Marine Industrial Debris Cleanup in Alaska
Alaska’s thriving maritime industry is supported by a variety of environmental companies and other organizations that help clear industrial debris from the state’s waterways and shoreline, keeping Alaska’s ecosystem as pristine as possible while combating a never-ending problem.
Renewables and Oil & Gas: A One-Two Punch for Alaska’s Energy Sector
Many industry experts agree that oil, natural gas, solar, hydro, geothermal, and tidal can all be developed in Alaska without one encroaching on the other’s economic importance to the state. Combined, petroleum and renewables are a positive one-two punch for Alaskans, not ideologically opposed platforms locked in some industrial grudge-match.
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The 2021 Best of Alaska Business Awards
July 2021
Welcome to the 2021 Best of Alaska Business awards! We ask our readers to give us their input on the best businesses that Alaska has to offer, ranging from flower boutiques to accounting firms. Throughout March, readers voted in record numbers, yet another indication after a trying year of how Alaskans take extra effort to support local businesses.