Industry
Every Alaska industry is an important part of the state’s economic fabric. Alaska’s well-known industries like oil and gas, mining, and fishing are inextricably linked with engineering services, financial institutions, healthcare facilities—even nonprofit endeavors. It is our goal to cover businesses in all of Alaska economic and geographic sectors, from family-operated farms in the Mat-Su and manufacturers in Fairbanks to budding cannabis dispensaries, tourism-based entities in Southeast, or Southcentral’s large retailers.
Latest Industry News
United Way of Anchorage Announces Retirement of Long-Time President Michele Brown
United Way of Anchorage has announced that President and CEO Michele Brown will retire this June after seventeen years with the organization.
UAF’s Online Bachelor’s Degrees Rank Among Top 100
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ online bachelor’s degree programs have been ranked among the top 100 by US News & World Report.
AIDEA Board Approves Brooks Range Loan Modifications
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority Board approved a resolution that enables AIDEA to modify terms of its loans related to development of the Southern Miluveach Unit (known as the Mustang Field).
Backcountry Riding on a “Snow Pony”
Snowmachining is a truly exciting way to experience Alaska’s backcountry with its towering mountain peaks silhouetted against an immense expanse of sky; unmatchable shades of blue captured in glacial ice; and networks of trails winding through thick forests and over frozen lakes.
TDX Appoints Tina Woods as Chief Administrative Officer
TDX Corporation, announced that Tina Woods, PhD, has been appointed as Chief Administrative Officer. In her new role, Woods will be responsible for overall leadership of the TDX Support Services Center.
Allison Bendis of Klondike Promotions Earns MAS Certification
Klondike Promotions announced that Allison Bendis has earned the certification of Master Advertising Specialist (MAS) administered by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI).
Ryan Johns New Shareholder at Altman, Rogers & Co.
Ryan T. Johns, CPA, has become the firm’s seventh shareholder. Prior to his promotion, Johns was the firm’s senior tax manager in its Anchorage office since 2016.
PND Engineers Hires Nathan Harris and Logan Imlach
PND Engineers is excited to introduce our two newest Alaska-registered professional civil engineers: Nathan Harris and Logan Imlach. Both are proud…
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The Marx Bros. Café
January 2020
Jack Amon and Richard “Van” Hale opened the doors of the Marx Bros. Café on October 18, 1979; however, the two had already been partners in cuisine for some time, having created the Wednesday Night Gourmet Wine Tasting Society and Volleyball Team Which Now Meets on Sunday, a weekly evening of food and wine. It was actually the end of the weekly event that spurred the name of the restaurant: hours after its final service, Amon and Hale were hauling equipment and furnishings out of their old location and to their now-iconic building on Third Street, all while managing arguments about equipment ownership, a visit from the police, and quite a bit of wine. “If you’ve ever seen the movie ‘A Night at the Opera” starring the Marx Brothers, that’s what it was like,” Hale explains.