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Alaskans love their state and want to make sure it is protected. Alaska Business covers the environmental service providers that help builders and developers plan and execute projects responsibly. We also report on recycling efforts on a community and corporate scale.
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3-Tier Alaska Merges with Travis/Peterson Environmental Consulting
The merger expands and deepens the combined company’s civil, environmental, land surveying, and water system design services across Alaska.
Ahtna Marine & Construction Company Establishes SBA 8(a) Certified Joint Venture with J.F. Brennan Co.
Together AMCC and Brennan will bid and execute specific environmental dredging and dam construction projects throughout the United States that may have otherwise been out of reach.
Hoarfrost, Permafrost, and Low Oxygen: The Engineering Challenges of Working on Arctic Ice
“To be an Arctic specialist, one has to have experience with cold climate means, methods, and materials applications in the Arctic, as well as an understanding of the logistics challenges,” says Richard S. Armstrong, founder of RSA Engineering.
US and Russia Sign Joint Contingency Plan for Pollution Response in Bering and Chukchi Seas
The Joint Contingency Plan is a bilateral agreement focused on preparing for and responding to transboundary maritime pollution incidents.
The Women Who Fuel Alaska
There has been an increase in women workers in the storage and distribution of fuel across Alaska; women are working and thriving at all levels of this industry, including high level executive positions, terminal management, and fuel delivery.
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Re: Recycling
Greasy pizza boxes are now being accepted in all Anchorage cardboard recycling, as new data shows that grease and small amounts of cheese in pizza boxes have no effect on the recyclability of the boxes.
“With this small change we hope we can prevent further confusion and prevent valuable material that can be recycled from going into the landfill,” says Solid Waste Services Recycling Coordinator Suzanna Caldwell.
Industry Accolades
Trihydro has again been ranked among the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top Environmental Firms. ENR Ranks the top 200 environmental firms nationally based on gross revenue associated with environmental services.
This year marks Trihydro’s 15th consecutive appearance on the list; debuting at 171 in 2006, Trihydro ranked 113 in 2020.
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Sam Friedman | Alaska Business
We provide year-round coverage in our print and digital magazine (check out What About the Water, published in November 2019) of environmental firms and activities in Alaska, as well as recycling projects and services (Marginal Metal, from August 2019, talks about steel recycling in Alaska).
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The Corporate 100
April 2021
Alaska Business has been celebrating the corporations that have a significant impact on Alaska’s economy since 1993. At the time, the corporations weren’t ranked as the list didn’t have specific ranking criteria. Instead, the Alaska Business editorial team held long, detailed, and occasionally passionate discussions about which organizations around the state were providing jobs, owned or leased property, used local vendors, demonstrated a high level of community engagement, and in general enriched Alaska.