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You want to know—and we want to tell you—what’s happening with Alaska’s businesses: large corporations with thousands of employees or sole proprietorships filling a niche; manufacturers adding value to local resources or engineering firms with decades of specialized experience; or companies centralized in Southcentral or operating across Alaska’s slopes.
Browse below to get a comprehensive look of what’s happening—and why it matters.
Latest News
UAA College of Business and Public Policy Earns AACSB Accreditation Extension
The extension was granted after a rigorous review process led by deans from highly regarded colleges of business and management outside Alaska.
GCI Project Manager to Lead Local Oversight in Unalaska for AU-Aleutians Fiber Project
Burnett will serve as a resource for local community members for the duration of the ambitious $58 million high-speed internet project.
US Department of Commerce Invests $520,518 to Support the Development of Aquaculture in Prince William Sound
This EDA investment will fund the development of a fully integrated kelp industry in Prince William Sound by creating kelp seed hatchery capacity, conducting baseline kelp growing research, training project partners, and providing processors products for market development.
Rural Alaska Community Action Program Partners with Visit Healthcare
Visit Healthcare has administered weekly tests at all five of RurAL CAP’s Supportive Housing facilities and has coordinated with RurAL CAP’s Outreach Specialists to test unsheltered individuals in Anchorage.
Issued for Anchorage—Emergency Order 20: Do It for Summer
EO-20 protects core public health measures, while loosening restrictions where it is safest to do so, especially in outdoor settings.
SBA Opens Shuttered Venue Operators Grants
$16.2 billion is available for operators of live venues, live performing arts organizations, museums, and movie theatres, as well as live venue promoters, theatrical producers, and talent representatives.
Eight Candidates Named in the Final Phase of UAA Chancellor Search
The eight leaders were chosen from a pool of diverse and highly qualified candidates and include three Alaskans and five university leaders from outside of Alaska.
Denali’s Muldrow Glacier Currently Experiencing an Historic Surge Event
Local pilot Chris Palms of K2 Aviation first noticed this unique geologic event during a recent overflight of the mountain. Since then, park scientists have begun a flurry of observations of this now rapidly flowing glacier.
NOAA Awards Ketchikan Port Facility Revitalization Contract to Ahtna Infrastructure & Technologies
Under the terms of the $18 million contract, the Alaska-based company will make major improvements, including the construction of a new office building, large floating pier, steel access trestle, and updated power and water utility systems.
In This Issue
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.