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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
Supportive Housing for Homeless Elders Opens in Anchorage
Q’et’en Qenq’a “Elder’s House” is designed as permanent supportive housing for senior citizens in Anchorage who have nowhere else to live.
Alaska Energy Metals Advances Exploration Drilling at Nikolai Project
Alaska Energy Metals plans further drilling at its Nikolai nickel project along the Richardson Highway after receiving promising results in 2023.
Alaska Awarded $38.6M for Heat Pumps in Coastal Communities
A $38.6 million federal grant will help about 6,100 households in southern and central Alaska install heat pumps.
Alaska Employment: Nearly Half of June’s Job Growth in the Construction Sector
Unemployment in Alaska held steady in June at a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.5 percent, while the total number of jobs grew by 1.5 percent from the year before.
Grow North Farm Raises Urban Produce for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Grow North Farm launched its sixth season last week with a plan to operate a daily farm stand on weekdays through the summer.
Slow Brew: How a Local Product Lands on National Shelves
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.
Rasmuson Foundation Resumes Grantmaking, Issues $5.75M for UA, Housing, and Cultural Projects
Rasmuson Foundation ended its grantmaking pause with $5.75 million in grant awards and news of expanded grantmaking programs.
$1.9M Federal Grant for The Kuskokwim Corporation Sawmill
The Kuskokwim Corporation’s nonprofit affiliate receives $1.9 million in US Commerce Department funds to develop a sawmill to produce local building materials.
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Gets More Than $5M to Boost Seafood Sales
Funds from three federal sources help Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute develop a pet food brand and improve overseas market potential, among other projects.
Latest News
Supportive Housing for Homeless Elders Opens in Anchorage
Q’et’en Qenq’a “Elder’s House” is designed as permanent supportive housing for senior citizens in Anchorage who have nowhere else to live.
Alaska Energy Metals Advances Exploration Drilling at Nikolai Project
Alaska Energy Metals plans further drilling at its Nikolai nickel project along the Richardson Highway after receiving promising results in 2023.
Alaska Awarded $38.6M for Heat Pumps in Coastal Communities
A $38.6 million federal grant will help about 6,100 households in southern and central Alaska install heat pumps.
Alaska Employment: Nearly Half of June’s Job Growth in the Construction Sector
Unemployment in Alaska held steady in June at a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.5 percent, while the total number of jobs grew by 1.5 percent from the year before.
Grow North Farm Raises Urban Produce for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Grow North Farm launched its sixth season last week with a plan to operate a daily farm stand on weekdays through the summer.
Slow Brew: How a Local Product Lands on National Shelves
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.
Rasmuson Foundation Resumes Grantmaking, Issues $5.75M for UA, Housing, and Cultural Projects
Rasmuson Foundation ended its grantmaking pause with $5.75 million in grant awards and news of expanded grantmaking programs.
$1.9M Federal Grant for The Kuskokwim Corporation Sawmill
The Kuskokwim Corporation’s nonprofit affiliate receives $1.9 million in US Commerce Department funds to develop a sawmill to produce local building materials.
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Gets More Than $5M to Boost Seafood Sales
Funds from three federal sources help Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute develop a pet food brand and improve overseas market potential, among other projects.
