News
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
UIC Stands Up Road-Accessible Vertical Contractor, Iglu Construction
Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation adds Iglu Construction as a Railbelt builder, a different specialty compared to sister subsidiaries UIC Construction, UIC Nappairit, and UMIAQ Design.
GCI Declares Airraq Network Phase One Complete
GCI celebrates completing the first phase of the Airraq Network, a digital fiber extension to reach 11,800 Western Alaskans.
R&M Consultants, Inc. Opens Wasilla Office
R&M Consultants expanded its Alaska footprint from three to four offices, opening a Wasilla location to better meet clients’ multidisciplinary engineering needs.
Cook Inlet LNG Advances Floating Storage and Regasification
Cook Inlet LNG and Glacier Oil & Gas are partnering on floating storage and regasification, enabling near-term energy imports for Southcentral.
AEDC Forecast Tentative, Pending LNG Decision
Consumer confidence is lower than ever, but the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation expects a shakeup in its 2026 economic forecast.
UIC Becomes Majority Owner of Northbank Civil and Marine
Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation acquired a majority interest in Northbank Civil and Marine, a Washington–based contractor specializing in civil and marine construction.
Continued Expansion as Credit Union 1 Plans Homer Branch
Credit Union 1 announced it will open its sixteenth branch by mid-summer, to serve member-customers in Homer.
Alaska Employment: After Data Interruption, November Unemployment Returns at 4.7%
Unemployment in Alaska held steady at 4.7 percent in November, the first new monthly figures after federal data collection was interrupted in October.
Glenfarne Progresses ‘from Planning to Building’ Alaska LNG Pipeline
Pieces are settling into place for the Alaska LNG pipeline, with Glenfarne lining up partners for construction, materials, gas supply, and offtake buyers.
Latest News
The Side Quest Puts Board Games Front and Center
Games aren’t for sale, and the coffee is limited, yet The Side Quest brings the board game café experience to Anchorage with a new shop near Midtown.
UIC Stands Up Road-Accessible Vertical Contractor, Iglu Construction
Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation adds Iglu Construction as a Railbelt builder, a different specialty compared to sister subsidiaries UIC Construction, UIC Nappairit, and UMIAQ Design.
GCI Declares Airraq Network Phase One Complete
GCI celebrates completing the first phase of the Airraq Network, a digital fiber extension to reach 11,800 Western Alaskans.
R&M Consultants, Inc. Opens Wasilla Office
R&M Consultants expanded its Alaska footprint from three to four offices, opening a Wasilla location to better meet clients’ multidisciplinary engineering needs.
Cook Inlet LNG Advances Floating Storage and Regasification
Cook Inlet LNG and Glacier Oil & Gas are partnering on floating storage and regasification, enabling near-term energy imports for Southcentral.
AEDC Forecast Tentative, Pending LNG Decision
Consumer confidence is lower than ever, but the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation expects a shakeup in its 2026 economic forecast.
Continued Expansion as Credit Union 1 Plans Homer Branch
Credit Union 1 announced it will open its sixteenth branch by mid-summer, to serve member-customers in Homer.
Alaska Employment: After Data Interruption, November Unemployment Returns at 4.7%
Unemployment in Alaska held steady at 4.7 percent in November, the first new monthly figures after federal data collection was interrupted in October.
Glenfarne Progresses ‘from Planning to Building’ Alaska LNG Pipeline
Pieces are settling into place for the Alaska LNG pipeline, with Glenfarne lining up partners for construction, materials, gas supply, and offtake buyers.
