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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
Credit Union 1 Opens Wasilla Branch
Credit Union 1 celebrated the opening of its fourteenth branch in Wasilla April 4 with champagne, teddy bears, and a four-wheeler giveaway.
Providence Alaska Medical Center Earns Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification
Providence Alaska Medical Center, the hospital where most Alaskans are treated for stroke, achieves highest certification for stroke care.
Cape Fox Tours Awarded Adventure Green Alaska Certification
Ketchikan-based Cape Fox Tours earns sustainable tourism certification for its commitment to upholding standards of sustainability.
Alaska Employment: Job Count Rises by 1.6% in February, Unemployment Rate Flat
Unemployment in Alaska held steady at 4.7 percent in February, even as total employment grew by 1.6 percent compared to a year earlier.
Alaska Department of Transportation Proposes Study of Ferry Terminal in Hyder
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities wants to study a new ferry terminal in Hyder for alternative access to Canada.
Perfect Cybersecurity Score for Cape Fox Corporation as Defense Contractor
Cape Fox Corporation aces Department of Defense Cybersecurity certification, positioning itself well for defense contracting opportunities.
Doyon, Limited and Huna Totem Corporation Join in Acquiring Portage Glacier Cruises
Na-Dena’, the joint venture of Doyon, Limited and Huna Totem Corporation, is buying Portage Glacier Cruises, one of the most popular visitor activities in the Anchorage area.
Downtown Palmer Sundries Shop Closing
Created from a desire to be surrounded by beautiful and tasty things, NonEssentials in Palmer is closing after more than twenty years.
A Little Extra from Lagniappe: Oil Discovery East of Prudhoe
The Sockeye-2 test is the second successful exploratory well, after the previous winter’s King Street-1, drilled in the Lagniappe area.
Latest News
Furie Embarks on Kitchen Lights Drilling Campaign
Furie sends jack-up rig to Kitchen Lights Unit for multi-year development plan aided by Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority.
Alaska News Coalition Launching an Online Public Notice Clearinghouse
Nonprofit newspaper organization Alaska News Coalition prepares to launch a statewide public notice clearinghouse website in May.
T for Tuition: Fairbanks Tea Company Supports Student Workers
Fairbanks-based Sipping Streams Tea Company launched a benefit program to support college tuition for part-time and full-time employees.
Aleut Partners with SpinLaunch to Build Space Catapult on Adak Island
A lease agreement finalized by Aleut regional corporation and SpinLaunch could set up an orbital centrifuge on Adak Island.
Juneau Assembly Approves Áak’w Landing, a Fifth Downtown Cruise Dock
Huna Totem Corporation’s Áak’w Landing project to add a cruise ship dock received Juneau Assembly approval for leased waterfront land.
Credit Union 1 Opens Wasilla Branch
Credit Union 1 celebrated the opening of its fourteenth branch in Wasilla April 4 with champagne, teddy bears, and a four-wheeler giveaway.
Doyon, Limited and Huna Totem Corporation Join in Acquiring Portage Glacier Cruises
Na-Dena’, the joint venture of Doyon, Limited and Huna Totem Corporation, is buying Portage Glacier Cruises, one of the most popular visitor activities in the Anchorage area.
Downtown Palmer Sundries Shop Closing
Created from a desire to be surrounded by beautiful and tasty things, NonEssentials in Palmer is closing after more than twenty years.
A Little Extra from Lagniappe: Oil Discovery East of Prudhoe
The Sockeye-2 test is the second successful exploratory well, after the previous winter’s King Street-1, drilled in the Lagniappe area.
