Identity Opportunity: Alaska DMV Leads the Way on Mobile ID
by Amy Newman | Jun 16, 2025
Alaska Marine Highway System Board Works on Long-Range Plan
Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board embarks on a long-range plan that includes new ferries, upgraded terminals, and other improvements.
CITC Teaches STEM with Plastic Recycling
Cook Inlet Tribal Council’s super fab lab turns #2 and #5 plastics, not easily recycled elsewhere in Anchorage, into learning opportunities.
Wayland Baptist University Transitions Alaska Campuses to Online Only
Wayland Baptist University is transitioning its Alaska campus locations to online instruction only, leveraging the global reach of WBUonline.
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US Chamber of Commerce Maps Route for Small Businesses Facing Tariffs
Seeking adjustments to tariffs, the US Chamber of Commerce suggests small businesses advocate by telling their stories.
Survey Shows Dramatic Drop in Alaska Small Business Confidence and Financial Outlook
The Alaska Small Business Development Center says its annual survey for 2025 shows the sharpest economic shift in its eight-year history.
Anchorage Assembly Approves $1.1B Bond for New Port Cargo Terminal
The Anchorage Assembly authorized a $1.1 billion revenue bond and approved a construction contract for the city-owned port’s Cargo Terminal 1.
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.
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It’s back! Alaska Business is hosting a celebration for our readers’ favorites at the Anchorage Brewing Company. Gather on July 17, 2025, for a festive gathering honoring business excellence with live music, food, drinks, fun games, and more!
The Alaska Academy of Physician Assistants is hosting its All-Alaska Medical Conference.
The Resource Development Council is thrilled to be celebrating fifty years of supporting Alaska’s resource industries, and it invites members and nonmembers to celebrate this milestone.
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Calista Corporation
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SeaTac Marine
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American Marketing Association Alaska Chapter
Anchorage Economic Development Corporation
Doyon, Limited
Span Alaska Transportation
Oxford Assaying & Refining
SES Space & Defense
PeopleAK
JEFFCO Grounds Maintenance
ASRC Energy Remediation
Mat-Su Health Foundation Promotes New Leader
Esther Pitts, Chief Community Impact Officer at Mat-Su Health Foundation, is the choice to succeed the retiring Elizabeth Ripley as President and CEO.
GCI Hires Its First Chief Technology Officer
Troy Goldie, most recently an executive at Louisiana-based Lumen Technologies, is GCI’s choice for the newly-created position of Chief Technology Officer.
ConocoPhillips Alaska Assigns VP to Oversee Willow Development
ConocoPhillips Alaska added Mo Chahal to its leadership team as Vice President, Willow, overseeing the North Slope project as it aims for first oil in 2029.
Ecommerce Expands: Homesteading the Digital Frontier
Meet some Alaska brick-and-mortar businesses that show the ongoing evolution of online shopping, self-serve digital tools, and other forms of ecommerce.
Unending Potential in the Mat-Su
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has been Alaska’s growth locus for forty years running. Housing, infrastructure, and services have expanded to welcome new residents.
The Focused Manager: Elevate Your Impact
Systems thinking makes managers more effective. Level up by considering the connections among personal, technical, operational, and complex systems.
Second Chance at Success
Convicts face challenges long after incarceration ends, not the least of which is finding gainful employment. Guest author Lincoln Garrick explores the potential in giving a second chance to Alaskans with a criminal record.
Reconstruction Costs: A Tricky Variable in Commercial Property Insurance
Columnist Sean Dewalt breaks down the trick to fully insuring commercial property: valuation tools to realistically measure reconstruction cost.
