Alaska Geographic Appoints Andy Hall as New Executive Director
Alaska Geographic welcomes Andy Hall as its new executive director.
Tag: Infrastructure
Moving to Rural Alaska: It Takes a Village
Moving to Rural Alaska: It Takes a Village Ships discharge fuel, cement, and cruise ship passengers at the Port of Anchorage on June 13, 2016, beneath a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster on final approach to land at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.PHOTO BY JIM JAGER, PORT...
Recycling in Alaska
When we hear or see the word “recycling,” we often think of a soda can, glass bottle, or plastic wrapping being tossed into a large, green receptacle emblazoned with the ubiquitous recycling symbol.
North Slope & Cook Inlet Activity
North Slope & Cook Inlet Activity Darryl Jordan The BP-operated Prudhoe Bay oilfield has surpassed 12.5 billion barrels of production. Prudhoe Bay’s large-scale enhanced oil recovery includes the use of enriched gas and re-injecting 8 billion cubic feet of...
Ice Road to Tanana
Ice Road to Tanana Sam Friedman Tyrell Seavey mushes on the Yukon River near Tanana, where a village-built ice road now connects Tanana to the Alaska road system.© JEFF SCHULTZ / ALASKASTOCK.COM Unique method to transport cargo The Yukon River city of Tanana began...
Training Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Pipefitters
Training Plumbers, Steamfitters, and Pipefitters Rindi White JMichael Luhrs welding hot pass.© LOCAL 375 JATC Union apprenticeship programs invest in workforce Nearly 23 percent of people who work in Alaska are part of a union, according to the federal Bureau of Labor...
Air-Cranes Improving Construction in Alaska
Sometimes the origin of a business can be as fascinating as its services and work product. When it comes to the everyday communications…
Alaska’s Ports, Harbors, and Docks
When singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper penned their soulful melody with the iconic chorus “I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay, wastin’…