by alaskabusiness | Oct 10, 2019 | News, Tourism
To thank the local community of Ketchikan, Alaska for supporting Princess Cruises over the last fifty years, the cruise line recently hosted a special golden anniversary ceremony at the Ketchikan Visitors Bureau to dedicate a specially-crafted totem pole to this charming coastal town.
by Sam Friedman | Sep 30, 2019 | Alaska Native, Magazine
There’s money to be made in promising to reduce your company’s environmental footprint by cutting down fewer trees. And Alaska’s largest landowners are getting behind this new type of business in a big way.
by Ned Rozell | Aug 16, 2019 | Environmental, Featured, News, Science
In 1960 the Alaska Department of Fish and Game conducted a wolf-planting experiment on Coronation Island in southeast Alaska. Alaska’s only wolf-stocking experiment taught biologists the importance of habitat size.
by alaskabusiness | Jul 30, 2019 | Alaska Native, Architecture, Construction, Energy, Engineering, News
The United States Green Building Council has awarded Sealaska Heritage Institute’s Walter Soboleff Building a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold rating, making it the second structure in Southeast Alaska to win gold status.
by Ned Rozell | Jul 25, 2019 | News, Science
LeConte Glacier near Petersburg is the farthest-south glacier that spills into the sea on this side of the equator. Where that ice tongue dips into salty water, scientists recently measured melting much greater than predicted.
by Ned Rozell | Jun 14, 2019 | Education, News, Science
On sandy barrier islands between mountains and the sea, two different birds that look alike lay their eggs side-by-side. Biologists here are learning more about the less-common, more mysterious one.
by Ned Rozell | Jun 7, 2019 | Featured, News, Science
While the tides stopped in Russell Fjord, the meltwater from glaciers did not. During the five-month closure, water within Russell Fjord and the connected arm of Nunatak Fjord crept upward.
by Tasha Anderson | Jun 3, 2019 | Government, Magazine, Tourism, Transportation
Despite mountains of data, piles of studies, hundreds of voices, passionate communities, involved business leaders, and engaged politicians, somehow the AMHS is apparently an unresolved—or unresolvable—problem.
by alaskabusiness | May 29, 2019 | Construction, Featured, Finance, News, Tourism, Transportation
Loan will fund expansion of cruise ship facilities at Icy Strait Point as part of a long-term partnership with Norwegian Cruise Line to develop a second cruise ship pier.
by alaskabusiness | May 6, 2019 | Agriculture, News, Small Business
One winner is opening a food cart so she can sell Alaska-raised pork sandwiches. Another will use her prize to jump start her sauerkraut business. And another is making seasoning mixes to sell at the Sitka Farmers Market and outside Harrigan Centennial Hall this summer.