♦ April Special Section ♦

Corporate 100

2025 Corporate 100
Alaska Business reveals the 2025 Corporate 100, a list of the state’s largest companies as ranked by number of Alaskan employees.

Corporate 100 Executive Summary
Managing Editor Tasha Anderson documents facts, figures, and highlights about the 2025 Corporate 100.

How Ballot Measure 1 Impacts Your Business
In November Alaskans approved Ballot Measure 1, which will increase Alaska’s minimum wage, require sick leave be provided to many Alaskan employees, and curtail certain mandatory meetings in the workplace. Get the details on how this measure may impact your business.

Outside Employees: Taxes, Insurance, Local Laws
Many Alaska businesses employ Outside remote workers for a variety of reasons. This article explores how a business owner can make sure their out-of-state employment practices comply with tax, insurance, and other local laws.

How to Be a Best of Alaska Business Best Place to Work
Every March our readers vote on the best places to work in Alaska, and the results are published in our July issue. Learn from the 2024 winners how they have built award-winning workplaces.

Inviting Emotional Support Animals to Work
Many employers are thinking outside the box to recruit and retain employees, and one method is to provide high-impact perks. Get the scoop on how some workplaces are inviting emotional support animals to the office to increase employee wellbeing and longevity.

Employee Engagement v. Employee Commitment
Guest author Maija Doggett shares her expertise on how workplaces should be designed to enhance employee engagement, employee organizational commitment, and organizational citizenship behavior.

Overwork and Presenteeism
Guest author Woodrie Burich shares her insights on overwork and presenteeism, or the expectations and implications of onsite and hybrid work models.

Energy: Nuyakuk River Hydroelectric Concept
The proposed Nuyakuk River Hydroelectric run-of-river project would generate energy year-round and produce up to 12 megawatts of power. This update will review information about the project’s status.

Fisheries: Bering Sea Pollock
Alaska pollock is a key species in the Alaska groundfish complex and a target species for one of the world’s largest fisheries. Alaska Business takes a closer look at the industry and what may be in store for its future.

Healthcare: Alaskan Healthcare Specialists
In this article we highlight Alaskan doctors who provide unique and innovative services.

Real Estate: Multi-Family Property Loans
To stimulate more housing development in Anchorage, the Anchorage Assembly voted to allow duplexes to be built in areas that were previously zoned only for single-family homes. In terms of multi-family property, there are a wide range of financing options available; this article will discuss the types of multi-family financing options available from different lenders, the lending process, and other relevant details.

Finance: Medical Project Financing
As more medical facilities are established to accommodate Alaska’s aging population and other residents, there has become a greater need and demand for medical loans, used to purchase or refinance medical practices, surgery centers, or buy medical equipment. This article delves into all the specifics of obtaining a medical loan from Alaska’s lending institutions.

40th Anniversary: Media Printing and Publishing
From a debut issue with fifty-six stapled pages, this magazine has grown into the slick publication readers know today. Compare notes with other local periodicals and printers to learn how publishing has changed in forty years.

Tourism: Birdwatching
Alaska’s wetlands, coastal areas, and national parks are prime locations for local and visiting bird watchers. Local guides make sure avian lovers have the opportunity to see the birds on their bucket list.

Marketing: Market Research
Having access to market trends and data can be the difference between success and failure when it comes to launching a new service, product, or business. But how does one access that information? We look at which companies conduct research into Alaska’s markets.

Alaska Native: Aleut Real Estate/Tayal Brokerage
Aleut Real Estate recently launched Tayal Brokerage, an Alaska Native-owned commercial real estate brokerage headquartered in Anchorage. Get to know the new company, led by Broker-in-Charge Michael Jenks, that offers comprehensive real estate services.

Architecture: BDS Designs for Itself
BDS Architects became its own client in 2024 when it moved from its midtown office of forty years to a brand new space downtown—that it designed for itself. Read what BDS Architects learned when the company became its own client.