5 days ago · Forty years ago, cashflow from North Slope oil enabled Anchorage to erect civic buildings known collectively as Project 80s. The arena, convention center, library, and theater have undergone changes through the decades, and more facelifts are due.

Join colleagues at the Alaska Academy of Family Physicians’ premier Continuing Medical Education (CME) event. The Academy typically has around 100 attendees from across Alaska.

Nov 4, 2024 · The Alaska Miners Association annual convention and trade show boasts more than 1,000 attendees representing the Alaska mining family. Convention week includes many networking events, the largest mining trade show in the state, representatives from all operating mines and potential mining development projects in Alaska, educational short courses, and technical sessions.

Anchorage Economic Development Corporation luncheons are the largest sit-down business events in Alaska. Keynote speaker Peter Kageyama, a celebrated author and community development expert, will discuss the emotional connections between people and their cities.

Dec 2, 2024 · The current minimum wage is $11.73, thanks to an 8.1 percent inflation adjustment a year ago, as required by a 2014 ballot initiative. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development has calculated the adjustment for 2025, increasing the minimum wage by 1.5 percent to $11.91 for January through June.

The January 2025 issue of Alaska Business kicks off our 40th anniversary celebration, revisiting the legacy of our first issue in January 1985, which featured First National Bank Alaska’s Dan Cuddy. This month’s cover story highlights Betsy Lawer, who continues her father’s legacy of community-focused leadership at the bank.

Jan 8, 2025 · Intrinsyx Environmental is transforming contaminated landscapes with endophyte assisted phytoremediation techniques. By creating dense stands of trees and grasses that are tirelessly working to decontaminate soil and water, endophyte assisted phytoremediation techniques can bring a contaminated site to life by increasing soil stabilization and water infiltration, improving soil fertility, and ...

Oct 28, 2024 · Providence Alaska Medical Center (PAMC) recently launched a new way of caring for patients that combines bedside nursing with a virtual or remote nurse and a dedicated patient care technician or certified nursing assistant.

This keystone event is an educational and networking summit which galvanizes and elevates the tourism community. Attendees learn new marketing trends and best practices, business management tips, hear from expert speakers on a variety of industry-related topics, and have the chance to celebrate with one another over several days.

Dec 13, 2024 · A lease sale for the North Slope region brought an estimated $10.9 million “cash bonus” to the State of Alaska, the largest since 2018. The annual sale also saw the first bid in the North Slope Foothills in a decade.