Alaska Economic Report
By Alaska Public Media
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Alaska Economic Report is a weekly look at the trends, policies and issues that impact your wallet in Alaska. From local businesses, to fiscal policy to big industries like fishing, tourism and oil & gas, we cover the high-stakes economic issues that matter to Alaskans all over the state.
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At the JBER commissary, shoppers say savings go further
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Trump’s changing tariff policies are causing confusion and uncertainty for Alaska businesses
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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New investments aim to bring vibrancy into east Downtown Anchorage
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Alaska spaceport deal draws rocket-launch industry interest
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Advocates worry ‘big, beautiful’ GOP bill would push Alaskans off Medicaid
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Southeast Alaska's economic boom is great, but only if you have a place to live
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Alaska Morning News: June 19, 2025 7am
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Once a male dominated industry, female tattoo artists are on the rise in Anchorage in Anchorage
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Alaska tourism operators begin the season with one word in mind: uncertainty
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Alaska schools need teachers. They’re hiring them from the Philippines.
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May 22, 2025 |
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A startup in Fox wanted to help fix Alaska’s housing shortage. Then federal funding freezes got in the way.
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May 15, 2025 |
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Alaska Morning News: May 15, 2025 Econ
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May 15, 2025 |
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The Trump administration’s conflicting goals: unleashing Alaska’s resource potential while driving down oil prices
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May 01, 2025 |
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Despair, frustration and uncertainty: Alaska businesses contend with Trump tariffs
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Joann closure a hit to Alaska's crafting community
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Two Anchorage teens are working to inspire philanthropy among peers
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Here’s how Alaska businesses are preparing for a Mt. Spurr eruption
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Anchorage sales tax backers consider next steps
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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New Ketchikan company aims to kick-start the Alaska kelp industry
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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As Alaska's crab industry struggles, herring fishermen are losing their market
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Southeast Alaska trail work organizations want to pick up fired Forest Service workers, if they can raise the money
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Hands-on career fair brings resources to rural students
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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A cannery in Southeast Alaska is at the forefront of America’s tinned fish renaissance
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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High prices and low supply: Egg shortage ruffles feathers in Anchorage
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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An exceptionally dry year stresses Anchorage businesses dependent on snow
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Hydroponics provide year-round growing for Alaska farmers
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Alaska businesses brace for minimum wage hike
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Here’s how the TikTok ban could impact small businesses in Alaska
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Lawmakers have big plans for the legislative session but low oil prices are a barrier
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Fairbanks lab testing new cold climate heat pump model ahead of grant-funded Alaska rollout
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Housing advocates look to multigenerational living as a possible solution to Anchorage housing crunch
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Advocates say a sales tax would let Anchorage invest in itself
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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New study aims to fill in the data gaps on EV use in rural Alaska
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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A new study touts the economics of building the Alaska LNG Project. But some lawmakers have doubts.
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Company looks to build state's largest solar farm in Nikiski
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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The new UA Center for Economic Development executive director is eager to tackle the state’s economic challenges
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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An Anchorage expert says it’s time for builders to get creative to solve the housing crunch
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Pollock trawl closure sends economic impacts across Kodiak community as fishermen adapt
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Alaska business are divided over a Ballot Measure that would raise minimum wage and mandate sick leave
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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NOAA economists report plunging revenues for Alaska commercial fisheries
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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A spectacular trail in Petersburg gets an upgrade thanks to a federal-tribal-borough partnership
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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A spectacular trail in Petersburg gets an upgrade thanks to a federal-tribal-borough partnership
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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A spectacular trail in Petersburg gets an upgrade thanks to a federal-tribal-borough partnership
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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A spectacular trail in Petersburg gets an upgrade thanks to a federal-tribal-borough partnership
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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A spectacular trail in Petersburg gets an upgrade thanks to a federal-tribal-borough partnership
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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A spectacular trail in Petersburg gets an upgrade thanks to a federal-tribal-borough partnership
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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A spectacular trail in Petersburg gets an upgrade thanks to a federal-tribal-borough partnership
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Here’s how 3 Alaskans are spending their PFD
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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The Alaska-Hawaiian acquisition is complete. What does this mean for Alaskans?
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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OOTD from Alaska? Anchorage influencers describe challenges and opportunities
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Ravn pulled out of the Aleutians in August. Here’s how residents are coping.
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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As Juneau residents dry out from the flood, some wonder which repairs are worth it
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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Alaska Pacific University is offering a new scholarship with money from a student-managed investment fund
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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A dog camp atop a Juneau glacier keeps mushing afloat during Alaska’s summer tourism season
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Some businesses anticipate they’ll earn half their yearly revenue at the Alaska State Fair
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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'Bringing people back together': Alaska meal-prep firms help families save time
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Where some see trash, others see treasure at the 'Walmart of Bethel'
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Where some see trash, others see treasure at the ‘Wal-Mart of Bethel’
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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For Anchorage teens in search of summer work, odd jobs are a profitable niche
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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With cruise traffic booming, Alaska’s travel industry looks to boost independent traveler numbers
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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King Cove hit hard by seafood cannery closure
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Copper River fishing kicks off salmon season marked by less buyers and greater uncertainty
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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As ore dwindles, Red Dog considers its future
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Amid national boom, Anchorage sisters open bookstore devoted to romance
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Downtown Anchorage businesses are stressed. Advocates hope new investments will help revitalize the area.
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Sundown festival organizers say event can boost Anchorage economy, grow music scene
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May 30, 2024 |
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A Juneau inventor wants to bring ocean energy to your outlets
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May 24, 2024 |
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A Juneau inventor wants to bring ocean energy to your outlets
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May 23, 2024 |
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Klawock hopes for economic boost while welcoming first cruise ship
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May 16, 2024 |
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New report questions business model of British Columbia gold mines
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May 09, 2024 |
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Car wash companies expand in Anchorage amid national boom
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May 02, 2024 |
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King Cove plans for post-Peter Pan seafood processing
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Popular superhero movies fuel lucrative hobby for comic collectors
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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What happened to Juneau's fast food resturants?
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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This farm is the only Grade “A” Certified goat dairy in Alaska
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Anchorage airport officials hope incentive program will encourage airlines to test new routes
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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New development center will connect small businesses with AI tools
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Home bakers in Alaska find sweet success on Instagram
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Breweries are trying to level the playing field with live entertainment
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Alaska's biggest geothermal project goes up in smoke
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Alaska lawmakers suggest systemic fixes to backlogged food stamp program
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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3 seafood processors announce closures, selloffs following historic price collapse for Alaska's fishing industry.
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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A new warehouse in Anchorage could impact businesses statewide
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Businesses are struggling to retain and attract working-aged adults despite a growing economy
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Petersburg businesses boost from film crews, but not everyone is happy to see their backyard on TV
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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No longer a 'bagel desert,' new business is among several bringing bagels back to Anchorage
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Alaska’s harbors grapple with rusty pilings and rising costs
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Alaska tourism industry expecting another strong year, led by cruise passengers
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Juneau's Mendenhall Valley has a new year-round food truck park
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Fishermen and community leaders react to Trident announcement to sell a third of its Alaska plants
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Fewer restaurant workers translates to lower profits for seafood processors
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Anchorage small businesses see a strong holiday season, despite winter storm challenges
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Ripping open the world of pull-tabs, Alaska's most popular form of charitable gaming
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Alaska hemp producers sue state, saying new ban on products is illegal
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Alaska crabbers get creative with pop-up sales, but industry’s fate uncertain
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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A Petersburg family is trying to change Alaska’s workers’ comp laws, in honor of their daughter
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Alaska’s labor shortage isn’t going away, and employers now need to offer more to retain workers
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Census seeks sound evidence of music's economic impact in Alaska
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Alaska Economic Report: October 19, 2023
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Alaska Economic Report: October 12, 2023
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Alaska Economic Report: October 5, 2023
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Alaska Economic Report: September 28, 2023
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Alaska Economic Report: September 21, 2023
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Alaska Economic Report: September 14, 2023
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Alaska Economic Report: September 7, 2023
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Oct 04, 2023 |