Alaska Economic Report

Jared Reynolds has an extensive background in the field, most recently as the executive director for the UA Center for Economic Development.

In the works at Ward Cove is a zipline adventure park, set to open this summer, and a combination brewery, distillery and winery.

It’s just the beginning of the short garage sale season, and there will be several neighborhood-wide events.

There are several economic hurdles that make it tough to attract young producers, but a few farmers in Alaska are dedicated to recruiting the next generation.

Crystal and Tyler Howie say the lessons they learned and the customer base they built will make it easier to weather the current tough economy.

Jet fuel prices have soared since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran on February 28, causing airlines to cut routes and hike fares.

The average price of a gallon in the state costs about a dollar more today than it did a year ago, according to AAA.

School lunches are known more for soggy fries and pizza than salad and wild caught fish. But in Petersburg, students are eating fresh ingredients every day.

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The COVID pandemic, when oil prices went negative for a day, is the only time in the index’s nearly 20-year history when prices were more volatile than they are right now.

Alaska’s newest kelp hatchery recently finished its first growing season in a mobile shipping container in Kodiak. The hatchery aims to help kelp farmers on Kodiak Island boost how much they can grow.

Geopolitical tensions last year caused some international travelers to cancel their vacations to the United States, and locally, Alaska tourism operators were navigating a puzzle of uncertainty.

The ruling is in, but uncertainty isn’t over.

Alaska already has some of the most expensive coffee in the nation.

A group of businesses that call the pristine wilderness home is mobilizing against the mine, with the goal of keeping the coast wild.

Lawmakers are scheduled to take public comment on the tax portion of Dunleavy’s plan Thursday evening.

Fresh fruits and vegetables now arrive to stores in rural Alaska the next day.

The new storage projects may provide extra months of supply and help during tight periods, but it doesn't solve the problem of a looming shortfall of natural gas.

The company’s loyalty program was rebranded to Atmos Rewards last August, but the change brings more than a new name.

Alaska's largest pollock processors are abandoning a foreign worker visa program that once supplied up to half their workforce, citing rising costs and uncertainty under stricter immigration policies.

Using a menu from the American Farm Bureau, economist Mike Jones found the difference was more than $100.

The government's 10% stake in Trilogy Metals is one in a string of deals the Trump administration made to spur domestic resource production for national security.

The Trilogy contract is part of a raft of deals the Trump administration made this fall, becoming a direct equity investor in mining companies, U.S. Steel and chipmaker Intel.

The shop is a beloved community hub but owners say sales have dropped significantly.

Reports say the statistic dates back to the 1970's, but nobody knows the original source.