Alaska Economic Report
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.
Contact us: news@alaskapublic.org
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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. -
Travel experts recommend booking airline tickets sooner than later. -
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. -
The Fairbanks rental market goes to show why a single data point can fail to tell the whole story about what it's like to look for a place to live. -
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. -
The federal government halted boat polar bear viewing in Kaktovik over five years ago, following criticism from the community. -
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.
