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.
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Some elements don’t take effect for a while, but an economist says that doesn’t necessarily minimize the bill’s impacts. -
With no large-scale tanneries in Southeast Alaska, hunters have few options to continue their traditional cultural practices of skin-sewing sea otters. -
At Elim’s ANICA grocery store, a 10-pound bag of sugar already costs $29.65, over three times as much as the same bag in Anchorage. -
The Harold T. Caven Professorship in Business and Finance at the University of Alaska Fairbanks lets Kim McGinnis give her students more hands-on opportunities. -
Mary Daly is the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, which represents Alaska. -
The commissary won a national award in June. Customers say the significant savings the store offers are especially appreciated in an expensive state like Alaska. -
Trump signed an executive order earlier this month to extend the 90-day “reciprocal” tariff deadline to Aug. 1. -
There's a nationwide shift toward mixed-use downtowns, where people can live, work and shop in one place. -
The UAF Geophysical Institute-Alaska Aerospace Corp. partnership will help relieve a “traffic jam” at U.S. rocket-launch facilities. -
Gardening season in Alaska kicked off earlier than normal this spring because of an unseasonably warm winter. For some plant retailers, the winterless spell meant record sales.
