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Alaska Economic Report — 137 episodes

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Amid rising costs, Alaska struggles to attract the next generation of farmers

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After a decade downtown, El Green Go’s food truck expands to a sit-down restaurant

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How to approach airline travel planning in Alaska amid high fuel prices

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Rising gas prices squeeze Alaska drivers and their budgets

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Sushi rolls and rockfish tacos: How Petersburg put local food on the school lunch menu

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How much will Alaska have to spend? Volatile oil prices make it difficult to predict.

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Greenwave opens kelp nursery in Kodiak to reduce cost for farmers and increase production

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Alaska tourism was flat last summer, and this year may look similar

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What the Supreme Court ruling on tariffs means for Alaskans

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Alaska coffee roasters are still feeling the grind of tariffs

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A proposed mine in Lake Clark National Park faces growing opposition from nearby businesses

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Would Gov. Dunleavy’s fiscal plan solve Alaska’s longrunning budget issues?

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Gas storage expansion could buy ‘breathing room’ for Southcentral utilities

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What to know about the Alaska Airline’s new Atmos Rewards program

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Alaska pollock processors are looking closer to home to fill employment vacancies

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Alaska's holiday price divide: One meal, two very different costs

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To Ambler mining company, the government is both investor and regulator

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In Anchorage, Rage City Vintage closes its doors as economy stagnates

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That figure you’ve heard on how much food Alaska imports? It's not real.

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Can Anchorage leaders convince their tax-wary residents to adopt a sales tax?

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State moves forward with controversial ferry project, despite community concerns

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Military families are anxious about the shutdown. Alaskans are stepping up to help.

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From ski slopes to ice cream shops, teens are a growing share of Alaska’s workforce

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St. Paul still relying on costly charter flights three months after losing Ravn

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For this pizza joint, hikes in bypass mail is threatening the dough

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PFD’s buying power has plummeted since the 1980s, an economist finds

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What do residents and tourists think of Juneau’s proposed seasonal sales tax?

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Study finds high electricity costs limit heat pump adoption in Anchorage

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How will Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” impact Alaskans? It’s hard to say.

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As local tanneries shutter, making sea otter crafts becomes more difficult

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In rural Alaska, bypass mail rates are going sky-high

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Alaska’s economy mirrors national trends, according to regional Fed president

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At the JBER commissary, shoppers say savings go further

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Trump’s changing tariff policies are causing confusion and uncertainty for Alaska businesses

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New investments aim to bring vibrancy into east Downtown Anchorage

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Alaska spaceport deal draws rocket-launch industry interest

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Advocates worry ‘big, beautiful’ GOP bill would push Alaskans off Medicaid

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Southeast Alaska's economic boom is great, but only if you have a place to live

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Alaska Morning News: June 19, 2025 7am

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Once a male dominated industry, female tattoo artists are on the rise in Anchorage in Anchorage

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Alaska tourism operators begin the season with one word in mind: uncertainty

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Alaska schools need teachers. They’re hiring them from the Philippines.

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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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Alaska Morning News: May 15, 2025 Econ

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The Trump administration’s conflicting goals: unleashing Alaska’s resource potential while driving down oil prices

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Despair, frustration and uncertainty: Alaska businesses contend with Trump tariffs

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Joann closure a hit to Alaska's crafting community

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Two Anchorage teens are working to inspire philanthropy among peers

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Here’s how Alaska businesses are preparing for a Mt. Spurr eruption

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Anchorage sales tax backers consider next steps

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New Ketchikan company aims to kick-start the Alaska kelp industry

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As Alaska's crab industry struggles, herring fishermen are losing their market

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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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Hands-on career fair brings resources to rural students

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A cannery in Southeast Alaska is at the forefront of America’s tinned fish renaissance

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High prices and low supply: Egg shortage ruffles feathers in Anchorage

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An exceptionally dry year stresses Anchorage businesses dependent on snow

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Hydroponics provide year-round growing for Alaska farmers

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Alaska businesses brace for minimum wage hike

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Here’s how the TikTok ban could impact small businesses in Alaska

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Lawmakers have big plans for the legislative session but low oil prices are a barrier

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Fairbanks lab testing new cold climate heat pump model ahead of grant-funded Alaska rollout

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Housing advocates look to multigenerational living as a possible solution to Anchorage housing crunch

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Advocates say a sales tax would let Anchorage invest in itself

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New study aims to fill in the data gaps on EV use in rural Alaska

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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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Company looks to build state's largest solar farm in Nikiski

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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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An Anchorage expert says it’s time for builders to get creative to solve the housing crunch

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Pollock trawl closure sends economic impacts across Kodiak community as fishermen adapt

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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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NOAA economists report plunging revenues for Alaska commercial fisheries

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A spectacular trail in Petersburg gets an upgrade thanks to a federal-tribal-borough partnership

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A spectacular trail in Petersburg gets an upgrade thanks to a federal-tribal-borough partnership

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Here’s how 3 Alaskans are spending their PFD

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The Alaska-Hawaiian acquisition is complete. What does this mean for Alaskans?

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OOTD from Alaska? Anchorage influencers describe challenges and opportunities

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Ravn pulled out of the Aleutians in August. Here’s how residents are coping.

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As Juneau residents dry out from the flood, some wonder which repairs are worth it

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Alaska Pacific University is offering a new scholarship with money from a student-managed investment fund

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A dog camp atop a Juneau glacier keeps mushing afloat during Alaska’s summer tourism season

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Some businesses anticipate they’ll earn half their yearly revenue at the Alaska State Fair

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'Bringing people back together': Alaska meal-prep firms help families save time

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Where some see trash, others see treasure at the 'Walmart of Bethel'

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Where some see trash, others see treasure at the ‘Wal-Mart of Bethel’

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For Anchorage teens in search of summer work, odd jobs are a profitable niche

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With cruise traffic booming, Alaska’s travel industry looks to boost independent traveler numbers

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King Cove hit hard by seafood cannery closure

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Copper River fishing kicks off salmon season marked by less buyers and greater uncertainty

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As ore dwindles, Red Dog considers its future

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Amid national boom, Anchorage sisters open bookstore devoted to romance

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Downtown Anchorage businesses are stressed. Advocates hope new investments will help revitalize the area.

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Sundown festival organizers say event can boost Anchorage economy, grow music scene

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A Juneau inventor wants to bring ocean energy to your outlets

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A Juneau inventor wants to bring ocean energy to your outlets

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Klawock hopes for economic boost while welcoming first cruise ship

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New report questions business model of British Columbia gold mines

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Car wash companies expand in Anchorage amid national boom

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King Cove plans for post-Peter Pan seafood processing

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Popular superhero movies fuel lucrative hobby for comic collectors

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What happened to Juneau's fast food resturants?

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This farm is the only Grade “A” Certified goat dairy in Alaska

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Anchorage airport officials hope incentive program will encourage airlines to test new routes

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New development center will connect small businesses with AI tools

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Home bakers in Alaska find sweet success on Instagram

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Breweries are trying to level the playing field with live entertainment

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Alaska's biggest geothermal project goes up in smoke

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Alaska lawmakers suggest systemic fixes to backlogged food stamp program

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3 seafood processors announce closures, selloffs following historic price collapse for Alaska's fishing industry.

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A new warehouse in Anchorage could impact businesses statewide

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Businesses are struggling to retain and attract working-aged adults despite a growing economy

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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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No longer a 'bagel desert,' new business is among several bringing bagels back to Anchorage

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Alaska’s harbors grapple with rusty pilings and rising costs

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Alaska tourism industry expecting another strong year, led by cruise passengers

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Juneau's Mendenhall Valley has a new year-round food truck park

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Fishermen and community leaders react to Trident announcement to sell a third of its Alaska plants

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Fewer restaurant workers translates to lower profits for seafood processors

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Anchorage small businesses see a strong holiday season, despite winter storm challenges

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Ripping open the world of pull-tabs, Alaska's most popular form of charitable gaming

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Alaska hemp producers sue state, saying new ban on products is illegal

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Alaska crabbers get creative with pop-up sales, but industry’s fate uncertain

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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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Alaska’s labor shortage isn’t going away, and employers now need to offer more to retain workers

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Census seeks sound evidence of music's economic impact in Alaska

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Alaska Economic Report: October 19, 2023

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Alaska Economic Report: October 12, 2023

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Alaska Economic Report: October 5, 2023

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Alaska Economic Report: September 28, 2023

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Alaska Economic Report: September 21, 2023

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