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April 8, 2020 in Announcements
For the week of Spring Break, children in Wrangell enjoyed free lunch from J&W’s. With the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent school closures, J&W’s is providing reduced rate lunch to children to ensure they do not miss a meal they otherwise would have had during regular school hours. Partnering with another local restaurant in … Continue reading "Highlighting: J&W’s Fast Food" More
February 14, 2020 in Announcements
Brie Van Dam and Stefan Milkowski are a husband and wife team that have merged their professional experiences with science and building respectively and coupled it with their love of the outdoors. They are committed to finding sustainable ways to meet shelter and energy needs. Considering the full-cycle impact of what they build, Wall Tent … Continue reading "Highlighting: Wall Tent Woodworks" More
February 7, 2020 in Announcements
Inspired to serve small and medium-sized businesses and health care providers in Alaska, Aspire Business Solutions, LLC is locally owned and operated by Deborah Nyquist, Winnie Wong, and Micha Savage. With more than 50 years of combined experience, they work to develop and maximize reimbursements, build their identity, and improve quality and service with … Continue reading "Highlighting: Aspire Business Solutions" More
January 31, 2020 in Announcements
While the Alaska SBDC helped with the business side of things, Tristan is the expert on gaming. Operating with a trade-in program for gaming systems, Warehouse 49 has a growing inventory for those who favor Xbox 360, Wii U, the original Xbox, retro minis and monitors to plug into, you’re invited to play the classics … Continue reading "Highlighting: Warehouse 49" More
January 24, 2020 in Announcements
North Iron Engineering is proud to announce the opening of Alaska’s only commercial metallurgical engineering test laboratory. Metallurgical analysis can be applied to welding engineering, corrosion engineering, metals forming, casting and root cause failure analysis. If it can be heated, beaten, folded, welded, corroded, or fractured North Iron Engineering can help. Read about the story … Continue reading "Highlighting: North Iron Engineering" More
January 17, 2020 in Announcements
Owner and beauty guru Jamie Milles always wanted to own her own business; the idea of creating her schedule and doing what she loved every day as her career was a strong incentive to do the work necessary to make her dream her reality. In opening the doors to Studio J’adore Permanent Cosmetica, Jamie has … Continue reading "Highlighting: Studio J’adore Permanent Cosmetica" More
December 12, 2019 in Announcements
In just two years, Renea McAllister has taken her dream of restarting her beekeeping business and successfully launched a honeybee farm that provides locally harvested, raw, and unfiltered Matanuska-Susitna Valley honey. Read her story here! More
December 3, 2019 in Announcements
Just two years ago, Kevin Miller identified an opportunity to purchase a local business for sale and worked diligently to make his dream of small business ownership a reality. After working with the Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC) in Soldotna on the purchase, he has since focused on updating and expanding the business … Continue reading "Highlighting: Jumpin’ Junction Family Fun Center" More
November 21, 2019 in Announcements
Located in Juneau with a stunning view, the Alaska Academy of Advanced Cosmetology & Massage is the only cosmetology school in southeast Alaska. Owner, Kimberly Steadman has poured her heart and soul into her business in the past year: including a full construction remodel of the business space, and re-organization of the business entity with … Continue reading "Highlighting: Alaska Academy of Advanced Cosmetology & Massage" More
November 14, 2019 in Announcements
With a focus on community, Tot 2 Teen is making a generous impact in Juneau. More