It’s April, and at Alaska Business that means spring counting instead of spring cleaning (though, of course, with COVID-19 there is some of that happening too). In particular this year we are especially enthusiastic to share with our readers the Corporate 100, Alaska’s largest employers.
Every January we reach out to hundreds of Alaska corporations and nonprofits and ask them to supply us with their number of Alaska and worldwide employees; because of the seasonal nature of many of Alaska’s largest industries, we ask them to report their peak number of employees to get a clear picture of their impact on the state and those who work so hard within it.
This year the Corporate 100 reported a total of 74,537 Alaskan employees across a range of sectors, including health and wellness, fisheries, retail and wholesale, transportation, Alaska Native corporations, telecommunications, oil and gas, construction, engineering, and more.
The Corporate 100 operate across the state in its large population centers and in small, remote communities—and they are critical in both. Especially this year, every job counts, and it counts in more ways than one.
In many ways 2020 required everyone to just grin (or frown and grumble, depending on the day) and bear it. In mid-March as we’re putting the final touches on the Corporate 100, it’s in the midst of some positive news: Alaska is excelling in vaccination distributions, the price of oil is improving, and the tourism industry is gearing up for another beautiful Alaska summer—even if that requires finding creative ways to do so.
So it feels like the right time of year to celebrate more sun, warmer weather, and optimism for 2021 through the Corporate 100; these companies have kept us employed as we’ve weathered the storm, and we’re glad to see them still standing.
Anchorage, AK 99508
Renton, WA USA
907-212-3145
Employees (Worldwide)120,000Employees (AK)5,000
907-442-3301
Employees (Worldwide)14,749Employees (AK)4,750
Anchorage, AK 99501
Miami, FL
907-264-8043
Employees (Worldwide)35,000+Employees (AK)3,450
Anchorage, AK 99515
Cincinnati OR
907-267-6778
Employees (Worldwide)40,154 Employees (AK)3,377
206-783-3818
Employees (Worldwide)8,000 Employees (AK)3,000
Anchorage, AK 99504
Boise, ID
907-339-7704
Employees (Worldwide)270,000 Employees (AK)2,900
Barrow, AK 99723
907-852-8633
Employees (Worldwide)13,667 Employees (AK)2,700
Anchorage, AK 99508
Anchorage, AK USA
Employees (Worldwide)2,500 Employees (AK)2,500
907-265-5600
Employees (Worldwide)1,900 Employees (AK)1,900
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-452-8181
Employees (Worldwide)1,900 Employees (AK)1,900
Anchorage, AK 99502
Seattle, WA
907-266-7200
Employees (Worldwide)23,000 Employees (AK)1,800
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-278-3602
Employees (Worldwide)4,043 Employees (AK)1,507
Anchorage, AK 99524
Houston, TX
907-777-8300
Employees (Worldwide)3,200 Employees (AK)1,450
Juneau, AK 99801
907-777-8300
Employees (Worldwide)1,300 Employees (AK)1,300
King Cove, AK 99612
907-497-2234
Employees (Worldwide) 1,303Employees (AK)1,263
Kodiak, AK 99615
Tokyo, Japan
907-486-3234
Employees (Worldwide) 1,230Employees (AK)1,200
Anchorage, AK 99519
907-563-4567
Employees (Worldwide) 1,865Employees (AK)1,173
Dutch Harbor, AK 99692
Tokyo, Japan
907-581-7300
Employees (Worldwide) 1,206Employees (AK)1,132
Anchorage, AK 99510
Houston, TX
907-276-1215
Employees (Worldwide) 9,680Employees (AK)1,110
907-245-1544
Employees (Worldwide) 2,595Employees (AK)1,080
907-714-4404
Employees (Worldwide) 1,027Employees (AK) 1,027
Anchorage, AK 9950
Winnipeg, MB Canada
907-273-4600
Employees (Worldwide) 1,000Employees (AK) 1,000
Employees (Worldwide) 1,004Employees (AK) 972
Anchorage, AK 99507
San Francisco, CA
907-337-9550
Employees (Worldwide)900Employees (AK)900
Anchorage, AK 99503
Morristown, NJ
907-273-1000
Employees (Worldwide)57,000Employees (AK)800
Anchorage, AK 99519
907-787-8700
Employees (Worldwide)760Employees (AK)760
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-563-8866
Employees (Worldwide)5,000Employees (AK)750
Fairbanks, AK 99701
888-478-4755
Employees (Worldwide)1,046Employees (AK)708
Wasilla, AK 99623
907-357-4311
Employees (Worldwide)718Employees (AK)666
Anchorage, AK 99510
907-777-4362
Employees (Worldwide)649Employees (AK)649
Anchorage, AK 99502
Memphis, TN
800-463-3339
Employees (Worldwide)245,000Employees (AK)600
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-275-2800
Employees (Worldwide)2,600Employees (AK)600
Anchorage, AK 99515
Paris, France
907-522-1300
Employees (Worldwide)600Employees (AK)600
Anchorage, AK 99510
907-265-2300
Employees (Worldwide)600Employees (AK)600
Anchorage, AK 99518
907-561-5335
Employees (Worldwide)600Employees (AK)600
Girdwood, AK 99587
907-754-2111
Employees (Worldwide)550Employees (AK)550
Anchorage, AK 99501
Los Angeles, CA
Employees (Worldwide)56,730Employees (AK)532
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-297-3000
Employees (Worldwide)571Employees (AK)521
Delta Junction, AK 99737
907-895-2841
Employees (Worldwide)3,300Employees (AK)515
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-754-6170
Employees (Worldwide)616Employees (AK)511
Anchorage, AK 99501
1-877-678-SHIP
Employees (Worldwide)2,000Employees (AK)506
Ketchikan, AK 99901
907-225-5171
Employees (Worldwide)16,000Employees (AK)500
Anchorage, AK 99515
907-868-9300
Employees (Worldwide)14,150Employees (AK)500
Anchorage, AK 99517
Fife, WA
907-248-5548
Employees (Worldwide)2,500Employees (AK)500
907-563-7494
Employees (Worldwide)500Employees (AK)500
907-235-8101
Employees (Worldwide)500Employees (AK)500
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-563-3788
Employees (Worldwide)2,020Employees (AK)487
Juneau, AK 99803
907-523-1410
Employees (Worldwide)1,600Employees (AK)440
Anchorage, AK 99501
Dallas, TX
800-478-9000
Employees (Worldwide)252,000Employees (AK)429
Anchorage, AK 99518
Bellevue, WA
907-272-8511
Employees (Worldwide)1,521 Employees (AK)411
Utqiaġvik, AK 99723
907-852-4460
Employees (Worldwide)4,193Employees (AK)391
304-610-9415
Employees (Worldwide)391Employees (AK)386
Anchorage, AK 99519
907-266-2526
Employees (Worldwide)377Employees (AK)377
Anchorage, AK 99501
Anchorage, AK
907-276-6000
Employees (Worldwide)375Employees (AK)375
Juneau, AK 99801
Chicago, IL
907-523-3300
Employees (Worldwide)370Employees (AK)370
Anchorage, AK 99502
Anchorage, AK
907-266-8394
Employees (Worldwide)364Employees (AK)364
907-822-3476
Employees (Worldwide)1,320Employees (AK)354
Anchorage, AK 99518
866-770-5587
Employees (Worldwide)6,300Employees (AK)350
907-339-9485
Employees (Worldwide)370Employees (AK)350
Anchorage, AK 99524
907-562-0062
Employees (Worldwide)348Employees (AK)335
907-450-2300
Employees (Worldwide)353Employees (AK)328
Anchorage, AK 99502
Anchorage, AK
907-249-5163
Employees (Worldwide)429Employees (AK)321
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-222-7612
Employees (Worldwide)318Employees (AK)310
Anchorage, AK 99508
King of Prussia, PA
907-258-7575
Employees (Worldwide)300Employees (AK)300
Anchorage, AK 99501
Seattle, WA
907-276-7797
Employees (Worldwide)395Employees (AK)285
Fairbanks, AK 99707
907-452-1151
Employees (Worldwide)282Employees (AK)282
Palmer, AK 99645
907-746-3144
Employees (Worldwide)280Employees (AK)280
888-359-4726
Employees (Worldwide)257Employees (AK)257
Anchorage, AK 99515
907-344-2593
Employees (Worldwide)8,000Employees (AK)250
Juneau, AK 99801
907-789-8500
Employees (Worldwide)285Employees (AK)249
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-278-2312
Employees (Worldwide)598Employees (AK)248
907-452-5617
Employees (Worldwide)238Employees (AK)238
907-488-5983
Employees (Worldwide)237Employees (AK)237
Anchorage, AK 99518
Milford, CT
907-563-4228
Employees (Worldwide)225Employees (AK)225
907-761-9300
Employees (Worldwide)213Employees (AK)213
Anchorage, AK 99518
AK USA
253-395-7726
Employees (Worldwide)205Employees (AK)205
Anchorage, AK 99518
907-273-1700
Employees (Worldwide)82,000Employees (AK)200
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-865-9818
Employees (Worldwide)2,000Employees (AK)200
Anchorage, AK 99518
Tukwila, WA
907-786-7500
Employees (Worldwide)1,055Employees (AK)200
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-278-4400
Employees (Worldwide)300Employees (AK)200
Anchorage, AK 99519
Calgary, AB Canada
907-277-5551
Employees (Worldwide)200Employees (AK)200
Anchorage, AK 99503
Houston, TX
907-278-6600
Employees (Worldwide)200Employees (AK)200
907-346-3247
Employees (Worldwide)163Employees (AK)163
907-272-4565
Employees (Worldwide)13,000Employees (AK)162
907-659-3198
Employees (Worldwide)151Employees (AK)151
Anchorage, AK 99524
907-375-4600
Employees (Worldwide)~1,200Employees (AK)150
907-452-1181
Employees (Worldwide)150Employees (AK)150
Palmer, AK 99645
907-745-4891
Employees (Worldwide)150Employees (AK)150
Fairbanks, AK 99701
907-452-2625
Employees (Worldwide)175Employees (AK)140
Anchorage, AK 99519
907-563-6633
Employees (Worldwide)140Employees (AK)140
Homer, AK 99603
907-235-8551
Employees (Worldwide)137Employees (AK)137
907-562-2227
Employees (Worldwide)137Employees (AK)137
Kodiak, AK 99615
907-486-6014
Employees (Worldwide)4,299Employees (AK)135
Anchorage, AK 99503
907-277-5706
Employees (Worldwide)6,449Employees (AK)134
907-486-2530
Employees (Worldwide)1,672Employees (AK)129
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-272-7411
Employees (Worldwide) 173,000Employees (AK)120
Employees (Worldwide)120Employees (AK)120
Juneau, AK 99801
907-790-4990
Employees (Worldwide)1,453Employees (AK)116
Anchorage, AK 99518
907-563-3822
Employees (Worldwide)109Employees (AK)109
907-644-2000
Employees (Worldwide)10,343Employees (AK)105