hoices lay before you, but before you embark, let us set the scene: It’s 2022, and for the last two years every business, not-for-profit, and nonprofit across the globe has been operating to the best of its ability under the demands of a worldwide pandemic.
Not every business made it: some saw an unanticipated and unavoidable drought, markets or customers drying up seemingly overnight, while others chose a downhill route that led over a steep cliff—an unfortunate end.
Other businesses worked their way through the labyrinth, emerging at the end with bumps and scrapes and a whole lot of lessons learned. They navigated plot twists that arose from working and living at home, social distancing, PPE shortages, logistics issues, and a growing demand for houseplants.
So here we are! We know what’s behind us, but what’s next? That decision is up to the companies still providing the goods and services that keep Alaska running. Whether they trudged through the pandemic or launched anew because of it, they must place their next steps carefully.
For the seasoned adventurers in the following pages—our 2022 Top 49ers—none of them began their journey within the last twenty-four months: even the most ambitious business plan generally doesn’t call for gross revenues above $51 million in less than two years. Which means these are all veteran businesses that fell into a lagoon infested with laser sharks—a common metaphor for the pandemic, we’re pretty sure—and found a way across.
They’ve also all cleared a new hurdle: our revised Top 49ers criteria. Before this year, the criterium for being a Top 49er was (seemingly) straightforward: be at least 51 percent Alaskan-owned. But who is an Alaskan? Is someone who was born and raised in Alaska but resides elsewhere, at least part of the year, still Alaskan? Is someone who moved away from the state temporarily for a job or education Alaskan? Is someone who’s only been a resident for one year Alaskan? Is a publicly traded company with stockholders worldwide Alaskan-owned, provided all its operations are in the state?
Instead of defining what “Alaskan” means (the concept is too big for one editorial team, no matter how dedicated, to nail down), we established two new criteria: founded and headquartered in Alaska. We are honoring the companies that started here and stay here, dedicated to drawing revenue back to the 49th state. Amid a world of options, they have committed to their original base camps.
None of the Top 49ers strapped on their gear and hiked up Pandemic Mountain just to lay down for an afternoon nap. The challenges of the pandemic have leveled up their business skills: using new technology, understanding their workforce, improving communication. The route each Top 49er took has set them in a unique position for the upcoming year, and there are options aplenty for each—unexplored markets, potential acquisitions, or new skillsets in the form of exceptional personnel.
In this special section and throughout the magazine, you will encounter forks in the road, options for roaming through the wilderness between these covers. You may have chosen the straight path from beginning to end (which is never a bad reading option), or the choices at the bottom of the page may have brought you here from any other direction. In the spirit of adventure, we hope you’ll follow a less direct path and seek enriching connections among the contents of this exceptional section and issue. Whatever options lay ahead, choose adventure: get out, get up, get going, and find success. The Top 49ers always do.
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In 2022, ASRC celebrated its 50th anniversary with celebrations across the North Slope, including a flag raising ceremony in Utqiaġvik. Pictured left to right: Crawford Patkotak, ASRC board chairman; Dr. Oliver Leavitt, board member and former chairman; and Rex A. Rock Sr., president and CEO.
ASRC
In 2022, ASRC celebrated its 50th anniversary with celebrations across the North Slope, including a flag raising ceremony in Utqiaġvik. Pictured left to right: Crawford Patkotak, ASRC board chairman; Dr. Oliver Leavitt, board member and former chairman; and Rex A. Rock Sr., president and CEO.
ASRC
Expedition Leader: Rex A. Rock Sr., Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 71.29219923, Long -156.7863626
Employees: 14,656 Worldwide | 3,165 Statewide
Dellana Mann, Aria Gregorio, and Hailey Carty, participants at the second annual BBNC Culture Camp, sing and dance in Igiugig July 2022. The BBNC Culture Camp provides an opportunity for its shareholders and descendants to share, learn, and experience Bristol Bay’s Alutiiq, Dena’ina, and Yup’ik cultures, languages, and traditions. As BBNC celebrates its 50th anniversary, it is imagining a bright future for generations to come.
Matt Hage, HagePhoto | Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Dellana Mann, Aria Gregorio, and Hailey Carty, participants at the second annual BBNC Culture Camp, sing and dance in Igiugig July 2022. The BBNC Culture Camp provides an opportunity for its shareholders and descendants to share, learn, and experience Bristol Bay’s Alutiiq, Dena’ina, and Yup’ik cultures, languages, and traditions. As BBNC celebrates its 50th anniversary, it is imagining a bright future for generations to come.
Matt Hage, HagePhoto | Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Expedition Leader: Jason Metrokin, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.2061556, Long -149.8912328
Employees: 5,128 Worldwide | 1,187 Statewide
Nuna tuŋnavigigikput is the land that grounds us.
Chris Arend | Nana Regional Corporation
Nuna tuŋnavigigikput is the land that grounds us.
Chris Arend | Nana Regional Corporation
Expedition Leader: John Aġnaaqłuk Lincoln, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 66.89182454, Long -162.6072898
Employees: 15,323 Worldwide | 4,602 Statewide
The village of Chenega had to be rebuilt after the 1964 earthquake; the Alaska Native village corporation that represents it now brings in more gross revenue than the Alaska Native corporation for the entire Prince William Sound region.
Chenega Corporation
The village of Chenega had to be rebuilt after the 1964 earthquake; the Alaska Native village corporation that represents it now brings in more gross revenue than the Alaska Native corporation for the entire Prince William Sound region.
Chenega Corporation
Expedition Leader: Charles W. Totemoff, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1464085, Long -149.8870593
Employees: 7,196 Worldwide | 109 Statewide
Lynden serves communities across the entire state of Alaska, from Ketchikan to Kaktovik. This painted scene in Bethel shows many of the unique equipment types used by Lynden, including barges, landing craft, trucks, Hercules aircraft, and even hovercraft.
J. Craig Thorpe | Lynden
Lynden serves communities across the entire state of Alaska, from Ketchikan to Kaktovik. This painted scene in Bethel shows many of the unique equipment types used by Lynden, including barges, landing craft, trucks, Hercules aircraft, and even hovercraft.
J. Craig Thorpe | Lynden
Expedition Leader: Jim Jansen, Chairman
Base Camp: Lat 61.159052, Long -149.9724401
Employees: 2,472 Worldwide | 944 Statewide
Shareholder Joe Tabios embodies Chugach’s 50th anniversary theme— honoring the past, navigating the future—by continuing to pass down the sacred art of building bidarkas/kayaks to Alaska Native youth.
Chugach Alaska Corporation
Shareholder Joe Tabios embodies Chugach’s 50th anniversary theme— honoring the past, navigating the future—by continuing to pass down the sacred art of building bidarkas/kayaks to Alaska Native youth.
Chugach Alaska Corporation
Expedition Leader: Sheri Buretta, Board Chair
Base Camp: Lat 61.18557, Long -149.89259
Employees: 4,500 Worldwide | 1,000 Statewide
Calista Corporation Shareholders—the Napaskiak Dancers—at Cama-i Dance Festival 2022 in Bethel performing yuraq (YUU-uhk), traditional Yup’ik dance.
Russ Slaten | Calista Corporation
Calista Corporation Shareholders—the Napaskiak Dancers—at Cama-i Dance Festival 2022 in Bethel performing yuraq (YUU-uhk), traditional Yup’ik dance.
Russ Slaten | Calista Corporation
Expedition Leader: Andrew Guy, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1766714, Long -149.8886257
Employees: 3,200 Worldwide | 700 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Greg Hambright, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 57.7844988, Long -152.4000657
Employees: 3,576 Worldwide | 330 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Sophie Minich, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.19920033, Long -149.8693371
Employees: 80 Worldwide | 80 Statewide
Guided by our culture, UIC strives to bring Iñupiat values to the services and products we provide to our customers and to enhance the lives of our shareholders.
Jesse Darling | Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation
Guided by our culture, UIC strives to bring Iñupiat values to the services and products we provide to our customers and to enhance the lives of our shareholders.
Jesse Darling | Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation
Expedition Leader: Dr. Pearl K. Brower, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 71.29893, Long -156.75306
Employees: 4,428 Worldwide | 490 Statewide
Shareholder employee Angel Fujimoto with daughter Lelehua Fujimoto-Vertido, who was featured on the cover of the 2021 Goldbelt Annual Report. Lelehua is wearing the cedar hat she wove while a participant in a Goldbelt Heritage Foundations culture camp.
Rochelle Smallwood | Goldbelt Incorporated
Shareholder employee Angel Fujimoto with daughter Lelehua Fujimoto-Vertido, who was featured on the cover of the 2021 Goldbelt Annual Report. Lelehua is wearing the cedar hat she wove while a participant in a Goldbelt Heritage Foundations culture camp.
Rochelle Smallwood | Goldbelt Incorporated
Expedition Leader: McHugh Pierre, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 58.3724289, Long -134.598331
Employees: 1,513 Worldwide | 264 Statewide
The 49th state has been Alaska USA’s home base for nearly 75 years, with generations of Alaskans coming to the credit union for everything from their first savings account to starting a business and beyond. When we look back to our start with just 15 members at the Alaska Air Depot in Anchorage, we can’t help but feel a little nostalgic about the journey—and excited for things to come.
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union
The 49th state has been Alaska USA’s home base for nearly 75 years, with generations of Alaskans coming to the credit union for everything from their first savings account to starting a business and beyond. When we look back to our start with just 15 members at the Alaska Air Depot in Anchorage, we can’t help but feel a little nostalgic about the journey—and excited for things to come.
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union
Expedition Leader: Geofferey S. Lundfelt, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.18511903, Long -149.890182
Employees: 2,047 Worldwide | 1,183 Statewide
Alaska Industrial Hardware (AIH) President Terry Shurtleff (right) with AIH employee James Sparks, a BSNC shareholder (left). Currently, 18 percent of the AIH workforce are shareholders and descendants. AIH, a BSNC-owned subsidiary, employs approximately 187 Alaskans.
AIH | Bering Straits Native Corporation
Alaska Industrial Hardware (AIH) President Terry Shurtleff (right) with AIH employee James Sparks, a BSNC shareholder (left). Currently, 18 percent of the AIH workforce are shareholders and descendants. AIH, a BSNC-owned subsidiary, employs approximately 187 Alaskans.
AIH | Bering Straits Native Corporation
Expedition Leader: Gail R. Schubert, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1464085, Long -149.8870593
Employees: 2,014 Worldwide | 625 Statewide
In July 2022, the Koniag board of directors, leadership, and subsidiary leadership traveled to Akhiok at the south end of Kodiak Island for the yearly community service project. Volunteers replaced crosses at the Russian Orthodox grave sites and cleaned up the graveyard.
Stacey Simmons | Koniag
In July 2022, the Koniag board of directors, leadership, and subsidiary leadership traveled to Akhiok at the south end of Kodiak Island for the yearly community service project. Volunteers replaced crosses at the Russian Orthodox grave sites and cleaned up the graveyard.
Stacey Simmons | Koniag
Expedition Leader: Ron Unger, Chairman/CEO
Base Camp: Lat 57.7844988, Long -152.4000657
Employees: 2,700 Worldwide | 200 Statewide
Chugach Electric’s George M. Sullivan Plant 2A. Located off the Glenn Highway near Muldoon Road in Anchorage, Plant 2A is an important part of Chugach’s power generation facilities.
Chugach Electric Association
Chugach Electric’s George M. Sullivan Plant 2A. Located off the Glenn Highway near Muldoon Road in Anchorage, Plant 2A is an important part of Chugach’s power generation facilities.
Chugach Electric Association
Expedition Leader: Arthur Miller, CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1663423, Long -149.903095
Employees: 460 Worldwide | 460 Statewide
Shareholder staff provided vital field support this summer for our Ahtna lands carbon credits program. The program requires a 100-year commitment with annual monitoring and re-verification every six years. As we celebrate our 50th anniversary we reflect on the wisdom and guidance of our elders and early leaders. Respect and care for the land and it will provide.
Ahtna, Incorporated
In July 2022, the Koniag board of directors, leadership, and subsidiary leadership traveled to Akhiok at the south end of Kodiak Island for the yearly community service project. Volunteers replaced crosses at the Russian Orthodox grave sites and cleaned up the graveyard.
Stacey Simmons | Koniag
Expedition Leader: Michelle Anderson, Pres.
Base Camp: Lat 62.1371485, Long -145.8220535
Employees: 1,114 Worldwide | 321 Statewide
The newest Three Bears opened August 5 in Sterling. That’s eighteen stores and counting for this homegrown Alaska company.
Jim Kolb | Three Bears Alaska, Inc.
The newest Three Bears opened August 5 in Sterling. That’s eighteen stores and counting for this homegrown Alaska company.
Jim Kolb | Three Bears Alaska, Inc.
Expedition Leader: David A. Weisz, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.58108561, Long -149.5984192
Employees: 904 Worldwide | 840 Statewide
Tyonek Native Corporation companies provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul services at company-owned and government-owned facilities across the country.
Tyonek Native Corporation
Tyonek Native Corporation companies provide maintenance, repair, and overhaul services at company-owned and government-owned facilities across the country.
Tyonek Native Corporation
Expedition Leader: Stephen Peskosky, CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.2209598, Long -149.8873336
Employees: 1,480 Worldwide | 30 Statewide
A sculpture by Gary Lee Price of Walter Harper, a Koyukon Athabascan man whose subsistence skills, courage, and charisma contributed to the success of the 1913 pioneer ascent of Denali. In 2022, Doyon celebrated its 50th anniversary and continues to celebrate the success of our people and draw upon the legacy of their lessons.
Cheyenna Kuplack | Doyon, Limited
A sculpture by Gary Lee Price of Walter Harper, a Koyukon Athabascan man whose subsistence skills, courage, and charisma contributed to the success of the 1913 pioneer ascent of Denali. In 2022, Doyon celebrated its 50th anniversary and continues to celebrate the success of our people and draw upon the legacy of their lessons.
Cheyenna Kuplack | Doyon, Limited
Expedition Leader: Aaron Schutt, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 64.8453889, Long -147.7206773
Employees: 896 Worldwide | 562 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Hugh Patkotak Sr., Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1464085, Long -149.8870593
Employees: 1,260 Worldwide | 125 Statewide
At the Aleut Corporation, our shareholders and descendants make us who we truly are. As we navigate a changing current, we are grateful for our committed employees who create and contribute to opportunities for our Unangaxˆ people. We honor our heritage as we transition to the future.
YUIT | The Aleut Corporation
In July 2022, the Koniag board of directors, leadership, and subsidiary leadership traveled to Akhiok at the south end of Kodiak Island for the yearly community service project. Volunteers replaced crosses at the Russian Orthodox grave sites and cleaned up the graveyard.
Stacey Simmons | Koniag
Expedition Leader: Skoey Vergen, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.0890329, Long -149.8372703
Employees: 855 Worldwide | 95 Statewide
St. Paul is the home of our Unangan ancestors and shareholders.
Scott McMurren | TDX Corporation
St. Paul is the home of our Unangan ancestors and shareholders.
Scott McMurren | TDX Corporation
Expedition Leader: Christopher Mandregan Jr., CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1464085, Long -149.8870593
Employees: 600 Worldwide | 218 Statewide
Choggiung Ltd.
Choggiung Ltd.
Expedition Leader: Cameron Poindexter, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 59.04017243, Long -158.4614012
Employees: 475 Worldwide | 110 Statewide
Chay Apas (left) and Tess Mayo of First National Bank Alaska’s Northern Lights and South Center branches, respectively, light up the night at the bank’s Employee Centennial Celebration on January 29, 2022, at Cuddy Family Midtown Park.
First National Bank Alaska
Chay Apas (left) and Tess Mayo of First National Bank Alaska’s Northern Lights and South Center branches, respectively, light up the night at the bank’s Employee Centennial Celebration on January 29, 2022, at Cuddy Family Midtown Park.
First National Bank Alaska
Expedition Leader: Betsy Lawer, Board Chair/CEO/Pres.
Base Camp: Lat 61.18850045, Long -149.883848
Employees: 590 Worldwide | 590 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Tony Izzo, CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.5922, Long -149.1174186
Employees: 218 Worldwide | 218 Statewide
2022 has been about celebration. At Cape Fox Corporation, staff and shareholders were delighted to celebrate together again at our Annual Shareholder picnic on June 4, 2022 at Black Sand Beach in Ketchikan.
Jacob Mosholder | Cape Fox Corporation
2022 has been about celebration. At Cape Fox Corporation, staff and shareholders were delighted to celebrate together again at our Annual Shareholder picnic on June 4, 2022 at Black Sand Beach in Ketchikan.
Jacob Mosholder | Cape Fox Corporation
Expedition Leader: Chris Luchtefeld, CEO
Base Camp: Lat 55.31715185, Long -131.592623
Employees: 1,132 Worldwide | 302 Statewide
Throughout the years, Sitnasuak Native Corporation has taken our people’s connection to spirituality and pride in culture as a reminder of how we have gotten to where and who we are today. Just as our corporation works to reflect, this photo represents hard work, cooperation within the team and community, obedience to leadership, patience within and outside the group (organization), open communication, and commitment to carry out what is truly needed within our team and community, all while respecting, using, and protecting the Land that has served our culture for thousands of years.
Rebecca Sherman-Luce | Sitnasuak Native Corporation
Throughout the years, Sitnasuak Native Corporation has taken our people’s connection to spirituality and pride in culture as a reminder of how we have gotten to where and who we are today. Just as our corporation works to reflect, this photo represents hard work, cooperation within the team and community, obedience to leadership, patience within and outside the group (organization), open communication, and commitment to carry out what is truly needed within our team and community, all while respecting, using, and protecting the Land that has served our culture for thousands of years.
Rebecca Sherman-Luce | Sitnasuak Native Corporation
Expedition Leader: Charles Fagerstrom, CEO
Base Camp: Lat 64.49816412, Long -165.4083016
Employees: 1,243 Worldwide | 114 Statewide
Northrim Bank powers the businesses that power Alaska.
Zak Melms | Northrim Bank
Northrim Bank powers the businesses that power Alaska.
Zak Melms | Northrim Bank
Expedition Leader: Joseph Schierhorn, Chairman/CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.19209599, Long -149.8858452
Employees: 481 Worldwide | 440 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Luke Blomfield, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.163646, Long -149.881523
Employees: 237 Worldwide | 237 Statewide
The Kuskokwim Corporation honors our success by doing work that reflects our values, our way of life, and our commitment to a sustainable future.
The Kuskokwim Corporation
The Kuskokwim Corporation honors our success by doing work that reflects our values, our way of life, and our commitment to a sustainable future.
The Kuskokwim Corporation
Expedition Leader: Andrea Gusty, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1843051, Long -149.88442
Employees: 379 Worldwide | 34 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Ken Gerondale, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1807098, Long -149.8618981
Employees: 105 Worldwide | 105 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Joseph E. Usibelli Jr., Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 64.8429654, Long -147.7215335
Employees: 182 Worldwide | 155 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Corey Meyers, Pres.
Base Camp: Lat 61.2175529, Long -149.8648891
Employees: 100 Worldwide | 100 Statewide
Cruz Construction is nearing completion of the two-year, $23 million Newtok Airport Relocation Project in Mertarvik. The project required the opening of a mine site in Mertarvik and the placing of 1.3 million tons of gravel.
Cruz Construction
Cruz Construction is nearing completion of the two-year, $23 million Newtok Airport Relocation Project in Mertarvik. The project required the opening of a mine site in Mertarvik and the placing of 1.3 million tons of gravel.
Cruz Construction
Expedition Leader: Dave Cruz, Pres.
Base Camp: Lat 61.5762948, Long -149.4107091
Employees: 200 Worldwide | 200 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Dave Pfeifer, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 70.142509, Long -149.085327
Employees: 145 Worldwide | 145 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Thomas Kennedy, CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1772407, Long -149.8865352
Employees: 236 Worldwide | 35 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Bill Hoople, Pres.
Base Camp: Lat 64.81150931, Long -147.5620421
Employees: 134 Worldwide | 134 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Robert Everts, CEO/Owner
Base Camp: Lat 64.81137213, Long -147.8802518
Employees: 364 Worldwide | 342 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Dena Sommer-Pedebone, CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1933963, Long -149.8754876
Employees: 473 Worldwide | 37 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Mark Smith, CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.163646, Long -149.881523
Employees: 189 Worldwide | 189 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Lane Nichols, Pres
Base Camp: Lat 64.8361288, Long -147.7179754
Employees: 90 Worldwide | 90 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Mark Burgess, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1375185, Long -149.8002147
Employees: 390 Worldwide | 349 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Sean Hickel, Pres.
Base Camp: Lat 61.1209719, Long -149.8839557
Employees: 80 Worldwide | 80 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Michael Fall, Pres.
Base Camp: Lat 61.2251936, Long -149.8696727
Employees: 32 Worldwide | 32 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Ralph Seekins, Pres.
Base Camp: Lat 64.8569621, Long -147.6797362
Employees: 93 Worldwide | 93 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Jerry Sadler, Owner/Pres.
Base Camp: Lat 64.8129849, Long -147.7784435
Employees: 96 Worldwide | 96 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Chris Devine, Pres./CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.2242092, Long -149.8855693
Employees: 105 Worldwide | 105 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Jim Udelhoven, CEO
Base Camp: Lat 61.1725787, Long -149.883021
Employees: 235 Worldwide | 172 Statewide
Expedition Leader: Joe Jolley, Pres.
Base Camp: Lat 61.1843051, Long -149.88442
Employees: 68 Worldwide | 68 Statewide
Year Established: 1981
Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 90/90
5-Year Revenue
2021: $51 million | 2020: $84.6 million | 2019: $115.3 million | 2018: 85.5 million | 2017: $41 million
Business Services
Watterson Construction Co. is a general contractor specializing in alternate delivery of commercial, medical, aviation, civic, education, warehouse, government, and military sectors. Services include design/build, CM/GC, CM@Risk, and design/bid/build.
Recent Noteworthy Events
Watterson Construction Co. is honored to have been voted the 2022 DENALI winner in General Contractor category of Alaska Business’ Best of Alaska Business Awards.
Anchorage | 907-563-7441 | wccak.com
Year Established: 1972
Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 2,000/100
5-Year Revenue
2021: $439.7 million| 2020: $228.2 million | 2019: $212.1 million | 2018: $163 million | 2017: $119.9 million
Business Services
Sealaska’s businesses are divided into three focus areas: natural resources and land management, environmental services, and sustainable foods.
Recent Noteworthy Events
Since our founding 50 years ago, Sealaska’s purpose has been to generate profits to provide benefits and resources to our shareholders and descendants. We are proud to have created funds and endowments that have supported the dreams and aspirations of thousands of shareholders over the years, and that will continue in the years ahead. In 2021, two important intergenerational benefit mechanisms were created: the Sealaska Settlement Trust and the Seacoast Trust. This past year, the company also acquired equity in two leading Icelandic seafood companies as part of its work to foster ocean health by growing demand for delicious, sustainable sourced seafood. Sealaska’s investment in Iceland’s IceMar and AG Seafood builds on its acquisition of New England Seafood (NESI) to further strengthen its focus on consumer-centric, premium, chilled fish and seafood.
Juneau | 907-586-1512 | sealaska.com
Year Established: 1953
Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 287/285
5-Year Revenue
2021: $138 million | 2020: $97.2 million | 2019: $110 million | 2018: $108.4 million | 2017: $116.6 million
Business Services
MTA provides residential and business technology solutions, such as internet and cybersecurity products. MTA provides Alaska with limitless bandwidth capacity through its AlCan ONE fiber line and partners with enterprise, government, and wholesale partners on scalable networking solutions.
Recent Noteworthy Events
Since completing AlCan ONE in 2020, MTA has been awarded a USDA ReConnect grant and recognized by the FCC’s DOER program, unveiled a new location at Wasilla’s Shoppes at Sun Mountain, launched its MTA Shield cybersecurity product, and more.
Palmer | 907-745-3211 | mtasolutions.com
Year Established: 1976
Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 150/150
5-Year Revenue
2021: $41.5 million | 2020: $61.4 million | 2019: $38 million | 2018: $58 million | 2017: $40 million
Business Services
Heavy highway civil construction.
Recent Noteworthy Events
Great Northwest continues to maintain safe and efficient operations and continues to successfully navigate the varying economic climates.
Fairbanks | 907-452-5617 | grtnw.com
Year Established: 1967
Worldwide/Alaska Employees: 85/85
5-Year Revenue
2021: $51.9 million| 2020: – | 2019: $56.5 million | 2018: $52.4 million | 2017: $45.5 million
Business Services
Not-for-profit, member owned, electric cooperative serving fifty-eight rural Alaska communities.
Recent Noteworthy Events
Although AVEC owns and maintains forty-eight diesel power plants, thirty-two wind turbines, and two solar arrays, in 2021 it entered into its first power purchase agreement. AVEC now buys renewable solar power from the Native Villages of Shungnak and Kobuk which should provide 12 percent of those communities’ power needs.
Anchorage | 907-561-1818 | avec.org