Tasha Anderson

Jan 20, 2025 | akbizmag.com | Tasha Anderson

Jan 20, 2025 | Finance, Magazine, Nonprofits In 1987 Alaska Business partnered with Junior Achievement (JA) of Alaska to launch the Alaska Business Hall of Fame, and the two organizations have continued honoring inductees annually. The March 1987 issue of Alaska Business featured the first JA special section, which opened with a letter from then-JA of Alaska Executive Director Tom Otway, who explained the program’s origin: “The Alaska Business Hall of Fame program grew out of the National...

Dec 2, 2024 | akbizmag.com | Tasha Anderson

by | Dec 2, 2024 | Government, Magazine, Oil & Gas The Alaska legislature passed Senate Bill 21 in 2013, overhauling the state’s taxation scheme with the More Alaska Production Act. As with any legislation, especially related to taxes or oil, some opposed the act, and a citizen-led initiative to repeal it appeared on the ballot in 2014, putting it to a public vote: keep SB21 in place or repeal it? Alaskans opted to give it a chance, and it has remained in place for ten years. The decade prior...

Aug 11, 2023 | akbizmag.com | Tasha Anderson

by Aug 11, 2023Magazine, Oil & Gas The majority of North Slope infrastructure is financed, constructed, and maintained by private entities to support their oil exploration and production activities. Despite North Slope explorers and operators always having an eye on efficiency, some infrastructure (such as processing facilities) isn’t well suited for sharing among multiple companies. However, other infrastructure does lend itself to common use, such as roads and pipelines, including a notably...

Jun 26, 2023 | akbizmag.com | Tasha Anderson