Business

Here’s our monthly wrap-up of things to like and not like around the state.

Employers are searching for ways to talk to employees about vaccination in a way that is respectful but clear.

While the full impacts that small business have faced because of the pandemic are yet to be realized, savvy leaders have invested in new technologies to virtually connect with customers, streamline productivity and reduce expenses.

Are you looking to launch your claim to fame on social media? Or maybe you just want an excuse to get out of the house and enjoy the nice summer weather.

Thumbs up:• Sharing vaccines: Visitors and friends across the border in Canada are receiving COVID-19 vaccines from the State of Alaska.

Pew Research Center has put together an article detailing what brands need to know about using social media in 2021.

The results of the 26th edition of The CMO Survey revealed an unsurprising trend: companies increasingly relied on digital marketing in the past year.

Thumbs up:• Hockey fans: Junior level hockey returns to Anchorage.

Blueprint Alaska’s Sarah Erkmann Ward provides ups and downs from the past couple of weeks.

Quick thinking is a valuable asset in a world that continues to change and accelerate rapidly.

Thumbs up:• Vaccinations: Alaskans are receiving more vaccines than all other states, per capita.

Blueprint Alaska’s Sarah Erkmann Ward provides ups and downs from the past couple of weeks.

Blueprint Alaska’s Sarah Erkmann Ward provides ups and downs from the past couple of weeks.

Blueprint Alaska’s Sarah Erkmann Ward provides ups and downs over the past couple of weeks.

The Alaska Native Heritage Center has been crowned one of “America’s Cultural Treasures” and given a $3 million grant by the Ford Foundation.

Thumbs up:Rail to Canada: Still a long way to go, but the long-dreamed of rail line to Canada gets a big boost.

Just like Macklemore, she’s poppin’ tags and making thrifting look good.

Zip Kombucha, an Anchorage favorite, is introducing Alaska’s first hard kombucha line: Black Label Booch.

It’s campaign season and many of our loyal readers are involved in the political and policy process, which makes Mattel’s recent unveil of Barbie’s Campaign Team 2020 a timely respite from the serious issues of the day.

When establishing a video interview, ensure there is a backup plan in the event of a technology glitch on either side i.e., phone numbers, emails, instant messages, etc.

Thumbs up: Pizza boxes: Those greasy receptacles can now be recycled in Anchorage.

Wake up and smell the coffee at Spenard’s newest drive-thru coffee shop, The Drip.

The pandemic has cost the world many lives, but it has also cost many business owners their livelihood.

Thumbs up:Science: ConocoPhillips announces a $250,000 gift to the Prince William Sound Science Center.

Social media can help your business meet its customers where they’re already spending the majority of their time – online.

Some things are still normal. The live stream of Katmai bears is back.

The Black Lives Matter movement has had many of us rethinking what it means to be an ally and, more importantly, how to be a better one.

Managing expectations and keeping external stakeholders like customers, suppliers and the local community updated is important, especially now.

Alaskans: Hats off, Alaska.We flattened the curve and prevented a widespread COVID-19 outbreak.

Bouncing back to work after a global pandemic comes with some challenges, especially for business owners.