Family Business Archives - Alaska Business Magazine

Christmas Lives at North Pole’s Santa Claus House

by Vanessa Orr | Dec 24, 2023 | Magazine, Tourism

Since 1952 Santa Clause House has been building a year-round home for Christmas in North Pole and exporting that spirit around the world.

The Signs, They Are A-Changing: Three Generations of a Family-Owned Business

by Alexandra Kay | Jan 24, 2022 | Manufacturing, Professional Services, Small Business

Window graphics, business shingles, and roadside banners by Broadway Signs have been catching eyes across Alaska since 1969. All that time, the Anchorage-based business has been run by the Shockley family—which will continue for the foreseeable future.