Tech Holding Company Koniag Capital Names First CEO
The Alaska Native corporation for the Kodiak Island region selected Allen Debes as CEO of Koniag Capital, a holding company for Koniag’s commercial technology business lines.
Tag: Technology
Bombs Away! State, Railroad Test Drone-Driven Avalanche Mitigation
State agencies collaborated to achieve a major milestone in avalanche mitigation technology, successfully using drone aircraft to trigger two avalanches.
Doyon Technology Group Announces Launch of Arctic IT Government Solutions
Doyon Technology Group is expanding its portfolio of companies to include Arctic IT Government Solutions, a company dedicated to transforming government operations through innovation and efficiency.
Five Alaska Tech Companies Receive TREND Phase 0 Grants
A housing designer, a seafood e-commerce platform, a marine products maker, and two different types of sensing technologies are recipients of Technology Research and Development Center of Alaska Phase 0 grants.
ZS2 Technologies Expands into Alaska with Paragon Construction Solutions Partnership
ZS2 Technologies, a Calgary-based building material technology company is expanding into Alaska thanks to a partnership with Paragon Construction Solutions.
Clean Energy Requires Mining
Green energy technology is built through mining. Without certain raw materials, such as graphite and rare earth metals, everything from the lithium-ion batteries that power Teslas to those storing electricity from wind turbines would be impossible to create, says US Senator Lisa Murkowski.
Chugach Electric Offers Electric Vehicle Incentive Programs
Collectively, the programs will help Chugach learn more about the trend toward transportation electrification and its impacts on the power grid.
Virtual Visitors
While everyone is eager to get back to normal (or close to what normal used to look like), Alaska’s organizations are making the most of the opportunities they have now, helping people travel far and wide—digitally, at least.
MTA Fiber Holdings Completes AlCan ONE
AlCan ONE, which began construction in spring 2019, establishes a secure and reliable fiber connection to any point in the contiguous United States, providing Alaskans with a robust internet transport connection for decades to come.
The Electrification of Everything
Out to make history by creating the first graphite supply chain in the country, Vancouver-based Graphite One is working to mine graphite from Graphite Creek outside of Nome, site of the highest grade and largest known large flake graphite deposit in the US.