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The Alaska Test: Why a National Story Still Needs a Local Translator
Thompson & Co. built its business on a useful contradiction: Alaska is a national story, but it punishes anyone who treats it like a generic market. The agency sells the translation layer - local trust, national reach and the judgment to know when three reporters beat three hundred pitches.
Sam Enoka Is Putting the Cloud Where the Current Already Runs
Raised in North Pole and seasoned in finance and electricity markets, the Greensparc founder has a practical wager: remote communities should host the computing their power can support.
The Data Center That Fits Inside a Hydro Plant
A San Francisco startup led by an Alaskan energy trader is betting that the next wave of AI compute won't be built in Virginia. It will be built next to a waterfall in Cordova.
Gabie Boko Learned Marketing in the Wild
The NetApp CMO grew up in Alaska, almost became a lawyer, and now runs marketing for a company that stores the world's data. Her rule: find the moments that matter, then bet big on them.