Many of those seniors are not quite ready to kick back, put up their feet, and enjoy those “golden” years. The over-65 age group grew 12 percent in the last two years alone, reaching 105,600 in 2022. Ge is just a number to the growing ranks of business owners over the age of 65.Īccording to the March 2023 issue of Alaska Economic Trends, published by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the state’s senior population grew from 54,900 in 2010 to 94,000 in 2020, and the growth rate continues to climb. A few other entities also snagged spots in more than one category, but even still this year we are featuring 118 organizations, many of which are new. For example, this year First National Bank Alaska was lauded by our readers in four categories: Best Bank, Best Place to Work 250+ Employees, Customer Friendly Company, and Best Corporate Citizen. The actual number of individual companies is slightly less, as there is some overlap. We’re running forty-three categories this year, which works out to the potential that we are highlighting and celebrating 129 exceptional Alaska companies.
Planning and preparing the Best of Alaska Business is always a high energy, uplifting endeavor. I accept that my efforts to force statewide climate patterns to suit my need for sunshine might have been ambitious, but I think I was inspired by working on this issue. Others may point to at least one Anchorage Sunday that was sunny and warm my sandals may have done that. Some might say it still feels like a cold spring although we’re nearing the summer solstice. As of press time in June my success is up for debate. The weather didn’t really warrant it, but I was operating under a theory of manifesting change: if I dressed for warm weather, it would suddenly appear. In May and June I took to wearing spring dresses and sandals.
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