ALASKA UPDATED BUSINESSES DATABASE 01/07 1.0

This business database is available for immediate download and contains updated business listings for all Alaska businesses that filed changes of demographic, location or contact information for the month of January 2007.

This business database is available for immediate download and contains updated business listings for all Alaska businesses that filed changes of demographic, location or contact information for the month of January 2007. Complete Alaska marketing information is available for each of the businesses in this website content database. This Alaska download database can be purchased as a single item using the links provided or you can subscribe to our Updated Businesses Database Service.While Alaska continued to report a higher rate of growth in 2006, the pace begin to slow. This has been seen prominently in the job market, which is a reflection of businesses in the state. By the second quarter of 2006, business growth in Alaska increased by 1.5 percent. At the same time, the growth is not as high as it was in 2005, a trend seen in many western states. The business industries which are growing the fastest include natural resources and retail. Tourism is also popular, and the sell of oil has continued to fuel growth. The industry with the highest rate of growth is natural resources, and the industry with the lowest rate of growth is information.The natural resources industry is so large that it made up nearly half of all new jobs in 2006. Retail also made up a large percentage of jobs. The northern region of Alaska has been particularly profitable when it comes to natural resources, experiencing a growth of about 5.7 percent. This growth is much higher than the United States average. However, it should also be noted that the Prudhoe Bay was recently shutdown, and this could lead to many employees losing their jobs. In addition to this, halts in oil production could weaken the revenues of the Alaskan government. Statistics show that over 25 percent of Alaskans are employed by the state government.The real estate business continued to grow during 2006, and the value of houses increased. The real estate growth in Alaska surpassed the national average by...