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In Alaska, "longevity" isn’t just a marketing buzzword. It’s a survival stat. If you’ve been operating here for 50 years, you’ve survived earthquakes, oil price crashes, and the unique brand of chaos that comes with doing business in the Last Frontier. At Skurla’s, we’re hitting that half-century mark this year. And as I look back at where we started and where we are now (even though I've only been here 18 years), I’ve realized something: we were founded as a family-run busin

50 Years of Innovation: The Skurla’s Journey Today, we’re talking about something truly special. For 50 years , Skurla’s has been at the heart of Alaska’s business community. We started in 1976 with a simple mission: to give Alaskan business owners the tools they need to succeed. In those early days, "cutting edge" meant mechanical cash registers —heavy steel machines with hand-cranked levers and physical bells. It was honest, tactile technology for a rugged frontier. But as