Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Name

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Legal name

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Website

https://matsugov.us

Company type

Public

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government / Municipal Public Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Emergency services
• Solid waste management
• Land use planning
• Parks recreation facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Palmer

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Taxes: Primary revenue source for borough operations including roads, schools, and emergency response. Mill rates set annually by Assembly.
2. Tourism Economic Impact: Tourism generates significant economic activity. In 2016, out-of-state visitors spent $98 million directly in the Mat-Su Valley, leading to total economic output of $133 million.
3. Federal and State Grants: Major funding source for infrastructure projects including port development, transportation, and emergency services. Recent $12.8M federal Safe Streets for All grant and $115.4M for Alaska ports.
4. Service Fees: Various fees including ambulance billing, bed tax, tobacco tax, landfill fees, and other service charges.
5. Sales Tax: Talkeetna Area 36 Sales Tax and Marijuana Sales Tax as local revenue sources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Matanuska-Susitna Borough is a second-class municipal borough providing essential government services to residents and businesses across approximately 24,000 square miles in Alaska. Core offerings include emergency services (fire, EMS, search and rescue), public works (roads, solid waste, water/sewer), planning and land use (permits, code compliance), parks and recreation (pools, ice arena, trails), libraries, animal care, and port operations through Port MacKenzie. Services are funded primarily through property taxes, sales taxes, service fees, and federal/state grants.

Product overview

Matanuska-Susitna Borough is a local government entity that provides public services to residents, rather than a commercial product company. The Borough offers a wide range of municipal services including emergency services (fire, EMS, rescue), animal care and regulation, solid waste/landfill management, road maintenance and utilities, permitting and land use services, tax collection, parks and recreation facilities, libraries, and port/marine services through Port MacKenzie. These are public government services, not commercial software products or technology offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Services Fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), water rescue, search and rescue, and fire marshal/code enforcement services delivered through fire stations distributed across borough communities (Wasilla, Palmer, Talkeetna, Houston, Butte, Sutton, Caswell, West Lakes). For borough residents and visitors across the 24,000 square mile service area.
• Solid Waste Management and Landfill Operations Central Landfill operations at 1201 N 49th State St, Palmer, AK, including solid waste collection, disposal, and a leachate treatment facility developed in partnership with Heartland Water Technology using the Concentrator system that reduces wastewater volume by up to 98% using landfill methane gas.
• Public Works and Road Maintenance Road maintenance, snow removal, road signs, street lights, driveway permitting, facility maintenance, vehicle maintenance, and engineering services for borough roads. Operates a road complaint hotline and oversees pre-design, engineering, and project management functions.
• Water and Sewer Services (Talkeetna)

Quantifiable outcome

• 32,000 people take swimming lessons annually; 144,000 people use pools per year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• US Department of Transportation / Maritime AdministrationcoreOthers · 5 May 2026Alaska received over $115 million in federal funding for ports and harbors through the Port Infrastructure Development Program. The funding supports seven projects across Alaska including petroleum terminal replacements in Anchorage and industrial dock construction in Skagway. Senators Murkowski and Sullivan advocated for changes to account for Alaska's geographic isolation.
• Heartland Water TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2025Mat-Su Borough and Heartland Water Technology collaborated on a new leachate treatment facility at the Central Landfill in Alaska. The facility uses Heartland's Concentrator system to treat leachate onsite, reducing wastewater volume by up to 98% and using landfill methane gas as energy source, creating a waste-to-energy system.
• PacArctic LogisticscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPacArctic Logistics is a terminal operator at Port MacKenzie. They were the terminal operator for the first ship refueling at Port MacKenzie and first heavy lift operation, offloading 220-ton cable spools from Norway. They have leased a crane capable of lifting 220 tons that will remain at Port MacKenzie.
• Fire Island Wind (Subsidiary of CIRI)minorOthersFire Island Wind, a subsidiary of CIRI, has used Port MacKenzie for offloading operations. Their cargo included submarine cable for connecting wind power turbines on Fire Island to a power grid in Anchorage.
• Alaska Congressional DelegationcoreOthersSenators Murkowski and Sullivan advocated for Alaska in securing the $115.4M federal port funding. They highlighted that changes to account for Alaska's geographic isolation and economic reliance on port infrastructure helped the state compete for these critical investments.
• Firehouse SubsminorOthersFirehouse Subs granted $22,935.48 to MSB (January 2026). This public safety foundation supports emergency services equipment and training.
• Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER)minorOthersMSB staff worked with JBER to help the City of Houston secure a 1992 rescue truck. The professional relationship between MSB Dept. of Emergency Services and JBER facilitated this equipment transfer.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Petersburg Borough: Alaska borough providing area-wide public services to a small coastal population. Comparable in second-class borough governance model and small-scale municipal service delivery framework.
• Sitka City and Borough: Unified Alaska city-borough providing area-wide services including emergency, planning, and public works to a coastal Alaska community. Comparable governance model and similar reliance on tourism, fishing, and federal sources.
• Wrangell City and Borough: Unified Alaska city-borough providing area-wide services including port, emergency, and community development. Comparable in Alaska municipal funding mix and small-scale service delivery.
• Kenai Peninsula Borough: Alaska borough providing area-wide and non-area-wide services across a similarly dispersed geography. Comparable in service mix (emergency services, roads, solid waste, planning), reliance on resource-extraction and tourism revenue, and exposure to Alaska's grant-funding cycle.
• City and Borough of Juneau: Unified Alaska city-borough operating a full municipal service stack including port, transit, planning, and emergency services. Comparable in population scale and Alaska-specific funding environment with similar federal-grant capture opportunities.
• Haines Borough: Alaska borough administering fire, EMS, public works, and community services across a remote geography. Comparable service breadth and Alaska-specific funding constraints.
• Kodiak Island Borough: Alaska borough providing emergency, public works, community development, and port-related services across an island geography. Especially comparable given MSB's Port MacKenzie role and dispersed marine-and-island operational dynamics.
• Municipality of Anchorage: Alaska's largest unified municipality (city-borough) delivering the same broad portfolio of area-wide services (fire, EMS, public works, planning, libraries, port, solid waste) and competing for the same federal and state funding pools as MSB. Most directly comparable in scope, budget scale, and Alaska-specific operating environment.
• Fairbanks North Star Borough: Interior Alaska borough delivering fire/EMS, public works, libraries, recreation, planning, and landfill services to a similar mix of incorporated and unincorporated residents. Directly comparable in second-class borough governance structure and breadth of municipal services.
• Bristol Bay Borough: Small Alaska borough providing area-wide services across a remote geography. Comparable in second-class borough structure and reliance on Alaska's federal-and-state grant ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/matsuborough
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/matsuboroughvideo
• Facebookfacebook.com/MatSuBorough
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/matanuska-susitna-borough

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles25 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Matanuska-Susitna Borough