After another hard year, Northern businesses are starting to show some optimism—well, some of them, anyways. Read all about it in our annual "The State of Northern Economies" issue of Up Here Business. Plus, we sat down with the three territorial premiers to discuss economic challenges and opportunities, and we profile four entrepreneurs with fresh ideas about how to build the economy of the North.

While some businesses are optimistic for the future, there's still much to contend with between housing issues, supply chains, inflation and more COVID-19. This issue looks at where businesses go from here and we interview the territories' premiers.