Alaska Business Monthly back issues from December 2007:
Christmas with the first family.(Season's Greetings)(Cover story)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Some of the Palin family's closest friends are dropping in to visit them over the Christmas holiday season. How about several hundred of their "closest" friends. It's all a part of the plans for holiday season festivities for Alaska's first family. Hundreds of ...
Reflections at the top: Gov. Palin rewinds her first year as Alaska's chief executive.(Sarah Palin)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's not on her resume yet, but "juggling" may soon be added to the list of job skills and accomplishments that Gov. Sarah Palin has performed during her first year as Alaska's top executive. She was handed the task of running the state's ...
ABM available year-round on Alaska Railroad trains.(TRANSPORTATION)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Alaska Business Monthly will continue providing complimentary copies to the Alaska Railroad Corp. in its depots and on its trains. These copies reach the business traveler and tourists from around the ...
Western tourism leaders converge in Anchorage.(TOURISM)
Dec 01, 2007; ... About 200 delegates from visitors bureaus in western states and Canada met in Anchorage in October for the 2007 Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus. The event was held at the Hotel Captain Cook. Organizers estimated the economic impact of the event at nearly $195,000. The ...
Testing company hits milestone.(MILESTONES)
Dec 01, 2007; ... A Kakivik Asset Management LLC team successfully performed 1 million hours of nondestructive examination and inspection services for ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. without a lost-time incident. The group worked at ...
Power Association presents awards.(HONORS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... The Alaska Power Association honored several instate utilities for excellent safety records for 2006. The association, formerly known as the Alaska Rural Electric Cooperative Association, is the 56-year old statewide trade association for urban and rural electric utilities. Six utilities ...
SBDC conducts business performance workshop.(SMALL BUSINESS)(Alaska Small Business Development Center)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Alaska Small Business Development Center's Alaska Performance Excellence program will conduct a free, self-assessment workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 11 at the BP Energy Center. The Alaska Performance Excellence program aims to provide specific ...
Photography company inks Asian deal.(PARTNERSHIPS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Alaska Stock Images signed distribution partnerships with two stock photo agencies, Top Photo Corp. based in China and Topic Photo Agency of Korea ....
Airline tests onboard wireless Internet service.(COMMUNICATIONS)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Alaska Airlines will begin testing an inflight wireless Internet service in spring 2008. The Seattle-based airline would employ Row 44's satellite-based broadband service. Successful tests would lead Alaska Airlines to equip its 114-aircraft fleet with necessary equipment. Passengers with ...
UAA Project Management program earns accreditation.(EDUCATION)
Dec 01, 2007; ... The University of Alaska Anchorage's Master of Science in Project Management program received accreditation from the Project Management Institute Global Accreditation Center. The program, started in 2004, is part of UAA's School of Engineering. The institute is a ...
Rich prospects; difficult circumstances: Alaska's offshore developments are full of promise.
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alaska's oil production future, while typically described as rapidly declining by many in industry, could receive a substantial kick in the pants from planned and potential offshore developments in the Arctic. Ranging from a substantial, ...
Web-based tools aid businesses: automated treasury solution simplifies cash management.
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Corporate treasury professionals are being charged with ever-growing strategic responsibilities in an increasingly international business environment. That's especially true for treasurers in Alaska, where exports grew more than 12 percent and topped $4 ...
Top business stories of 2007: from politics to health care, from worker shortages to real estate, it was a year full of news.
Dec 01, 2007; ... Alaskans encountered a wide range of experiences throughout 2007, including bad news in the political and business arena, exploration of the world's largest concentration of copper and gold, a shortage of skilled labor, the cooling of the real estate market, a mixed construction industry ...
Talkeetna's Winterfest brightens December weekends: Bachelor Auction and Wilderness Woman Contest top event list.(Alaska This Month)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The darkest days of winter this December face a fierce enemy--Talkeetna residents united in joyful community celebrations and holiday lights brightening town buildings. The Talkeetna Chamber of Commerce coordinates a calendar of events for the ...
December events calendar.(Calendar)
Dec 01, 2007 ... ANCHORAGE 1 David Finckel, Cello; and Wu Han, Piano David Finckel and Wu Han rank among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. Their performances have garnered superlative praise from both press and public. Located at the Alaska ...
Associated General Contractors honors top projects: name safety and Hard Hat Award winners announced.(AGC 2007 CONSTRUCTION AWARDS)(Mike Miller)(Roger Hickel)(Andy Milner Company)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The state's largest construction organization, the Associated General Contractors of Alaska (AGC), recognized its top projects, safety programs and individuals during the association's annual conference in Anchorage Nov. 14 to Nov. 17. Mike ...
Cook Inlet Region Inc.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sophie Minich was appointed chief operating officer for Cook Inlet Region Inc. She previously served as CIRI's senior vice ...
National Consumer Cooperative Bank.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Anthony Alvarado was hired as vice president and business development officer in the National Consumer Cooperative Bank's Anchorage office. He previously served as a senior vice president at KeyBank in ...
Tryck Nyman Hayes Inc.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Shaun McFarlane was appointed a shareholder at Tryck Nyman Hayes Inc. He is the waterfront ...
Alaska Supply Chain Integrators.(Right Moves)(Heath Hilyard )(Michael Karchere )(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Heath Hilyard has joined Alaska Supply Chain Integrators as business development coordinator. He previously served as committee aide to the Alaska House of Representatives Resources Committee. The company promoted Michael Karchere to maintenance, repair and operations buyer. He is a 2006 ...
Eklutna Inc.(Right Moves)(Curtis McQueen)(Jennifer Bailey )(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Curtis McQueen was appointed chief executive officer at Eklutna Inc. McQueen started with the Alaska Native village corporation in 2005. He has 20 years of experience in government, business development, ...
Alutiiq Museum.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Sven Haakanson was chosen one of 24 national grant awardees from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. He will receive $500,000 to support his work in the next five years. Haakanson has served as executive director of the Alutiiq ...
Elgee Rehfeld Mertz Certified Public Accountants.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Karen Brewer-Tarver was appointed a partner at the Juneau accounting firm Elgee ...
Solstice Advertising.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Brooks Pleninger was promoted to creative director at Solstice Advertising. Kande Hein was promoted to account supervisor ....
State Government.(Right Moves)(Department of Health and Social Services)(Bill Streur )(Cheryl Howdyshell)(Sherry Hill)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Bill Streur was appointed deputy commissioner for Medicaid and Health Care Policy at the state Department of Health and Social Services. He previously served as director of Health Care Services. Cheryl Howdyshell was chosen as deputy commissioner for finance and accountability. Sherry Hill ...
The Growth Co.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Pattie Moeller was hired as a senior human resources associate at The Growth Co. She specializes in technology and business process restructuring. Her ...
Perkins Coie.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Three partners at the Anchorage law firm of Perkins Coie are listed on the Alaska Super Lawyers list. Tom Daniel, Eric Fjelstad and Jim Leik were recognized by a panel of their peers for their achievements in labor and employment, energy and natural resources and litigation, respectively ....
Venture Development Group LLC.(Right Moves)(Esa Wiegert)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Esa Wiegert was hired at Venture Development Group LLC as project coordinator. Her career includes capital management and real estate experience from Alaska Permanent Capital ...
Federal Government.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Cherry Payne was appointed the National Park Service's superintendent at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Payne has serve as chief of interpretation and visitor services at ...
Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corp.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Larry Cooper was hired as chief financial officer for Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corp., the Alaska Native village corporation for Barrow. Cooper recently ...
Southeast Regional Resource Center.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sheryl Weinberg was appointed executive director at Southeast Regional Resource Center, a statewide ...
Credit Union 1.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Credit Union 1 hired Mary Holbrook as Midtown Branch manager in Anchorage. She most recently worked for First National Bank Alaska. Tina Zartman was promoted to ...
ECI/Hyer Architecture and Interiors.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jeff Hansen joined ECI/Hyer Architecture and Interiors. Hansen has worked for eight ...
University of Alaska Fairbanks.(Right Moves)(John Kelley )(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007; ... John Kelley was honored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences for longtime work studying Arctic science. Kelley is a professor of chemical oceanography at UAF, which he joined in 1968. He received the award for advancing science in the Arctic at ...
SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Roald Helgesen was appointed the new president and chief executive officer at SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium. He previously served as chief executive of the Dirne Community Health Center in Coeur ...
Lounsbury & Associates Inc.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Hans Hill joined Lounsbury & Associates Inc. as an engineering intern in the ...
Sealaska Heritage Institute.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Tlingit artist Doug (Kevin) Chilton of Juneau will carve a full-size traditional cedar canoe for display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The project, commissioned by Sealaska Heritage Institute, will be crafted at the Sealaska Plaza in Juneau ....
TelAlaska.(Right Moves)(Jack Rhyner)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Jack Rhyner, president and chief executive of TelAlaska, received the Western Telecommunications Alliance President's Award. The group represents 250 rural telephone companies in 24 states west of the ...
Golden Valley Electric Association.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Brian Newton was selected as the new president and chief executive officer at Golden Valley Electric Association in Fairbanks. Newton has served as president and chief ...
RE/MAX Properties.(Right Moves)(Peter Jarratt)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Peter Jarratt, received the honor of being named Alaska's Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) of the Year for 2007. Jarratt, a 33-year resident of Anchorage was recognized for his dedication and service to the community, Anchorage Board of Realtors, Alaska ...
Kavivik Asset Management.(Right Moves)
Dec 01, 2007; ... Kakivik Asset Management hired Harold Henry as advanced technology/business development manager. He previously worked for Acuren Inspection as ...
State's oldest business celebrates 140 years of commerce: ACC/N C machinery revisit their shared history.(Alaska Commercial Company)(Company overview)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] No Alaska business holds a more storied place in state history than the Alaska Commercial Co. Seven days before the United States' $7.2 million purchase of Alaska became final, Hutchinson, Kohl and Co. of San Francisco purchased the Russian-American Co.'s ...
Urgent care without the wait: emergency room alternatives arrived in Alaska in the 1980s and continue strong.
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Have you sliced your finger recently and wondered whether you should go to the emergency room to have it stitched closed? Had a migraine and had your doctor's office tell you they can give you an appointment next week? Have you postponed finding a family ...
Charting a course for Alaska waters: Alaska's cruise industry plans 2008 itineraries.
Dec 01, 2007; ... With tourism revenue continuing to fuel Alaska's economy, those who work in the travel industry ward off the chill of winter with a look ahead to the warm months of summer and the 2008 cruise ship preview. Next summer's tourism season has heated up already with news of ship upgrades, ...
Alaska fisheries gain ground: history shows impact of sea's bounty on state economy.
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This year's strong salmon harvest again highlights the value of seafood in the state's economy and, by association, the economic contribution of those who process the slippery catch. Such was the salmon bounty this year that it warranted mention ...
Picturing the future: entrepreneur 'realizes' renderings.
Dec 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Last spring when architectural project manager and laboratory designer Robert Meyer showed Alaska state officials renderings of what their Department of Health and Social Services state virology laboratory at the University of Fairbanks would look like, he ...
Trim a techie stocking: discover holiday gifts for the executives in your life.
Dec 01, 2007; ... Even the most devoted business executive is probably somewhat of a techie or do-it-yourselfer. This month, we talk about that executive. If you have one on your holiday list, he or she may appreciate some of the gift suggestions we have assembled and outlined in this month's article. We ...
Alaska Business Monthly's 2007 IT directory.(Directory)
Dec 01, 2007 ... INTERNET SERVICES ACS (Alaska Communications Systems) 600 Telephone Ave. Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 297-3000 Fax: 297-3052 Top Executive: Liane Pelletier, CEO Web Site: www.acsalaska.com Established: 1999 AK ...
Spotting 'forex' fraud.
Dec 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With financial markets unpredictable, many consumers are re-evaluating their investment options. Solicitations to trade foreign currency contracts, also known as "forex," are particularly tempting. Ads for high-return, low-risk investment opportunities in ...
Diversification of the Alaska work force.(Alaska Trends for December 2007)
Dec 01, 2007; ... (Oct. 24, 2007) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] The Alaska economy is known for producing in four main sectors: oil and gas, tourism, fishing and timber. In 2001, employment in these four sectors accounted for 16.2 percent of the total non-farm work force. In 2006, five years ...
Alaska trends for December 2007.(Statistical table)
Dec 01, 2007 ... <Pre> ALASKA TRENDS FOR DECEMBER 2007 Indicator Units GENERAL Personal Income--Alaska US $ Personal Income--United StatesUS $ Consumer Prices--Anchorage ...