Alaska Business Monthly articles from April 2001

Alaska Business Monthly archives from April 2001

All Alaskan Pipeline Projects Make Most Sense for Alaska.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... President Jimmy Carter and the U. S. Congress authorized construction of a gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to the Lower 48 in 1976 by the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act. But not until 2000 and the Alaska Gasline Port Authority, would it...

Aurora III Communications Satellite Launched.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... AT&T Alascom and GE Americom recently announced the successful launch of the GE-8 satellite by Arianespace from its spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite is an A2100 spacecraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin. "The launch of...

Crowley Completes Merger With Marine Transport Corp.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Crowley Maritime Corp. announced recently it has completed the merger of Marine Transport Corp. with Shiloh Acquisition Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Crowley formed for the express purpose of acquiring MTC. The merger was the final...

Aurora Field Starts Commercial Production.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... The Aurora field, an accumulation near the Prudhoe Bay field, has started commercial production at an initial rate of 7,000 barrels of oil per day from three wells. Production is expected to increase to a peak rate of 15,000 to 20,000 barrels...

Oil & Gas Spending Tops $2.1 Billion Annually.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... A recent study by the Alaska Oil & Gas Association and the Alaska Support Industry Alliance indicated the industry spends about $2.1 billion annually in the state, an amount equivalent to the state's general fund spending. Other findings...

5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Schedule Announced.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... After a temporary suspension of regular oil and gas lease sales, the state recently unveiled a new five-year lease sale schedule including 16 area-wide lease sales through the year 2005. "After some juggling with the lease sale schedule...

Sitka Beverage Corp. Breaks Ground.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Sitka Beverage Corp. recently broke ground on a new $6 million water bottling plant at the Sawmill Cove Industrial Park. SBC is pushing to get the first bottle of water on grocery store shelves by early this month. The company could employ...

Kinross Authorized for True North Project.(Kinross Gold Corp. )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Kinross Gold Corp. recently announced the state and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have issued permits authorizing the company to proceed with the True North Project, located about 15 kilometers north of the Fort Knox mine and mill near...

Environmental Politics and Alaska's Timber Industry.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... Jack Phelps, Alaska Forest Association Increasingly under environmental fire, strapped by the tightened belt of an uncertain future, Alaska's forestry industry is firing back from a latest round of attack--inclusion of Alaska's forestlands...

Reviving Auke Bay.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... New businesses are adding life to this once-deserted community. Growing up in Juneau, Tish Griffin remembers Horton's Hardware as a store that doubled as a time machine. "It seems like you could walk around and find things from the...

ALASKA'S RURAL PORTS SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH.
April 1, 2001... Ports take center stage in rural communities across Alaska. In tiny Atka (pop. 99), at the western end of the Aleutian chain, people look to the sea for sustenance--both as traditional fishermen and hunters, and now, with a good stake in...

The Washington - Alaska Connection.
April 1, 2001... Washington has close ties to Alaska and businesses there are finding their niche in the Great Land In a state with a rich history of big booms and terrible busts, businesses have come and gone, thrived and dived, and made and lost big...

Export Market Ebbs and Flows With Economy.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... Japan is Alaska's number one trading partner, receiving $1.3 billion annually in seafood, timber, gas and other products. Rick Pollock's travel time to his company's outpost office in the Russian Far East city of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk tripled...

Anchorage Chrysler Center Inc.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Rodney D. Udd, president of Anchorage Chrysler Center Inc., recently was named a recipient of the 2001 TIME Magazine Quality Dealer Award, according to Ed McCarrick, publisher of TIME magazine. Udd is one of 61 dealers from more than 20,500...

Endicott-North Slope.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The BP-operated Endicott field on Alaska's North Slope achieved "Star" status for health and safety under the U.S. Occupational, Health and Safety Administration Voluntary Protection Program. "Star" is the federal agency's highest rating....

Bezek-Durst-Seiser.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The architectural and planning firm of Bezek-Durst-Seiser has added Shawn McNamara to its production graphics department as a CAD technician. McNamara has been working with computer-aided drafting programs since 1996, and graduated from ITT...

Houston Contracting Co.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The Alaska Support Industry Alliance has presented the Arctic Green Star Award to the Houston Contracting Co.'s facility in Deadhorse. The award was given to Houston due to its year-long and ongoing focus on implementing a comprehensive...

Sen. Johnny Ellis.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... The first Community Service Award presented by the Alaska State Community Service Commission was given to Sen. Johnny Ellis of Anchorage at a luncheon ceremony recently at the Baranof Hotel in Juneau. The award will be christened the "Johnny...

Cummins Northwest Inc.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Cummins Northwest Inc., based in Renton, Wash., and with branches in Washington, Oregon, Montana and Anchorage, recently announced management changes within its Anchorage office. John Hebert has been hired as general manager. He was previously...

First National Bank.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Rich Monroe recently joined First National Bank as vice president in the bank's commercial lending division. He has more than 25 years experience in the banking industry, most recently as a senior officer and director at another major Alaska...

Northern Economics.(appoints Nan Mundy economic policy analyst)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Nan Mundy joined Northern Economics Inc. as an economic policy analyst. Mundy recently moved to Anchorage from Portland, Ore., where she received her Ph.D in public administration and policy from Portland State University. She will conduct...

Eagle Insurance Companies.(appoints Tim Bryner manager)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Tim Bryner has joined the Anchorage office of Eagle Insurance Companies as regional underwriting manager. Bryner previously was with Fremont Compensation, where he served as the underwriting manager for the Anchorage division. He has 17 years...

Denali Alaskan FCU.(Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union's John Layton gets Accredited ACH Professional designation)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... John Layton, payment systems manager at Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union, has received the first Accredited ACH Professional designation for an Alaska credit union employee from the National Automated Clearing House Association. Layton...

USKH Inc.(Evelyn Rousso joins company as project architect)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Evelyn Rousso, AIA, recently joined USKH Inc. as a project architect working mainly in the Juneau office. She earned a bachelor degree in history of art at Bryn Mawr College and a master of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Her...

Spenard Builders Supply.(promotes Rick Thornton to VP of purchasing)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Rick Thornton was promoted to vice president of purchasing at Spenard Builders Supply. In his new position, Thornton will be responsible for the overall operation of advertising, pricing, merchandising and purchasing departments. He has been...

Alaska Sales and Service.(appoints James McMullian general sales manager)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... James McMullian joined Alaska Sales and Service as the new general sales manager of the Anchorage GM dealership. McMullian has nearly 30 years experience in car sales outside Alaska. He recently left Gulf Breeze, Fla., and arrived in Anchorage...

BLM.
April 1, 2001... Bureau of Land Management State Director Fran Cherry recently swore in Ramone Baccus McCoy as the new Glennallen field office manager. McCoy comes to Glennallen from Malta, Mont., where she was the assistant field officer manager. She worked...

Ketchikan's Business Expo 2001.
April 1, 2001... Years ago a seed was planted in fertile ground in Ketchikan--an annual trade show that has blossomed with time. It has evolved from various specialty shows into what is now a full-fledged business expo for Alaska storefronts and Southeast...

2001 Corporate 100 Listing.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2001... This is the 9th year Alaska Business Monthly has published its Corporate 100 listing, comprised of some of the most dynamic and forward-thinking businesses in the state. These businesses all contribute to the economy of Alaska, either through...

Niche Cruises Take Share of Tourism Market.
April 1, 2001... Smaller ships provide quality cruising for selective clientele. Imagine sailing through a secluded fjord, watching a pair of frolicking humpback whales from less than 100 feet away. The air is crisp, the boat is quiet, and the magic that is...

Alaska Gasline Port Authority Vying for Ownership of Natural Gas Pipeline.
April 1, 2001... In the 25 years since President Carter and the United States Congress first authorized building a natural gas pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to the Lower 48, little has changed. A pipeline has not been built. Politicians, oil producers and the...

Alaska's Gas Pipeline Nearly Three Decades In the Making.
April 1, 2001... Since the discovery of North Slope petroleum reserves in 1968, presidents, governors and oil companies alike have dreamed of cashing in on the vast stores of natural gas trapped thousands of feet beneath the tundra. Known reserves of...

Exploring Natural Gas Development Options.
April 1, 2001... Who are Alaska's natural gas companies and what are they doing to drive the state's natural gas to world markets? Twenty-first century technologies and an increasing market demand are fueling the feasibility of tapping Alaska's natural gas...

Haines: The New Wine Country.(Great Land Wines, Alaska)
April 1, 2001... France has its famous Champagne country. California has its brisk Sonoma and Napa vineyards. Now Alaska has the latest...the wild northern wines of Haines. Great Land Wines Ltd., an Alaska winery, has been creative in its use of local...

Network Security in the Workplace.
April 1, 2001... In today's cyber community, network security is an essential but often overlooked business component. Securing an organization's computer system can cost anywhere from $500 to $50,000-plus, depending upon a company's size and needs, says...

A Staffing Crisis for the Health Care Industry.
April 1, 2001... There aren't enough skilled workers available to fill the needs of medical institutions. An increasing shortage of nurses and other skilled health care staff threatens to erode the quality of the health services in Alaska. The health care...

Mixed-Use Development Projects to Change the Face of Anchorage.
April 1, 2001... After four months of wrangling and revising, the Anchorage Assembly adopted the Anchorage 2020 Anchorage Bowl Comprehensive Plan at a special meeting Feb. 20. The comprehensive plan will guide development and redevelopment in the Anchorage Bowl...

March alaska trends.(economic data)
April 1, 2001... march alaska trends Units Period GENERAL Personal Income -- Alaska Millions of $ 3rd Q00 Personal Income -- United States Billions of...

ACS: A Leader in Telecommunications.(Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc.)(Communications Systems Group Inc.)
April 1, 2001... This company went from being an idea to being an industry leader in less than three years. When telecommunications veteran Charles Robinson pitched the idea of a full-service, statewide telecommunications business to a group of associates...

Bradley/Reid Communications: Where Creativity Spells Success.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... This award-winning communications agency has been doing business in Alaska since 1968. In the creative realm, there are no such things as roadblocks or barriers for Bradley/Reid Communications. There's always a way around them, says Connie...

Era Aviation: Blue Skies Ahead for Growing Airline.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... This company is in its fifth decade of operating in Alaska. If Era Aviation had a company theme song, it might be Irving Berlin's hit, "Blue Skies" "...nothing but blue skies from now on." In fact, the 1946 hit is only a couple of...

Federal Express Expands to Offer Variety of Delivery Options.
April 1, 2001... Federal Express, known for its overnight delivery, now offers a less expensive ground service for business clients. Most people associate Federal Express with its slogan "absolutely positively has to get there overnight." But Federal...