Alaska Business Monthly articles from April 2002

Alaska Business Monthly archives from April 2002

Is it all over but the funeral? (From the Publisher).(Chile's farmed salmon sales are a big threat to Alaska's wild salmon sales)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... When the leader of the world's No. 2 salmon farming nation was in Anchorage last month, he looked his audience right in the eye and ever so diplomatically told us that Alaska's wild salmon were no threat to Chile's farmed salmon. Chile sold...

Cuddy named 2002 'Alaskan of the Year'. (General).(Dan Cuddy)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Dan Cuddy, chairman and president of First National Bank Alaska, was elected "Alaskan of the Year" for 2002, announced Kay Linton, member of the Alaskan of the Year board of directors. Cuddy was honored at the 35th annual banquet on March...

CSX delivers by ship and the world wide web. (Transportation).(CSX Lines adds Elite Booking 2.0 service, U.S.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... CSX Lines recently announced the introduction of Elite Booking 2.0, its latest technology enhancement that combines the booking and shipping instructions process into one, allowing customers to complete a booking in less than a minute, the...

Marathon Alaska announces Ninilchik natural gas discovery. (Oil & Gas).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Marathon Oil Co. has announced a significant natural gas discovery on its Ninilchik Prospect on the Kenai Peninsula, about 35 miles south of Kenai. Marathon currently estimates 90 billion cubic feet of gross proven recoverable gas reserves on...

NovaGold progresses on two deposits. (Mining).(signs financing agreement with TNR Resources Ltd. for development of Alaska gold deposits)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... Two undeveloped Alaska gold deposits, wholly owned by NovaGold I Resources Inc. (TSE: NM; OTC: NVGLF), advance closer toward production recently with the signing of an agreement with TNR Resources Ltd. (CDNX: TRR). Under the terms of the...

ITG expands services. (Technology).(expands its data-solutions services, U.S.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... ITG Inc. of Anchorage has announced an expansion of its data-solutions services to include electronic (or ACES) invoicing assistance, database development and database! Web integration. The company has, since its inception in July of 2000,...

Deborah Gomez: Alaska Federation of Business and Professional Women; This organization is dedicated to helping women grow into leadership positions. (Interview).(Interview)
April 1, 2002... In the summer of 1945, the membership chairwoman of National Federation of Business and Professional Women, Wilma Zimmerman, journeyed north to Alaska with one mission: to unite the working women of the state. While Alaska's Federation of...

Lynden: We base our business philosophy on a simple creed that has worked for nearly a century. (Business Profile).(Lynden Inc. and its transportation services companies profiled)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... We got our start in Lynden, Washington, where we once used horses to haul agricultural products. Now we focus on the transportation needs-whether by land, sea or air-of Alaska, Canada, the Pacific Northwest and Russia. We have a family of...

Global satellite communications systems: Answering Alaska's call for information.
April 1, 2002... Wireless communications are a necessity in many parts of the Great Land. When land lines just won't or can't do the job, satellite systems are answering Alaska's business calls in the wild. A satellite is a specialized wireless...

Northwestern Arctic Air, LLC: Unparalleled charter and support service to Alaska and the RFE. (Business Profile).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... After providing fixed-wing capability for Providence Hospital's "Lifeguard Alaska" service at the rate of 700 med/evac flights per year, Northwestern Arctic Air has gained an equally impressive reputation for air charter flights throughout...

Events calendar.
April 1, 2002... APRIL ANCHORAGE 1-2 Cultural Awareness Workshop A two-day workshop designed for organizations, businesses and agencies wanting to learn more about Alaska Native cultures so they can better serve their clients or employees. Cost is...

April means adventure with the Tesoro Arctic Man Classic. (Alaska this Month).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... For a brief time in April, an adventurous event takes place at Summit Lake on the Kenai Peninsula. Almost overnight it becomes filled with more than 1,100 motor homes and the accompanying winter toys, snowmachines and crazed speed demons on...

Corporate celebrates its 10th year. (2002 Corporate 100).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The following pages list 100 of Alaska's most notable companies. Some are among the biggest and the most profitable organizations operating in the state; others have found their little niche in the business world. But all are the best examples...

The First Corporate 100 (A-W). (2002 Corporate 100).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Many of the names from the first Corporate 100 list are found a decade later on these pages. Businesses such as Arctic Slope Regional Corp., Lynden Inc. and Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. continue to be key to Alaska's economy. Some of the names...

2002 Corporate 100 Listed by Industry. (2002 Corporate 100).
April 1, 2002... COMMUNICATIONS 5 * ACS * AT&T Alascom * GCI * KTUU - TV * TelAlaska Inc CONSTRUCTION 13 * Construction Machinery Inc. * CONAM Construction Co. * Ghemm Company Inc. * H.C. Price Co. * Kiewit...

Alaska Executive Search, Inc. (Business Profile).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Executive Search * Staffing Services * Temporary Services * MedSearch * Medical Services With over 25 years of service to Alaska employers, Alaska Executive Search, Inc. (AES) is the only full-service employment company operating through...

CSX Lines: This transportation company ships everything imaginable. (2002 Corporate 100).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... If the only criteria for judging the quality of a company were longevity, then CSX Lines of Alaska could rest on its laurels. Of course, that's not how CSX Lines is judged, nor should it be. CSX Lines of Alaska, formerly known as...

Johnson's Tire Service customer service is where the rubber meets the road. (2002 Corporate 100).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... When James M. Johnson opened his first eight-bay tire and auto service center in Anchorage in April 1982, many locals in the industry predicted he would not last six months. Competition was fierce at the time, but Johns on knew his business,...

Shannon & Wilson Inc.: Following the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, this company's expertise was instrumental in rebuilding Anchorage and Southeast Alaska. (2002 Corporate 100).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Geotechnical engineering involves soil and foundation work for buildings, bridges and other structures. "The architect designs the (facility's) looks, structural engineers design its support and mechanical and electrical engineers are...

Tesoro Alaska: Customer-driven strategies fuel tomorrow's standards today. (2002 Corporate 100).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... The Tesoro name has been helping fuel Alaska for more than three decades. Tesoro was the first Alaska refiner to produce gasoline from North Slope crude oil after it began to be shipped via pipeline to Valdez, and Tesoro Alaska's Kenai refinery...

State's refineries fuel Alaska: North Pole, Nikiski and Valdez refineries have reach across the state.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... A black line stretching for hundreds of yards, dozens of Alaska Railroad tanker cars sit waiting to be filled with jet fuel at the North Pole refinery operated by Williams Alaska. Loading the long tanker train with jet fuel is just one part...

Cafeteria plans offer flexible insurance options: This type of insurance coverage may benefit small-business owners and their employees.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... At cafeterias, you can pick and choose what you want to eat, depending upon your taste and nutritional needs. "Cafeteria" health care plans, or "caf plans," are so named because they, too, allow for variety. Subscribers select only the benefits...

Corporate travel Alaska style: Far and wide, Alaska's businessmen and businesswomen take flight.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... The ease of getting from here to there in Alaska has never been so effortless. With literally dozens of small and large air carriers and charter companies serving all corners of the state, the breadth of Alaska's frontier is at times more a...

All that glitters may not be gold: Zinc, lead and silver all add to Alaska's $1 billion mineral industry.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... To many people, the words "Alaska" and "gold" are synonymous. After all, the 49th state was home to the Gold Rush of 1898, and much of the state's early progress was built by the profits gleaned from prospectors and the businesses that served...

Fed up with insurance hassles? Saving money and getting friendly service isn't a myth in the insurance world. Alaska's RBMS offers both.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Mike O'Connor was fed up with his company's health care coverage--again. He'd had it with providers' indifference toward his company and their ineptness in handling his employees' claims, when they bothered to respond at all. "They were so...

Alaska Computer Brokers. (Business Profile).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... NETWORK SOLUTIONS GROUP WIRELESS SOLUTIONS: Don't Be Bound By Cabling Restrictions! Is your business bound by the restrictions of cables? Wireless LANs (local area network) enable computer users within an office to communication with each...

April Alaska trends.(Statistical Data Included)
April 1, 2002... April Alaska Trends GENERAL Units Personal Income - Alaska Millions of$ Personal income - United States Billions of $ (SAAR) Consumer...

Farmed fish. (From the Publisher).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
April 1, 2002... But this might not have to be the fate of other species of fin and shellfish. Even though Norway, the world's No. 1 salmon farming nation, is into halibut farming in a big way, as are some other countries, and black cod is being successfully...