Alaska Business Monthly articles from April 2003

Alaska Business Monthly archives from April 2003

Power list power tool. (From the Publisher).
April 1, 2003... We were not prepared for what happened when we published our first Power List! We were fairly sure that we had a winner, the cachet we had no idea of the smash success it would become and would have among members of the business community. ...

New bill would require votes to fill U.S. senate vacancies. (Legislative News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... House and Senate Democratic legislators have introduced bills (HB63 and SB52), calling for a special statewide election to fill U.S. Senate vacancies, the same procedure used to fill vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives. ...

Anchorage Airport to receive $51 million. (Construction).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The U.S. Department of Transportation has signed a Letter of Intent with the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to provide $51.3 million in airport improvement program funds over a 10-year period (FY 2003 through FY 2012). The funding,...

GCI announces record 2002 results. (Communications).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... GCI (NSADAQ:GNCMA) announced its expected results for the year 2002, with revenues growing to about $367.8 million, an increase of 2.9 percent over 2001. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization are expected to total...

Bill seeks new state seal after 93 years. (Legislative News).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... After 93 years of use, the official seal of Alaska state government is due for an overhaul to include a wider diversity of human and natural resources, said Rep. Reggie Joule (D-Kotzebue). Joule and a dozen fellow House members introduced a...

Engineering firm wins award. (Awards).(Lounsbury & Associates)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Lounsbury & Associates recently received the Urban Design Honor Award for a construction project designed to improve roads through the state's first roundabout. The firm, which is Anchorage-based, said the roundabout design shrunk a four-lane...

Wards Cove announces sale of resurrection bay seafoods. (Fishing).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Words Cove Packing Co. Chairman Alec W. Brindle said Wards Cove has sold Resurrection Bay Seafoods, its Seward halibut and black cod processing facility, to SmokiFoods, based in Seattle, which began operations immediately. Details of the...

Alaska Airlines cuts business fares. (Transportation).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... Alaska Airlines is slashing its highest fares by nearly 50 percent in a variety of markets as part of a test to see if a simplified fare structure will lure business travelers back to the skies. "We're going to test the theory that the...

CONTECH Announces Purchase of Culfabco Inc. (General).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... CONTECH Construction Products Inc. has announced the purchase of Culfabco Inc. of Anchorage. The company will operate under the name Culfabco/CONTECH. Culfabco, founded in 1971, manufactures corrugated steel, aluminum, polymer-coated and...

Free Anchorage soil survey available on CD-ROM. (General).(Brief Article)
April 1, 2003... The Anchorage soil survey is now available free on CD-ROM, according to the Anchorage office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. The CD includes soil map unit descriptions, soil properties...

Alaska's heavy oil.
April 1, 2003... The oil is thick, cold and poses some challenges in getting it from the ground, but oil producers are finding success in getting this valuable resource to market. Beneath the tundra surface of the North Slope lies more than 20 billion of...

What to do with that old computer? Ideas for getting rid of your company's e-waste.
April 1, 2003... After the Bureau of Land Management bought 200 new computers for its Anchorage office last fall, officials there faced a quandary that all business owners face when they upgrade. What to do with those old, outdated systems? Commonly...

A landlord's market.
April 1, 2003... The commercial real estate market is still tight, despite the recent completion of three large office building. Despite three new large office buildings being built in the Anchorage area recently, office space is tight and rents are rising...

April events calendar.(Calendar)
April 1, 2003... 3 Alaska Railroad to Hurricane Gulch ANCHORAGE A round-trip train ride from the Anchorage train depot to Hurricane Gulch. Expect to be gone from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Call 265-2494 or visit www.alaskarailroad.com. 3 Starting a...

Kodiak's wondrous whale fest: for seven years, people have gathered in Kodiak to view migrating whales heading to the arctic. (Alaska this Month).
April 1, 2003... Each spring, the waters surrounding Kodiak Island become a playground for marine mammals, some using them as a seasonal northbound highway while others linger much longer, offering a lively show for biologists, fishermen, schoolchildren and...

Corporate 100--Era Aviation Inc.: they've been in Alaska for nearly 55 years, and now operate around the globe. (Alaska Business Monthly's 2003 Corporate 100).(Company Profile)
April 1, 2003... Over its more than five decades in operation--now boasting Alaska's largest regional airline and the world's oldest helicopter fleet--Era Aviation Inc. has taken such knowledge and skill to the skies with a long-standing record of success. ...

AHTNA Incorporated: an Alaska native regional corporation. (Business Profile: Advertisement).(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
April 1, 2003... With revenues topping $65 million last ear, six successful subsidiaries, and operations in 10 states with 650 employees, AHTNA Inc. is ready to seek partners for major new business opportunities worldwide. Under the leadership of...

Corporate 100: VECO Corporation; this worldwide company has a strong base in Alaska. (Alaska Business Monthly's 2003).(Company Profile)
April 1, 2003... From its Anchorage base on the Last Frontier, global operator VECO Corporation is driving progress in the engineering and design, construction, and operations and maintenance industries worldwide-while still managing to keep the home fires...

Corporate 100: Alaska USA Federal Credit Union. (Alaska Business Monthly's 2003 Corporate 100).(Company Profile)
April 1, 2003... This financial institution started out serving military members in Alaska, and has now grown to one of the largest credit unions in the nation. Alaska is already known for its giant vegetables, glaciers and game fish. Increasingly, the...

Corporate 100--Fairbanks Gold Mining Inc. (Alaska Business Monthly's 2003).(Company Profile)
April 1, 2003... Pioneer gold miner and explorer Felix Pedro would certainly be proud of a pair of gold mines that have risen up from some of the same rich ground he worked about a century ago. He'd be impressed with the technology and innovation used to...

Alaska's air carriers.(Industry Overview)
April 1, 2003... They ship everything from bread to vehicles to Bush Alaska and beyond. Each day the skies of Alaska are a bustling highway of various aircraft transporting goods to distant points across the state. Airfreight companies haul a combination...

The magnificent Inside Passage: cruise ship passengers flock to the beautiful and unique communities that make up Southeast Alaska.
April 1, 2003... When Alaska became part of the United States, it outranked Texas in size and captured a claim to fame for unique mystiques and spectacular scenery. Majestic mountains, wondrous wildlife, uncommon waters and forests, natural wonders and ancient...

The rise of technology: Alaska's telecommunications products are as vast as the state. (Telecommunications).(Industry Overview)
April 1, 2003... No other state has as diverse a countryside as does Alaska. Whether we live in the rain forests of Southeast, the frozen tundra above the Arctic Circle, the isolated archipelago of the Aleutians, the bustle of metropolitan Anchorage, or at the...

The Medicare dilemma: Medicare reduced the amount of money it will reimburse for medical treatment and many doctors are opting out of taking Medicare patients as a result.
April 1, 2003... Medicare reimbursement has always been challenging for medical care providers to obtain because of complex billing codes and quicksilver regulations. Add to this last year's 5.4 percent cut in compensation to health care providers and a 4.4...

A new direction. (The Port of Anchorage).
April 1, 2003... Tucked in along the Anchorage waterfront of Knik Arm sits a maritime facility containing some 130 acres. It's Alaska's regional port, the Port of Anchorage. It is a department of the Municipality of Anchorage, but self-supporting and receives...

Alaska's Oldest College: Sheldon Jackson in Sitka.
April 1, 2003... Celebrating 125 years of continuous operation this month, this school survived hard times that nearly shut it down. When Dr. Sheldon Jackson was appointed Alaska's first Commissioner of Education in 1885, he had already been on the job for...

Alaska salmon: to farm or not to farm; the risk of disease, parasites and escapement are just a few of the reasons many say not to salmon fish farming in the state.
April 1, 2003... In the late 1980s, Alaska prohibited the creation of any new finfish farms in the state. In 1990, the 16th Legislature made the moratorium permanent. Why did they do this? And was this a good thing for Alaska's fishing industry and general...

On the halibut front.
April 1, 2003... Sitka sport and subsistence fishermen found it harder to catch a halibut due to increased demands on resources by charter and commercial vessels. What were they to do? For decades, living in Sitka meant access to great local fishing...

Exploring Alaska through the lens of Paul Gray.("Exploring Alaska" is a television show)(Biography)
April 1, 2003... He came to Alaska as a young man to work at Prudhoe Bay. Now he produces a television show that reaches a state-wide audience. On the television screen, a line of fishermen idly cast their hooks into a stream bubbling with Alaska salmon. No...

An Instant Office: Midtown Executive Office Suites offers businesses a temporary home or a place to settle down.
April 1, 2003... Attorney Jim Hanlon needed an office. After he and his business partner split up about a year ago, Hanlon wanted to find a place that was easier to access than his former Fireweed Lane locale. But not just any place would do. He wanted a nice...

April Alaska Trends.(Illustration)
April 1, 2003... APRIL ALASKA TRENDS Units Period GENERAL Personal Income - Alaska Millions of $ 3rdQ02 Personal Income - United States Billions of $...

Looking out for business... A report from the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce - The Voice of Alaska Business. (Advertisement).(Advertisement)
April 1, 2003... The laws and regulations enacted by Alaska's public policy makers have significant impact on how businesses operate in Alaska and what their costs of operation will be. It is not uncommon for business people to travel to Juneau for a few...