Alaska Business Monthly articles from August 2001

Alaska Business Monthly archives from August 2001

Seeking a fix for troubled teens.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... All across the country, parents, ordinary citizens and business people should be concerned about Alaska's and America's Troubled Teens, but most are not. Hold on! That's not a critical comment. And thanks for those parents, agencies and...

NY Waterway Taps Allen Marine.(to build ferries)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... NY Waterway has ordered four new high-speed ferries from Allen Marine Inc. of Sitka, and expects to have some of the new boats in service this year on new routes, said NY Waterway President Arthur E. Imperatore, Jr. The new "Sea Otter"...

Crowley Recognized for Service.(Crowley Maritime)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... In recent months Crowley Maritime Corp. has received recognition for outstanding service from some of the world's best-known companies, including Sears, Ford and SC Johnson. The company's liner services group was named a Sears Partner in...

ASMI Reports Honors for Alaska Seafood.(Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... A laska Seafood Marketing Institute has reported that U.S. restaurants are hooked on the Alaska brand for seafood. Seafood items branded "Alaska" or "Alaskan" rank third among branded food items on menus of the top 500 restaurant chains in the...

Mason Gets MDA Achievement Award.(Ericca Mason, Muscular Dystrophy Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Ericca Mason of Anchorage has been named recipient of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2001 Personal Achievement Award for Alaska. Mason, 20, was selected for the honor in recognition of her courage, academic achievements and inspirational...

VECO Exporter of the Year.(award information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... ECO has been named Alaska's Exporter of the Year for 2000 and was presented with the governor's award recently at an Export Alaska banquet in Anchorage. From its origins as a welding and pipe-fitting support company in Cook Inlet, VECO has...

Joe Geldhof: On Head Tax and the Cruise Ship Industry.(Alaskan taxation information)
August 1, 2001... As Alaska thawed this spring and greeted its first waves of seasonal visitors, state politicos were at work in special session, wrangling with "the cruise ship issue." A series of issues, actually, including the pernicious question: to tax or...

Bike Alaska!(Alaskan Bicycle Adventures company information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... John Conrad, a special education teacher with the Anchorage School District, and Rochelle Smith, a mechanical engineer for Coffman Engineers, enjoy a bicycle trip near Kincaid Park in Anchorage. Walt Rowland, owner of Alaskan Bicycle...

The High Cost of Health Insurance.(for Alaskan businesses)
August 1, 2001... It's becoming increasingly expensive for small businesses in Alaska to provide health insurance benefits to employees. Offering good health insurance benefits is one of the best ways companies can ensure their employees' loyalty. Gretchen...

From Shore to Shore: Washington and Oregon Have Alaska Covered.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... Much of what Alaska's consumers purchase comes to the state via Portland, Tacoma and Seattle. Whether by sea, by land or by air, Washington and Oregon serve as essential transportation hubs to the state of Alaska. Consider This--without...

HISTORY ALIVE AT SOUTHEAST ALASKA FAIR.(Bald Eagle Music Festival)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Southeast Alaska comes alive this time of year with musical events and plenty of historically Alaskan things to do for tourists and locals alike. A popular attraction is the Southeast Alaska State Fair, which runs from Aug. 8-12 in Haines and...

Nine Steps to Improving Employee Satisfaction.(Column)
August 1, 2001... Is the "Disgruntled Employee of the Month" Costing You Money? Walking through the parking lot of a local hardware warehouse store, I spotted a bumper sticker that really struck me as sad. It said "Disgruntled Employee of the Month." My...

Right moves.(Executive Changes)
August 1, 2001... Brady & Co. Curt Hebert joined Brady & Co. as a senior account manager and assistant vice president with the employee benefits department. Hebert previously was with Willis Alaska. He brings six years of insurance brokerage experience and...

NORTHERN TESTING LABORATORIES INC.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... This Fairbanks company grows in the face of national testing lab closures. when construction on the trans-Alaska oil pipeline was completed, many of the people who helped build the line left Alaska. Support work also slowed and many in...

Alaska's Smaller Oil and Gas Producers Make Big Mark.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... Within the state of Alaska, there are 17 oil companies with wells capable of producing natural gas or crude oil. Eight of those companies are operators actively involved in extracting oil and natural gas from Alaska's subsurface. A look at...

Keeping Alaska Fueled.(petroleum and natural gas industries)
August 1, 2001... While gas and oil operators and producers play a key role in keeping the state's economy healthy, there are many companies whose partnerships and efforts to distribute gas and oil in Alaska keep the state vibrant. ENSTAR, for example,...

Business Basics for Customer Satisfaction.(Entrepreneur Alaska)(Review)
August 1, 2001... Don't be put off by the title. This book isn't a thinly veiled ad for the author's business. After selling his 10-year-old company, Ascend, to Lucent Technologies for $22 billion in 1999, Rob Ryan should be secure enough not to hustle budding...

New Life for Old Pulp Mill Sites in Southeast.(Sawmill Cove Industrial Park; includes other information)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... At the end of the road in Sitka, six miles out to Silver Bay, a season of construction, remediation and renovation has infused the old Alaska Pulp Corp. mill site with life and activity for the first time since the mill closed eight years ago....

Building Alaska bouys economy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... Up more than 7 percent in the past 12 months, employment in the construction trades and support services totals slightly more than 20,000 jobs to lead growth and stability among several economic sectors in the Great Land. One does not need...

DOT Construction Projects Under Way in Alaska.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... Whether commuting or recreating, it will be hard to avoid the hundreds of road, highway and airport construction projects under way this summer. From Southeast to the Arctic Coastal Plain, highways will be widened, airport runways will be...

A Faster Track.(The Alaska Railroad)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The Alaska Railroad is straightening tracks and eliminating grade crossings to provide faster transit service and to increase safety. For a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, eliminating curves would be a disaster. But for the Alaska...

More Than a Pipe Dream.(Alaskan railroad)
August 1, 2001... Provisions are in place to construct a railroad to the Lower 48 by connecting existing Alaska infrastructure with that in Canada. Three years ago, when Rep. Jeannette James, R-North Pole, spoke of her vision of a railroad to connect Alaska...

Legislature Approves $105.1 Million for School Construction and Renovations.(in Alaska)
August 1, 2001... Federal Government Accounting Office statistics indicate conditions in Alaska's 497 schools are appalling. The GAO found 45 percent of Alaska's schools were in need of replacement or extensive repair and 69 percent needed extensive repair to at...

2001 Mat-Su Borouigh Construction Roundup.(construction and population information and statistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... Schools and recreational construction projects premier in the fastest-growing area of the states Much has been said in the media recently about the rapid rate of growth experienced over the past 10 years by the Matanuska Susitna Borough....

Davis Constructors and Engineers Inc. Tracks Across Alaska.(company management information)
August 1, 2001... Operating from its Bonanza Avenue headquarters in Anchorage, Davis Constructors opened its doors in 1976 as a general contractor. In the quarter-century since--and despite the tragic, early death of its founder in a Ketchikan plane crash-the...

August alaska trends.(statistics and information)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... august alaska trends Units Period GENERAL Personal Income -- Alaska Millions of $ 4th Q00 Personal Income -- Alaska Billions of $ (SAAR) 4th Q00...