Alaska Business Monthly articles from December 2002

Alaska Business Monthly archives from December 2002

Accommodating Alaska. (From the Publisher).
December 1, 2002... Several times each year we reserve pages to feature Alaska's fastest-growing industry-tourism. It is our cover feature story this month. This time we have chosen to highlight the hotel-motel-resort-spa segment of the industry, and we have been...

Aero Twin develops Honeywell-powered Cessna Caravan. (Transportation).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Aero Twin Inc., in conjunction with Honeywell International, has completed initial flight tests of its new Honeywell-powered Cessna 208 Caravan on both wheels and Wipline amphibious floats. "The Caravan is a fantastic airplane--we've just...

DOT releases $16 million for Alaska Railroad. (Transportation).(Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The Department of Transportation recently released $16.2 million to the Alaska Railroad: $9 million earmarked for the Alaska Commuter Rail Project and $7.2 million for the Fairbanks Intermodel Facility. "These funds will enhance safety, as...

FNBA reports assets at historical high. (Banking).(First National Bank Alaska)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... First National Bank Alaska third quarter earnings were up 3 percent when compared to third quarter 2001, driving year-to-date earnings up 13 percent over the same time last year. D.H. Cuddy, president and chairman, also reported that for the...

Valley Hospital enters joint venture with Triad Hospitals. (Health Care).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The Valley Hospital Association's board has voted unanimously to proceed with a joint venture with Triad Hospital's Inc. to establish a new company. This partnership is expected to build a new hospital in a central location between Palmer and...

Alaska's top business stories of the year. (Year in Review).
December 1, 2002... Throughout much of the year, Alaska's economy felt strong. Unemployment rates were low and residents felt good about spending their money. As interest rates dropped, mortgage loans increased and many more refinanced. Signs of construction were...

Alaska's growing health care industry. (Health & Medicine).
December 1, 2002... Alaska's health care industry reflects what is happening in the rest of the nation: sheer growth. The state's health care system is burgeoning, with most major hospitals adding on or remodeling this year. Three Anchorage hospitals have...

Alaska's unsung heroes: medevac transport crews daily fight bad weather, time to save lives. (Medical Transport in the 49th State).
December 1, 2002... Tom Lefebvre, director of Planning and Development for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, remembers the old days of medical evacuations, when the standard was to put a critical patient on any plane available. Once, he recalls, a...

Oil and the environment: the oil industry has changed in the past 30 years. For the better. (Oil & Gas).
December 1, 2002... The look of Alaska's North Slope oil fields has changed dramatically during their 30-plus years of development. Facilities are smaller and consolidated. Waste pits have been eliminated and trash disposal is handled in a more environmentally...

The slimming oilfield service industry: oilfield service companies say winter work looks slim. But these groups are getting creative to fill in the gaps. (Oil & Gas).
December 1, 2002... Alaska's oilfield service companies say they are in the midst of another downturn in the up-and-down cycle common in the state's oil and gas industry. It's all part of the business climate for these companies. But this time, oilfield...

International Christmas history wonderland at the museum. (Alaska This Month).(Anchorage Museum of History and Art)
December 1, 2002... Christmastime is a celebration filled with symbolism, tradition and history. Sometimes looking at the smallest details is the best way to find a new meaning or recapture what the season feels like for a child. This month the Anchorage...

December events calendar.(Calendar)
December 1, 2002... ANCHORAGE Through Dec. 31 Head to Toe Exhibition Provides exciting and interactive opportunities to see how the body works. Great for kids and their parents. Held Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5...

PCs made simple. (Required Reading).(What Your Computer Consultant Doesn't Want You to Know: 101 Money-Saving Secrets of Expensive Techies)(Book Review)
December 1, 2002... "What Your Computer Consultant Doesn't Want You to Know: 101 Money-Saving Secrets of Expensive Techies" Joshua Feinberg SmallBiz Tech Talk Press West Palm Beach, Fla. 2002, 276 pages, $19.99 Few people would have imagined...

The Last Frontier goes global. (Technology).(telecommunications industry)
December 1, 2002... It has been a long time since Alaska first communicated via telegraph, an electronic apparatus used to send messages by code over wires to the Lower 48 and the rest of the world. The technology making those first cryptic messages possible...

Banks as business partners: partnership is a powerful word in the financial services industry. (Finance).
December 1, 2002... Financial institutions focus on partnerships with businesses in order to meet their financial needs. We focus on partnerships with other funding sources to offer comprehensive services to our customers. And, we focus on partnerships in our...

Accomodations Alaska style! (Travel & Tourism).
December 1, 2002... You can sit in a hot tub and view the northern lights, or cozy up to a warm fire in the lobby of one of Alaska's finest hotels or lodges. This state offers much in the way of accommodations. Alaska. Just the mention of our state's name...

Regional corporations celebrate 30 years. (Alaska Native Business News).(Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971)
December 1, 2002... State economists have referred to them as the "bright spots" of Alaska business. The Alaska Native regional corporations have diverse holdings, with subsidiaries operating in virtually every industry imaginable--from the crude oil well below...

Alaska Commission on Aging. (Right Moves).
December 1, 2002... The Alaska Commission on Aging has selected Jim Tyner of Juneau as Alaska's Outstanding Older Worker for 2002. Tyner, 74, was selected from nine nominees who are 65 years or over and who are employed more than 20 hours per week in a paid...

Northrim Bank. (Right Moves).(promotes Ray Dinger)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Ray Dinger was promoted from assistant vice president to vice president, commercial real estate lending, at Northrim Bank. Dinger has a bachelor's degree in business administration and is an active member of the Building Owners and Managers...

PRConsultants Group. (Right Moves).(joined by Kathy Day)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Kathy Day, of Kathy Day Public Relations, has joined PRConsultants Group, a nationwide group of public relations and marketing specialists. The organization links selected professionals, who are either with smaller agencies or are sole...

Multiple Technologies Corp. (Right Moves).(names Ken Osterkamp)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Dr. Ken Osterkamp has been named business development manager for Multiple Technologies Corp.'s new Alaska market. MTC has opened an office in Anchorage to provide information technology consulting in the state. Osterkamp most recently served...

The Growth Co. (Right Moves).(joined by Kristi A. Brenock)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Kristi A. Brenock, adjunct professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage and former manager of marketing for Providence Health System at the Providence Medical Center in Anchorage, has joined The Growth Company Inc. as a senior associate. Guy...

Network Business Systems. (Right Moves).(joined by Lance Ahern)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Lance Ahern has joined Network Business Systems as the new director of development. Ahern has 15 years in the information technology industry and has performed contract work for BP and Software North, but is most well known as the founder of...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Svc. (Right Moves).(Department of Interior award goes to James G. King)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... James G. King of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently received the Department of Interior's highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. King has spent the past 50 years championing conservation in Alaska. He began his career as a...

Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau. (Right Moves).
December 1, 2002... Meetings & Conventions magazine subscribers have selected the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau as the recipient of the 2002 Gold Service Award. This marks the eighth consecutive year ACVB has won the award. ACVB previously won the award...

COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services. (Right Moves).
December 1, 2002... COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services Agent Kent S. Kallander of Eagle River recently received the National Multiline Sales Award for helping clients secure the right insurance products for their financial risks. The award is presented...

Crescent Electric Supply Co. (Right Moves).(hires Steve Owsley)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Crescent Electric Supply Co. hired Steve Owsley as its manager of the Low Voltage Business Group. Owsley has more than 15 years experience in the data/communications industry.

RE/MAX Properties Inc. (Right Moves).(hires C. Vivian Brecheisen and Randy Corner)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... C. Vivian Brecheisen joined RE/MAX Properties Inc. She has more than 14 years experience in the real estate industry and specializes in new construction and residential property. Randy Corner also joined RE/MAX after spending 18 years...

Chugach Electric Assoc. (Right Moves).
December 1, 2002... Eugene N. Bjornstad, former general manager of Chugach Electric Association, recently received the highest honor awarded by ARECA, Alaska's Electric Association, the Mason Lazelle Memorial Award. The award is presented to individuals who have...

Anchorage ML&P. (Right Moves).
December 1, 2002... Members of ARECA, Alaska's Electric Association, recently honored the contributions of Hank Nikkels, a 24-year management employee of Anchorage Municipal Light & Power and a leader in Alaska's electric industry who died from cancer in February...

Tryck Nyman Hayes Inc. (Right Moves).(hires Cynthia Ferrari)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Tryck Nyman Hayes Inc. hired Cynthia Ferrari, PE, as structural engineering manager. Ferrari holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Utah State University and is a licensed civil engineer in 10 states. She has more than 20 years of...

Communications at the top of the world: Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative Inc. has been providing services to the North Slope Borough of Alaska for more than 20 years. (Alaska Native Business News).
December 1, 2002... "A phone in every home" is what ASTAC, Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, provides for the North Slope Borough of Alaska. The slogan of the 1930s telecom act promoted that what is general good for the nation is equal universal...

Tanacross revived! (Alaska Native Business News).(Dihthaad Global Services LLC)
December 1, 2002... Jerry Isaac wanted to see changes in his community, which was facing difficulties due to poverty and drug and alcohol addiction. So he created jobs for the families who lived there. Jerry Isaac was born in the Native Village of Tanacross 48...

December Alaska Trends.(economics)(Illustration)
December 1, 2002... December alaska trends Units GENERAL Personal Income - Alaska Millions of $ Personal Income - United States Billions of $ (SAAR)...