Alaska Business Monthly articles from January 2007

Alaska Business Monthly archives from January 2007

Tony Smith: ABM founder: 1942-2006.(Tony Smith)(Anchorage Chamber of Commerce)(In memoriam)
January 1, 2007... Former Anchorage resident J. Anthony (Tony) Smith, 64, of Steamboat Springs, CO, died Dec. 8 at the Doak Walker Care Center in Steamboat. He was born September 10, 1942, in Poughkeepsie, NY, to Eunice Hatfield and John C. Smith. A graduate of...

Day spa opens in South Anchorage.(SERVICES)
January 1, 2007... Intuitions Day Spa and Salon opened for business recently in South Anchorage. Specializing in relaxation and rejuvenation of the mind and body, Intuitions offers a variety of spa treatments to its clientele. Intuitions is owned and operated...

Alaska suspends informal salmon price-tracking.(SEAFOOD)
January 1, 2007... The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) board of directors agreed recently to suspend the in-season salmon price-tracking component of its Seafood Market Information Service during the 2007 season. In so doing, the board adopted the...

Kikkan Randall signs with U.S. ski team, Mat Maid.(MANUFACTURING)
January 1, 2007... At 23, Kikkan Randall is the top female U.S. cross-country skier and among the best in the world. She's young to have won five national championships, raced in two winter Olympics and placed fifth in last year's World Cup races. In a...

APIA declines Venezuelan fuel offer.(ENERGY)(Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... This year the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association received notice from Alaska Inter-Tribal Council that CITGO Oil Co. was prepared to make a donation of heating fuel to eligible households. The recipients of the fuel live in the four...

Copper Valley Wireless installs digital wireless solution.(COMMUNICATIONS)(Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative Inc.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Copper Valley Wireless, a subsidiary of Copper Valley Telephone Cooperative, recently announced plans to provide digital wireless service by purchasing the All-IP CDMA2000 solution. "After many months of research and investigation into CDMA...

They got their cake and ate it, too.(CONGRATULATIONS)
January 1, 2007... Olgoonik Corp., which placed 28th on the 2006 Top 49ers List, celebrated by making a cake featuring the cover of the magazine and the plaque given to them honoring them for being one of the leading Alaskan-owned and -operated businesses in the...

Keller Williams Realty enters Alaska.(REAL ESTATE)
January 1, 2007... Keller Williams Realty has expanded its network to the Anchorage area with the recent opening of Keller Williams Realty Alaska Group. The office will be led by Matt Dimmick, operating principal in the Anchorage office. Keller Williams...

Junior Achievement inspires children to learn about free enterprise: keeping America the strongest economic force in the world will soon be up to our youth.(JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SPECIAL SECTION)
January 1, 2007... Junior Achievement of Alaska's 21st Annual Alaska Business Hall of Fame unites the Alaska community to honor outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the Alaska economy and whose efforts have prompted the growth of...

Alaska Business Hall of Fame Past laureates (1987-2006).(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Alaska Business Hall of Fame Past Laureates (1987-2006) DON ABEL, JR., 1996 JACOB ADAMS, 2002 BILL ALLEN, 1995 BOB & BETTY ALLEN, 2001 ELEANOR ANDREWS, 2001 ROBERT ATWOOD, 1988 BERNARD M. BEHRENDS, 1987 EARL...

Junior Achievement Donor Category Report: (11/2/2006).
January 1, 2007... Junior Achievement Donor Category Report (11/2/2006) Platinum Plus Investors--($10,000.00 +) Alaska Business Monthly Allstate Foundation Arctic Slope Regional Corporation Atwood Foundation BP Coastal...

Junior Achievement Alaska Business Hall of Fame Laureates: Ron Cosgrave Bruce Kennedy.(JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SPECIAL SECTION)
January 1, 2007... It is nearly impossible to see the "smiling Eskimo" logo of Alaska Airlines and not think of the two men responsible for the company's legendary revitalization: Ron Cosgrave and Bruce Kennedy. Cosgrave and Kennedy saved the airline in the...

Junior Achievement Alaska Business Hall of Fame Laureate: Ron Duncan: his first business enterprise was selling candy to the other kids at his school. But his teacher promptly shut him down, so the venture didn't last long.(JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SPECIAL SECTION)
January 1, 2007... Being nominated for the Junior Achievement Alaska Business Hall of Fame is an "inspiring" experience for Ron Duncan, president, CEO and co-founder of General Communications Inc. Not only does it honor him, but it also brings recognition to GCI...

Junior Achievement Alaska Business Hall of Fame Laureate: Carence Kramer: a man of many talents and achievements, he had his roots in the timber industry.(JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SPECIAL SECTION)
January 1, 2007... When Clarence F. Kramer died on Dec. 4, 1978, he left behind a legacy of leadership and innovation in the Alaska logging industry. He succeeded in his endeavors despite many setbacks, the first of which was the Great Depression. Kramer,...

Junior Achievement Alaska Business Hall of Fame Laureate: Betsy Lawer: hardworking banker chooses to follow in her father's footsteps.(JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SPECIAL SECTION)
January 1, 2007... Betsy Lawer learned the banking business in the "trenches." As a girl. she often accompanied her father, Daniel Cuddy, on Saturday morning calls to First National Bank of Anchorage customers. (The bank is now called First National Bank...

Junior Achievement Alaska Business Hall of Fame Laureate: Helvi Sandvik: this NANA Development Corp. leader fulfills dreams of youth and adulthood.(JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT SPECIAL SECTION)
January 1, 2007... With a resume to envy, and a spirit to match. Helvi Sandvik, president of NANA Development Corp., stands out as a remarkable person as well as an informed businesswoman. If the idea of the Junior Achievement Award is to inspire young people to...

2007 forecast for Alaska's key industries: business leaders predict healthy climate for corporate Alaska.
January 1, 2007... As we get ready to close the door on the first decade of this millennium and begin looking ahead in the new year, it might be fun to gaze into the corporate crystal ball with many of Alaska's key business and industry leaders to see what the...

January calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2007... ANCHORAGE 3-14 The Crystal Gallery of Ice Exhibition Watch the artists in Town Square as they carve magnificent wonders from ice. Then enjoy the sculpted ice illuminate with color. For more information, phone 279-5650 or visit...

All Breed Dog Show seeks best of the best: hundreds drawn to Anchorage to show their purebred dogs.(Alaska This Month)
January 1, 2007... They pose, strut and glide, exhibiting their best qualities in brief moments before onlookers and the judges. If the lights, judging and attention get a little hot, some even pant-their tongues lolling way out of their mouths. But that's not...

Seniors in Alaska: the economic factor: they provide revenue to the state, while getting tax breaks to stay here.
January 1, 2007... When Norma Cooper turned 60 and was ready to move away from Buffalo, N.Y., she headed north, instead of south. Cooper, now 78, had a son living in Alaska. "I came up to visit him one summer, and that did it," Cooper said. "Three years...

Boom and bust? How about steady and stable? Anchorage boasts nearly two decades of uninterrupted job growth.
January 1, 2007... The end of 2006 marked the completion of 18 years of uninterrupted job growth for the Anchorage economy, a claim few cities in the world can make. In January 2007, the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. (AEDC) will again present our annual...

Education programs abound to fill shortage of construction workers: the average construction worker makes upward of $60,000 a year.
January 1, 2007... Not so many years ago, the notion that Alaska was facing a shortage of construction workers was, like global warming, not universally accepted as a call to action. Today, several regions of the state are well past the talking stage in efforts...

Agrium and Southcentral communities to benefit from Kenai Blue Sky project: new coal-gasification facility to provide long-term alternative to natural gas.
January 1, 2007... For almost 40 years, Agrium has been making and exporting fertilizer from its nitrogen facility located on the Kenai Peninsula. As natural gas supplies have begun to diminish, however, the company has had to consider alternative ways to provide...

Perseverance pays off for director of funeral homes: businessman who got 'trumped' bounces back to run successful company.
January 1, 2007... Think Donald Trump's tough? Timothy Wisniewski's grandfather fired him not once-but twice. Call it philosophical differences. "My business philosophy always differed greatly from that of my grandfather's. He was always about his next...

Alaska open imaging center grows to meet medical need: AOIC offers patients and physicians an alternative to hospital-based services.
January 1, 2007... For many years, Alaskans who needed medical imaging services have had to travel to the state's urban centers, or even out of state, to have these diagnostic procedures performed. Services such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound,...

Weidner investments donates $1 million: the University of Alaska Anchorage offers new real estate and property management program.
January 1, 2007... The University of Alaska Anchorage campus, through the auspices of the College of Business & Public Policy, is in the midst of a proposal for a new bachelor program emphasis in real estate and property management within the finance degree. ...

Bankruptcy cases in Alaska: significant yearly fluctuations.(Alaska Trends for January 2007)
January 1, 2007... Bankruptcies filed in Alaska have changed considerably in the past year. In the period of one year, the total number of bankruptcies filed in Alaska decreased by 82 percent. In September 2006, the total number of bankruptcies filed was 53,...