Alaska Business Monthly articles from July 2001

Alaska Business Monthly archives from July 2001

ACS Revenues Increase 3.8 Percent.(Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. recently reported results of operations for the first quarter of 2001. Revenues for the first quarter increased $3 million to $81.2 million, or 3.8 percent over first-quarter 2000 revenues and in line...

GCI Revenues Up 41.9 Percent.(General Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... General Communications Inc. reported its detailed first-quarter 2001 results with revenues growing to $96.9 million, an increase of 41.9 percent over the first quarter of last year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization...

Anchorage Athena PowerLink Program Open.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce ATHENA PowerLink program is accepting applications from women business owners who wish to participate in the program. The program links a business with a panel of advisors who meet the specific needs of that...

Alaskan Brewing and Alaska Seafood Unite.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Alaskan Brewing Co. and the Alaska seafood Marketing Institute have joined forces to promote and market their; products in the Pacific Northwest this summer. The co-promotion, designed to: increase sales and awareness of quality Alaska...

Alaska Children's Services Has New Fund Manager.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Alaska Children's Services has selected Ingalls & Snyder LLC as the agency's new endowment fund manager. The firm was selected from a group of nine submitters from across the nation. "We are pleased to have been able to retain the services...

CIRI Wins Elders Program Lawsuit.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The federal district court for the District of Alaska recently ruled that CIRI's Elders' Benefit Program is legal and dismissed a lawsuit that had been brought by a group of shareholders challenging the program, company officials said. The...

Ubik Corp. Acquires KMBQ.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Ubik Corp., owners and operators of broadcast stations KNIK and KZND in Anchorage, has entered into an agreement to purchase radio station KMBQ in Wasilla. Also known as Valley Radio, KMBQ is the Mat-Su area's only locally originated radio...

KTBY, KTVA Announce Partnership.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The owners of KTBY-TV 4 (Fox) and KTVA-TV 11 (CBS) announced they have entered into a shared services agreement and a joint sales agreement. "What this means to the viewers in the Anchorage television market is that all of the resources of...

Machine Shop Invents Fish-Bone Removal Device.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Geophysical Institute machine shop has signed a licensing agreement with the University of Alaska Fairbanks for development of two devices used to remove tiny pin bones from salmon, bones that conventional salmon-cleaning machines leave...

Natural Gas Policy Council Plans Gasline.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... When Gov. Tony Knowles created the Alaska Highway Natural Gas Policy Council, he tasked its members with establishing a natural gas industry in Alaska and promoting the Alaska Highway route for a gasline to the Lower 48. Knowles said he...

The ABCs of Internet Customer Service.(Review)
July 1, 2001... The Customer Revolution: How to Thrive When Customers are in Control Patricia B. Seybold with Ronni T. Marshak and Jeffrey M. Lewis Crown Business (Random House) New York, NY 2001, 395 pages, $27.50 Pat Seybold has based her...

Cook Inlet Ripe for Oil and Gas Exploration and Production.(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Cook Inlet oil and gas production is going full barrel. Phillips Alaska Inc. reports that its Cook Inlet average daily production is about 166,000 cubic feet of gas per day. Forest Oil Corp.'s net for Cook Inlet averages around 8,400 barrels of...

Hotel's Transformation Draws Praise From Business Owners.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Fairbanks Hotel was once home to drug dealers Now international tourists spend their vacations there. Five years ago, the downtown Fair-banks Hotel was run-down and in need of more than a face-lift. Drug dealers and after-hours...

ALASKA'S EXPORT MARKET HEALTHY AT $2.5 BILLION.(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... The seafood, energy and mining industries help make Alaska one of the top exporters when compared to other U.S. markets. Alaska is one of the most trade-oriented states in America. Last year, Alaska's worldwide exports reached $2.5 billion,...

World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Celebrates 40th Anniversary.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Since the first World Eskimo-Indian Olympics were held in 1961, the interest in the competition and culture of the games has grown to attract athletes from other countries and spectators from far away. But with the 40th anniversary games this...

The ABCs of convention Planning.
July 1, 2001... Planning a convention? Help is as close as your local convention and visitors bureau. It can take up to five years of hard work and careful planning to pull off a successful convention. If you are the designated meeting planner for...

2001 Convention Facilities Directory.(Directory)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... The 2001 Convention Facilities Directory lists more than 80 hotels and other sites that offer convention facilities throughout Alaska. Included in this comprehensive listing are sites in Anchorage, Cooper Landing, Denali National Park,...

The Wide World of Advertising Agencies.
July 1, 2001... Marketing experts in The Last Frontier are dedicated not only to their craft, but also to their community and clients. Advertising professionals in Alaska are here to help businesses--big and small--get and retain customers through...

Deborah Williams: Leading Alaska's Environmental Movement.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Many Alaskans would argue that the oil industry single-handedly fuels the state's economic engine. Deborah Williams, executive director of the Alaska Conservation Foundation, is not one of them. "I firmly believe that a healthy environment...

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, CLEANS UP MILITARY MESSES.
July 1, 2001... Alaska District manages cleanup of nearly 600 sites in Alaska. When investigators unearthed steel drums full of asphalt buried on Kodiak, it was estimated that cleanup would take a year and require 6,000 yards of soil to be cleansed. But...

Right moves.(personnel changes)
July 1, 2001... Resource Data Inc. Resource Data Inc., an Alaskan-owned business developing Internet, database and geographic information systems solutions, has hired Dan Stokley and Brenda Sokolowski. Stokley was hired as a programmer/analyst with...

Ringing in the Best Deals in Telecommunications.(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Telephone companies now offer cellular, Internet, cable and other services in addition to their local and long-distance offerings. Telecommunications is a rapidly expanding industry in Alaska. Dozens of local and long-distance carriers...

You've Got E-mail!(Internet cafe and coffee shop)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... This Tok cyber hub attracts tourists and locals. Entrepreneurial inspirations car come from a variety of sources, according to Maggie Brooks, owner of the Alaska Cyber Hub located on the main street in Tok. Her idea to start an...

LYNDEN DEPLOYS 'BETTER MOUSETRAP'.(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... The Alaska Railroad gets faster, more efficient service with new barges. Alaska Railbelt Marine, a Lynden Inc. subsidiary, made a big splash two years ago when it landed a 10-year contract with the Alaska Railroad to haul railcars between...

Riversong Rafting Offers Scenic Getaway.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... You can't take a wristwatch on this relaxing float down the Ninilchik River. It might not be the fountain of youth, but the gently moving waters of Ninilchik River are perfect for restoring energy to tired muscles. Scenery that changes...

July Alaska trends.(economic statistics)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... july alaska trends GENERAL Units Period Personal Income -- Alaska Millions of $ 4th Q00 Personal Income -- United States Billions of $ (SAAR) 4th Q00 Consumer...