Alaska Business Monthly articles from July 2003

Alaska Business Monthly archives from July 2003

Your public image: what is it really? Do you care? (From the Publisher).(Public Relations Society of America's formalized accreditation program for public relations counselors )
July 1, 2003... It is arguable, but had there been a public relations vice president at the top management level of Enron, Arthur Andersen, WorldCom and countless other good businesses gone bad, they might not have failed as miserably as they did. And if...

Alaska CPA firm reorganizes. (Accounting).(Mikunda, Cottrell and Co.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Mikunda, Cottrell & Co., headquartered in Anchorage, announced recently it will reorganize its operations by adding two different and distinct entities to better serve the needs of clients and satisfy new federal rules affecting the accounting...

ADF&G proposes improvement changes. (Fishing).(Alaska Department of Fish and Game's proposed aquatic farming regulations )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is proposing changes to the aquatic farming regulations that will improve opportunities for shellfish farming. The changes are consistent with Gov. Frank Murkowski's plans to expand Alaska's fledgling...

Analytica and Northern Testing Labs to merge. (General).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... David Speights, CEO of Analytica Group of Thornton, Cob., and Michael Pollen, president and CEO of Northern Testing Laboratories Inc. of Fairbanks, announced their respective environmental laboratory firms have an agreement to merge the two...

Bristol bay EDC/Wells Fargo reach agreement. (Fisheries).(Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp. gets funding from Wells Fargo Bank Alaska)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp. received a $20 million loan from Wells Fargo Bank Alaska to expand its interest in Bering Sea fisheries. Officials said the loan will assist BBEDC in advancing the economic and community development of the...

Hawaiian Vacations plans new nonstop flights. (Tourism).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Tour provider Hawaiian Vacations announced it will offer nonstop flights direct from Fairbanks to Maui and from Anchorage to Maui this winter. Through a contract with New York-based North American Airlines, Hawaiian Vacations will offer weekly...

Crowley expands Russian-U.S. Cooperation. (Transportation).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Crowley Maritime Corp. recently announced it has expanded its international presence with the formation of Crowley Far East Services. This new company, formed and incorporated in Sakhalin State, Russia, offers marine and shoreside logistics and...

A pipe dream: the debate continues on the gasline to mid-America. Proponents say construction could begin as early as 2008.(natural gas reserves on Alaska's North Slope)
July 1, 2003... Thirty-five trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves lie stranded on Alaska's North Slope. There's possibly a lot more--geologists think there could be 100 trillion cubic feet, or even more. The gas is stranded because there is no way...

Moving oversized Cargo in Alaska: whether you are moving a house to Aniak or construction equipment to Prudhoe Bay, there are transportation companies in Alaska able and willing to get the job done.(large scheduled air carriers in Alaska)
July 1, 2003... Moving cargo of all different sizes and shapes is just part of everyday business for the many companies in the industry in Alaska who handle customer requests for 10-story-high modules weighing 60,000 tons. When big, chunky, oversized cargo...

Alaska's overall environmental cleanup may take 100 years: millions of dollars are being pumped into the economy as part of extensive cleanup efforts.
July 1, 2003... Millions upon millions of dollars have been pumped into the Alaska economy as the result of trying to make it right with the environment. Once government, business and private enterprise, non-governmental organizations and special interest...

July 2003 Calendar of events.(Calendar)
July 1, 2003... ANCHORAGE 4 Independence Day Celebration Held at the Delaney Park Strip, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Activities include pancake breakfast, parade through downtown and a family picnic with games and entertainment. Call 279-0700. 12...

Moose dropping festival: a unique Talkeetna treat. (Alaska this Month).
July 1, 2003... They may look like Milk Duds that escaped from their box, but they certainly wouldn't taste like them. Moose droppings have been the center of some unique Alaska memorabillia, from jewelry to story books, but for Talkeetna they are the focus of...

Convention planning: how to deal with the unexpected; you could have a catastrophe on your hands. Or you could be prepared!
July 1, 2003... Carol Hart, president of InSight Services, has experienced everything in her 30 years as a professional meeting planner. A ballroom once flooded. What do you do? "You go to the top floor and carry on," says Hart. Another time a lady drove...

Alaska: a premier meeting destination.
July 1, 2003... In a recent report provided by the Convention Industry Council, it stated more than $1.2 billion was spent on meetings and conventions in the United States in 2001. The expenditures included those made by delegates, associations, exhibitors,...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2003... The story titled Few Companies Offer Health Benefits in Alaska" in the May 2003 issue of Alaska Business Monthly should have said that the only organization in United Healthcare's Alaska network is Alaska Regional Hospital. Customers with...

2003 convention and facilities directory.(Directory)
July 1, 2003... 2003 Convention and Facilities Directory ANCHORAGE 4th Avenue Theatre & Glacial Reflections Fine Catering 630 W. Fouth Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: 257-5600 Fax: 258-9032 E-Mail: debbier@purelyalaskan.com Web Address:...

Chambers of Commerce--convention and visitors bureaus. (Convention Services).(Directory)
July 1, 2003... CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE -- CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS Anchorage Chamber of Commerce 441 W. Fifth Ave., Suite 300 Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: 272-2401 Fax: 272-4117 E-Mail: info@anchoragechamber.org Web site:...

Audio visual services. (Convention Services).(Directory)
July 1, 2003... CONVENTION SERVICES ANCHORAGE AUDIO VISUAL Cam- Complete Computer LCD SERVICES corders Sound System Projectors Chariot Group Inc., The X ...

Catering services. (Convention Services).(Directory)
July 1, 2003... Convention Services ANCHORAGE CATERING Full-Service Beverage Min. Can SERVICES Menu License Serve 4th Avenue Theatre-Glacial X X ...

Meeting planners. (Convention Services).(Directory)
July 1, 2003... CONVENTION SERVICES Audio/Video MEETING PLANNERS Coordination Budgeting Alaska Display 710 Bonanza Ave. Anchorage, AK 99518-1705 Phone: 563-7504 Fax: 563-7899 Toll...

PR: can your business benefit from hiring a public relations firm? By the Alaska chapter of the public relations society of America.
July 1, 2003... In a hit song, pop singer Tina Turner posed the question, "What's love got to do with it?" Likewise, many executives question the role and even the need for public relations. As Alaska organizations strive to position themselves in the...

A boardroom's delight: gone are the chalkboards. In are plasma screens, high-tech projectors, computers, electronic whiteboards and much more.
July 1, 2003... Welcome to the 21st century, where the relevance of capture and control takes on a whale new meaning. Chalkboards and erasers of just a fortnight ago were not limited to the one-room schoolhouse of the Alaska Bush. Many a business executive of...

BGES Inc. (Right Moves).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... BGES Inc. recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, according to Robert N. Braunstein, president, and Keith O. Guyer, chief operating officer. The company is an Alaskan-and veteran-owned small business environmental consulting firm. The two...

Landye Bennett Blumstein. (Right Moves).(Cheryl L. McKay appointed associate )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP has hired Cheryl L. McKay as an associate in the Anchorage office. Before joining the firm, McKay practiced with another Anchorage law firm, serving as general counsel to Alaska Native corporations, small businesses...

New York Life Insurance. (Right Moves).(Alaska General Office names K. Tony Bennett sales agent )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... K. Tony Bennett was named a sales agent of the Alaska General Office of New York Life Insurance Co. with his office located in Anchorage. Bennett has been an Alaskan resident for more than 24 years. He is a veteran with the U.S. Air Force,...

ACS Wireless. (Right Moves).(Justin Patterson appointed lead wireless service representative)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... ACS Wireless promoted Justin Patterson to lead wireless service representative. Patterson most recently held the position of senior wireless service representative and has been with ACS Wireless and formerly MACtel since October1997. In his new...

Everts Air Cargo. (Right Moves).(Renee Smith appointed account executive)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Renee Smith recently joined the staff at Everts Air Cargo as an account executive to service Anchorage and 11 western Alaska hubs. She brings 20 years outside sates experience with her, most recently having represented Johnstone Supply in...

Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. (Right Moves).(Didi Russell appointed membership services and events coordinator)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce has added Didi Russell as membership services and events coordinator. Russell will be responsible for membership retention, acting as staff liaison for the Anchorage Chamber Ambassadors and Membership Services...

American Consulting Engineers Council. (Right Moves).(Nick Straka is scholarship winner)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The American Consulting Engineers Council of Alaska announced recently that Nick Straka is the recipient of ACEC's $1,000 scholarship for 2003. Straka is a civil engineering student at the University of Alaska Anchorage and has just completed...

Juneau Convention & Visitors Bureau. (Right Moves).(appointments and promotions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Ellen Kramer recently joined the Juneau Convention & Visitors Bureau as the director of convention sales. Kramer brings five years of convention and meeting sales experience to the bureau. Prior to moving to Alaska, Kramer was employed as a...

Ribelin Lowell. (Right Moves).(appointments and promotions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... James J. Dooley was named chief operating officer/sales manager at Ribelin Lowell & Co. Insurance Brokers Inc. Dooley joined the firm in March from Kemper Cost Management Co. in Seattle where he was western regional sales manager working with...

Preston Gates & Ellis. (Right Moves).(appointments and promotions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Preston Gates & Ellis LLP recently named Christopher Cyphers as a corporate law partner in its Anchorage office and added two other corporate transactions attorneys. Joining Cyphers are new associates Amy J. Shimek and Danny Allen. Shimek and...

Credit Union 1. (Right Moves).(appointments and promotions)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Three employees have been recently promoted to lead various departments within Credit Union 1: Tom Newins as vice president of member relationship management, Davina Napier as consumer loan manager, and Joe Morrison as marketing manager. In the...

Investing basics: how do you know your investor has your best interest in mind?
July 1, 2003... With retirement plans dwindling as companies, both large and small, increasingly whittle away at employee benefits, this graying nation is, more and more, relying on the personal investment portfolio to make up the difference. And it's not...

Alaska alternatives: more Alaskans seek alternative and complementary health care practitioners.(rare genetic disorder)
July 1, 2003... CarlyRose Aitken was born with a rare genetic disorder-only she and one other person has it in the world. She was born with a heart murmur and a hole in her heart. She had no right thumb, an underdeveloped uvula and a small jaw. Severe acid...

Alaska Trends for July.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... ALASKA TRENDS FOR JULY Units Period GENERAL Personal Income -- Alaska Millions of $ 4thQ02 Personal Income -- United States Billions of $ (SAAR)...