Alaska Business Monthly articles from March 2003

Alaska Business Monthly archives from March 2003

Defeat SB 58. (From the Publisher).(a discussion of Senate Bills in Alaska)(Editorial)
March 1, 2003... In 18 years of publishing Alaska Business Monthly it has been our practice to refrain from writing about political matters, but occasionally we have taken up a standard against bad public policy. We are doing that here. Sometimes the best...

Alaska Airlines recognized for firsts. (Transportation).
March 1, 2003... Alaska Airlines has been named airline technology leader of the year by Air Transport World magazine. "Although it may not be among the largest in terms of revenue or traffic, Alaska Airlines is a giant when it comes to the introduction of...

Small businesses worry about health care. (Health Care).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The soaring cost of health care premiums and an increasing inability to retain coverage for their employees and their own families remain the top worries of Alaska small-business owners, according to a survey released recently by the state's...

DOT releases funding to Alaska railroad. (Mining).
March 1, 2003... Stone & Webster provided environmental permitting, engineering, design and procurement services for the Healy Clean Coal Project, which involved construction of a 50-MW coal-tired plant in Healy. The Department of Energy, in round three of...

Nearly 1,800 new jobs forcasted in 2003. (General).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Anchorage will see the addition of almost 1,800 jobs this year, based on projections by Scott Goldsmith, ISER, University of Alaska Anchorage, which he prepared for the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. The 1,750 new jobs equate to a nearly...

Shaw awarded Army contract. (Military).(Shaw Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) recently announced that its subsidiary, Shaw Infrastucture Inc., was notified by the U.S. Army Garrison, Alaska, that the Army Administrative Appeal Board had awarded the contract to provide facilities...

Pigs and the pipeline: Alyeska uses the Geopig to inspect the trans-Alaska oil pipeline.
March 1, 2003... The classic children's story of The Three Little Pigs takes on an entirely different meaning when discussing pipeline inspections in Alaska. It turns out that the one little piggy that was going to market may actually have been on the way...

Are you hip with HIPAA? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act is in place to benefit employees, but comes with some high costs to employers.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 )
March 1, 2003... The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), also known as the Kennedy-Kassebaum Act, was signed into law primarily to improve the efficiency and security of the health care system and to help employees and their...

Tourism stable in Alaska: tourism, the second largest private-sector employer, is flat in some parts of the state, but not as bad off as originally projected after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
March 1, 2003... As strange as it may seem, the world is a tight market. With literally thousands of competitors located around the globe, destination markets-also known as vacation spots-are in the unenviable position of jockeying for position to attract the...

Events calendar.(Calendar)
March 1, 2003... MARCH ANCHORAGE All Month Traditional Irish Music Session Kick up your heels at this weekly dance, where some of the best Celtic musicians loosely posse up in a circle and randomly perform a jig or reel while slippered...

Seward's Day and Seward's Centennial year. (Alaska This Month).
March 1, 2003... Seward is a significant name in Alaska. This month, as well as this year, are special times for celebrations of Alaska's history and especially in the town carrying the famous diplomat's name. Whether you are a historian at heart, or simply...

Alaska's environmental cleanup work continues: a look at some cleanup projects slated for this summer.
March 1, 2003... Umiat was established in 1944 by the U.S. Navy as a base for exploring oil in National Petroleum Reserve No.4. The Navy built a 5,000-foot gravel runway, a power plant, a shop, several support buildings and fuel storage facilities, all to...

ABR, Inc.-Environmental Research & Services: promoting excellence and sustainability. (Advertisement: Business Profile).
March 1, 2003... When he co-founded Alaska Biological Research in 1976, biologist Robert J. Ritchie hoped to conduct wildlife surveys for government agencies and industries. Today, this Alaskan-owned small business has matured into a widely respected firm that...

2003 Environmental Directory.(Directory)
March 1, 2003... At Alaska Business Monthly, we support resource development in an environmentally friendly manner. Most Alaskans do. That's why it is so important to have environmental firms working in the state to ensure oil spills are cleaned, hazardous...

Raising business capital: how do you get money to start or maintain a business? There are many ways.
March 1, 2003... The biggest question entrepreneurs have is "How do I get my business funded?" says Steve Schellong, co-founder of the Alaska-based GrantStation.com, an organization dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations try to secure funding for...

Asset planning for the future: a Trust from First National Bank Alaska. (Advertisement: Business Profile).
March 1, 2003... The Trust Department at First National Bank Alaska is a quiet powerhouse amid the state's financial services providers. It's not big, but its customers know their investments are handled by the weight and experience of Alaska's largest,...

akcoupons.com new venue for Anchorage: this company began operations in Anchorage last August, and is expanding into other Alaska markets as well as nationwide.
March 1, 2003... George Sikat, 34, is an entrepreneur at heart. He is owner of Shoot-N-Edit, a video production company he runs out of his South Anchorage home, and is working on producing Home Alaska Television Show, a series dedicated to homeowners living in...

The men and women of the National Guard and Reserves: when the state or federal government calls these folks to duty, business must somehow carry on.
March 1, 2003... Bill Hartley has a handful of employees who have two jobs: They work for Hartley, who is the director of emergency services at Alaska Regional Hospital, and they are enlisted in the National Guard. Hartley knows that he could get a call...

Alaska Village Initiatives 2003: providing a fire protection system and safeguarding and restoring Alaska's wildlife resources are the goals of this nonprofit organization. (Alaska Native Business News).
March 1, 2003... What's more challenging? Creating an effective low-cost fire protection system for remote Alaska communities that leads the nation in fire loss and deaths; or creating a statewide cooperative of guides, recreational hunters, environmentalists...

Aides work to help Native Alaskans have better health care: Alaska's Community Health Aide Program is a model for other states. (Alaska Native Business News).
March 1, 2003... Alaskans in remote villages are getting significantly better health care than ever before. In a state where the most dangerous jobs on earth exist--fishing, crabbing, logging, hunting, whaling, working on an oil rig and where snow machines are...

Aspen Hotels. (Right Moves).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Shelly Wright has been appointed general manager of the Aspen Hotel in Juneau. She previously served as accounting manager for Silver Bay Logging and as customer service and public relations manager for Wings of Alaska. Wright replaces Terri L....

State of Alaska. (Right Moves).(Yingdi Wang was named Alaska's trade representative to C)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Yingdi Wang was named Alaska's trade representative to China. Wang is a former Alaskan with ties to the business community, especially the forest products industries. Wang will be based in Beijing.

AT&T Alascom. (Right Moves).(Ryan Brugger )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Ryan Brugger recently joined AT&T Alascom as an account executive, small business markets. He grew up in Anchorage and attended Robert Service High School before leaving to attend California State University- Long Beach. He holds a degree in...

World Trade Center Alaska. (Right Moves).(new executive director of World Trade Center Alaska)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Greg Wolf, a veteran of promoting Alaska's international trade opportunities, has been selected as the new executive director of World Trade Center Alaska. Previously, Wolf was the director of the state of Alaska's Division of International...

Round Gold. (Right Moves).(Round Gold LLC hired Sandro Lane )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Round Gold LLC hired Sandro Lane as its chief executive officer. Earlier this month, Lane announced the sale of his businesses, Taku Smokeries and Taku Fisheries, the Juneau companies he founded and has run since 1983. Round Gold was formed and...

Boys & Girls Club. (Right Moves).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Michelle Eveland has been named the endowment director of the Boys & Girls Club of Southcentral Alaska. Since 1996, Eveland has been with the Alaska organization. She has been involved in all facets, from director of licensed childcare to...

CRW Engineering. (Right Moves).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... CRW Engineering Group LLC announced that Karl Hulse, PE, recently acquired his professional civil engineer license. Hulse was hired in 2002 as a design engineer providing detailed utility design with an emphasis in rural Alaska. Hulse's most...

Denali Alaskan FCU. (Right Moves).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Lee Van Horn was promoted to vice president real estate by Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union. He previously served as an assistant vice president. Van Horn, who also serves as chief operating officer of the credit union's mortgage company...

Doyon Universal Services. (Right Moves).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Belinda Thomas, a Doyon shareholder raised in Northway, has been hired as human resource manager for Doyon Universal Services. Thomas previously held positions with the Northway Village Council and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. (Right Moves).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... Gene Ramsay has been promoted to brigadier general and has taken command of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176 Wing at Kulis Air National Guard in Anchorage. Ramsay began his career with the Alaska Guard in 1976 and became one of the first...

Alaska Public Relations Society. (Right Moves).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2003... The Alaska Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America recently announced its 2003 board of directors during its 26th annual meeting. Kellie Thomson, with North rim Bank, will take over as president of the local chapter. Other officers...

March Alaska trends.(Illustration)
March 1, 2003... MARCH ALASKA TRENDS GENERAL Units Personal Income--Alaska Millions of $ Personal Income--United States Billions of $ (SAAR) Consumer...

Looking out for business. (Advertisement).
March 1, 2003... A report from the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce-The Voice of Alaska Business The first session of the twenty-third Alaska State Legislature is underway and the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce, the "Voice of Alaska Business", is...

Clarification.(Correction Notice)
March 1, 2003... In the January 2003 issue, a story on Richard Wien should have stated that Wien Air had never had a fatal accident using large aircraft. Also, Wien was formerly affiliated with the Alaska Air Carriers Association and is a founding director of...