Recently added articles from Alaska Business Monthly:
Clarification.(Correction notice)
Nov 01, 2007 ... In the September 2007 issue (page 29), we reported that David Chipperfield is an architect with the firm of Kumin Associates Inc. Based in London and Berlin, David Chipperfield Architects was selected from 38 world-renowned architects who submitted credentials to the Museum Building ...
Sometimes we get what we vote for.(From the Publisher)
Nov 01, 2007; McCorkle, Vern ... ... and the converse is also true: "Sometimes we get what we don't vote for!" When Candidate A or Proposition 100 wins in a low-vote turnout, it might easily be misconstrued that everybody is satisfied with the status quo and therefore very few bothered, or thought it necessary, to vote. ...
Alaska Airlines buys Anchorage-based tour company, Hawaiian vacations.(ACQUISITIONS)
Nov 01, 2007; Pounds, Nancy ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Last month, ABM published a feature article regarding the connection between Alaska and Hawaii, with extensive references and coverage of Hawaiian Vacations Inc. Shortly after going to press, Alaska Airlines announced that it had agreed to acquire certain ...
Colorado-based engineering firm becomes new VECO owner.(ACQUISITIONS )(CH2M Hill Companies Ltd. acquired VECO Corp.)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007; Pounds, Nancy ... CH2M HILL,--a global full-service engineering, construction and operations firm--announced in September that it acquired VECO. The former Anchorage-based VECO organization includes businesses specializing in program management, construction, engineering, procurement, operations and ...
GCI to build new Southeast Alaska fiber-optic cable.(COMMUNICATIONS)
Nov 01, 2007; Pounds, Nancy ... Anchorage-based General Communication Inc. plans to build a new $30 million fiber-optic cable network in Southeast Alaska. The 754 miles of cable will connect Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Angoon and Sitka to GCI's current fiber-optic cable linking Alaska and the Lower 48. The new cable ...
UAA Mat-Su campus recycles carpet.(RECYCLING)
Nov 01, 2007; Pounds, Nancy ... The University of Alaska Anchorage's Matanuska-Susitna campus plans to recycle 1,100 square yards of carpet removed from its facilities. The used carpet was to be shipped from Anchorage to a laboratory in the Lower 48 where it would be processed and ultimately re-engineered into rolls of ...
Financial Alaska adds accounting services.(FINANCES)
Nov 01, 2007; Pounds, Nancy ... Financial Alaska of Anchorage has expanded its offerings by creating Financial Alaska Accounting LLC to provide accounting services. Joe Kashaverof serves as partner and controller of Financial Alaska Accounting. He previously worked as payroll manager at the Alaska Native Medical Center ....
First Alaskans Institute funds healthy community projects.(FUNDING)
Nov 01, 2007; Pounds, Nancy ... First Alaskans Institute has awarded $500,000 to fund 18 projects promoting collaboration between community groups statewide. The projects aim is to plan and implement innovative and lasting programs that support healthy communities. The Community Engagement Awards is a pilot funding ...
ML&P revs up new power-generating unit.(ENERGY)
Nov 01, 2007; Pounds, Nancy ... Municipal Light & Power of Anchorage has added a new power-generating unit--the first such unit to come online since 1984. The new unit is more efficient, delivering more and cleaner energy for the same amount of fuel. The contractor on the two-year project was Peak Oilfield Service Co., a ...
National Science Foundation funds new UAF research vessel.(EDUCATION)
Nov 01, 2007; Pounds, Nancy ... The University of Alaska Fairbanks has received initial funding from the National Science Foundation to build the Alaska Region Research Vessel, a 236-foot, $123 million icebreaking vessel. The vessel would support research in high latitudes. The foundation's $2.5 million grant will fund ...
Closing in: two big ad agencies compete with smaller entities that are after their market shares.
Nov 01, 2007; Bohi, Heidi ... Everything is big in Alaska. So when market research revealed that local fast food customers were hungry for a Big Mac that was even bigger, The Nerland Agency--the advertising firm tasked with promoting the golden arches statewide--came up with the idea for the McKinley Mac, a custom ...
Sun never sets at solstice: advertising agency offers myriad of services.
Nov 01, 2007; Grenn, Ben ... "Thinking outside the box is passe ... we fold the box into a plane and make it fly." Brooks Pleninger Creative Director Solstice Advertising [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Look up the word "solstice" in Webster's Dictionary and it reads: the time of year when the ...
Rod Bradley: the man of advertising: he made Ds in high school, but handled million dollar business deals out of college.
Nov 01, 2007; Bohi, Heidi ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rod Bradley is the proverbial ad man. He's got an every-two-week haircut and a year-round golf course tan. He's as comfortable elbowing up to a farmhouse dinner table as he is sashaying through a penthouse cocktail party and is known as much for his ...
First National Bank Alaska celebrates 85 years of success: it has grown from a one-man operation to serving 17 communities throughout the state.
Nov 01, 2007; Orr, Vanessa ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Winfield Ervin opened First National Bank of Anchorage in 1922, he did it because he said he had "faith in the future of Anchorage." Over the years, that faith grew to encompass all of Alaska, and the bank, now renamed First National Bank Alaska, soon ...
Making dollars and sense: unique real estate group comes to the aid of homebuyers and owners.
Nov 01, 2007; Grenn, Ben ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] They don't collect any monthly membership club dues. They don't select an employee of the month, and they don't have any health insurance benefits. No, it's not a group of union cabinetmakers. Nor is it a local women's sewing circle. But it is ...
Ten steps to better management: know your employees and know yourself.
Nov 01, 2007; Barbour, Tracy ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One of the top five reasons people leave organizations is because of the leadership, and this makes the effective management of employees of the "utmost importance" to companies, according to human resources consultant Heather Kinzie, SPHR. Leadership has ...
Rapt by raptors: photographers, birders flock to Haines for bald eagle gathering.(Alaska This Month)
Nov 01, 2007; Pounds, Nancy ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] In early winter, thousands of bald eagles congregate along a section of the Chilkat River just outside of Haines. The spot is unique--an underground reservoir warms the water to prevent freezing and permit late-season salmon spawning. The multitudes of ...
November events calendar.(Calendar)
Nov 01, 2007 ... ANCHORAGE 3 Leahy This eight-member sibling act from Canada is a whirlwind triple threat of Celtic fiddle-driven music, dance and song, known for their electrifying step dancing and passionate, unforgettable performances. 7:30 p.m. at the Alaska Center for the ...
World Trade Center Alaska.
Nov 01, 2007; Shake, Robert L. ... I am proud to serve as the chairman of the World Trade Center Alaska (WTCAK) board of directors during 2007, the organization's 20th anniversary year. It's an exciting time to be involved with the center as Alaska's international trade economy continues to expand. Last year, exports from ...
The Canada-Alaska connection: neighbors helping neighbors.(WORLD TRADE CENTER SPECIAL SECTION)
Nov 01, 2007; Wolf, Greg ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alaska's relationship with its next-door neighbor, Canada, is one of the state's most important international partnerships. Approximately 1,500 miles of common border and many shared interests, including significant commercial and cultural ties, drive this ...
