Stories Collection

  1. Six years ago, Catherine Mater, a leading U.S. timber-industry engineering and market...
  2. ALASKA TRENDS FOR OCTOBER Indicator Units ...
  3. When Mike Felix took the helm of Anchorage-based AT&T Alascom early last year, hi...
  4. Tunista, Inc., a subsidiary of the Calista Corporation, was certified by the U.S. Sma...
  5. Alaska, of all places, should appreciate a true pioneer like the red alder. The decid...
  6. We've all heard of the big oil producers like British Petroleum and ConocoPhillips. B...
  7. This is the 19th annual ranking of the very best Alaskan-owned, Alaskan-operated comp...
  8. Let's face it. Alaska was built on sheer moxie. Whether it was the gold, oil or simpl...
  9. The Alaska 49ers, an Anchorage-based, single-action shooting club, is as devoted to t...
  10. Robby MacDonell and Brian Dixon are among the generation of people who have spent muc...
  11. On the Aleutian Chain, as anywhere else, there are needs and expectations for modern ...
  12. What's all the hoopla surrounding the 8(a) program? Why should I care? To begi...
  13. Over the past 30 years, Alaska's Native regional corporations have become an economic...
  14. Tracking Alaska corporations these days requires a good book, something along the lin...
  15. Anchorage Fracture and Orthopedic Clinic (AFOC) is a full service orthopedic clinic h...
  16. 9-10 Alaska Travel Fair VII Marketplace The Alaska Travel Fair was created to educ...
  17. Workers' Compensation and bonding may seem like they benefit only employees-providing...
  18. Generous Adventures Travel Auctions founder and director, Sally Oberstein (fourth fro...
  19. Local mountain runners and followers of these events are in for a special treat this ...
  20. Latest Report Period Indic...
  21. Within a few days time, Thomas R. Case, dean of the University of Alaska Anchorage Co...
  22. New regulations on how rural Alaskans get their mail are set to take effect on Nov. 2...
  23. Seldonio Native Association secured funding for Anchorage's new Dimond Center Hotel t...
  24. Forging dozens of new partnerships with public and private organizations at every lev...
  25. Edgar Blatchford returned to public service in 2003 when Gov. Frank Murkowski appoint...
  26. Ahtna Inc. Ken Johns, President and CEO P.O. Box 649 Glennallen, AK 99588 Phone: ...
  27. A man is having chest pains in a small village on the Yukon River. A community health...
  28. FROM SPACE TO DENALI Next summer, the company plans to test a synthetic diesel fuel i...
  29. For decades Alaska pursued derby-style competitive fisheries policies which, while th...
  30. Kenny Timberwolf's, a Haida/Athabascan Native Alaskan, in his executive day coach. Ti...
  31. Arctic Structures LLC of Anchorage built this new 44,000-square-foot school in Kurils...
  32. The village of Kongiganak now has all its tanks in one basket. The engineering firm L...
  33. Alaska's hospitals are modern, bright and well equipped. Gone are the days when you h...
  34. When campaigning politicos and disgruntled or displaced workers complain that traditi...
  35. Dr. Vernon L. Smith, a 2002 Nobel Prize winner in economics and professor of economic...
  36. How do you select a particular bank or credit union for your financial needs? Banks a...
  37. Business faces a troubled world these days. To rework an old cliche, if it weren't fo...
  38. 1953 A Crowley company pioneers the use of bar to transport railcars filled with wood...
  39. We think of them as regional hubs: places like Anchor age, Bethel, Kotzebue and Barro...
  40. Diane Kaplan is president of an organization that, by the end of the year, will list ...
  41. ANCHORAGE 9 Scared Scriptless Comedy Improv Features im...
  42. Crowley's equipment, facilities and people are important links in the social and econ...
  43. This is an exciting time for Crowley. The company has moved into the new century as o...
  44. It's 4:30 p.m. The boss comes to you and asks you to make 400 copies of a 50-page rep...
  45. Trade associations in Alaska play many different roles--they provide change, educatio...
  46. Ah, summer. It's the time of yea that the bright colors of life burst out of the drea...
  47. Paul Nelson and his wife, An Fink-Nelson, are living the American dream of owning the...
  48. Crowley provides a diverse scope of support services for the energy industry drawing ...
  49. The missile defense construction schedule is on track, and in some cases ahead of sch...
  50. It's a good time to be in the Anchorage housing industry. Houses are quickly selling ...
  51. New blood is coming into Alaska's oilpatch. The state's petroleum industry badly need...
  52. Anchorage Sand and Gravel is a thriving, growing business that strives to meet the co...
  53. ALASKA TRENDS FOR AUGUST Indicator Units ...
  54. If an abundance of time was on your side, it is possible to spend almost the entire m...
  55. "Nanocosm: Nanotechnology and the Big Changes Coming from the Inconceivably Small" ...
  56. Here are the current beat-selling books for business. The list is compiled based on I...
  57. Fairbanks-based Golden Valley Electric Association, provider of power throughout Inte...
  58. Valdez is the southern terminus of the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline, and that is where C...
  59. "First in the nation for technology" is not an uncommon phrase in Alaska. Fifty or so...
  60. To those who ask about the name, it's a little confusing--for starters, there are thr...
  61. Mikunda, Cottrell & Co., headquartered in Anchorage, announced recently it will r...
  62. Convention Services ANCHORAGE CATERING Full-Service...
  63. CONVENTION SERVICES Audio/Video MEETING PLANNERS Coordination ...
  64. They may look like Milk Duds that escaped from their box, but they certainly wouldn't...
  65. CarlyRose Aitken was born with a rare genetic disorder-only she and one other person ...
  66. Millions upon millions of dollars have been pumped into the Alaska economy as the res...
  67. 2003 Convention and Facilities Directory ANCHORAGE 4th Avenue Theatre & Gla...
  68. It is arguable, but had there been a public relations vice president at the top manag...
  69. In a recent report provided by the Convention Industry Council, it stated more than $...
  70. CONVENTION SERVICES ANCHORAGE AUDIO VISUAL Cam- Co...
  71. ANCHORAGE 4 Independence Day Celebration Held at the Delaney Park Strip, begin...
  72. In a hit song, pop singer Tina Turner posed the question, "What's love got to do with...
  73. Welcome to the 21st century, where the relevance of capture and control takes on a wh...
  74. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE -- CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS Anchorage Chamber of Comme...
  75. ALASKA TRENDS FOR JULY Units Period GENERAL Personal Income -- Alaska ...
  76. Thirty-five trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves lie stranded on Alaska...
  77. With retirement plans dwindling as companies, both large and small, increasingly whit...
  78. Carol Hart, president of InSight Services, has experienced everything in her 30 years...
  79. Moving cargo of all different sizes and shapes is just part of everyday business for ...
  80. Since human knowledge is predicted to nearly double every year by the end of the pres...
  81. ALASKA TRENDS FOR JUNE Units Period GENERAL Personal Income -- Alas...
  82. Alaska Air Group Web sites-alaskaair.com and horizonair.com--received top ranking rec...
  83. THE CIRI FOUNDATION The latest in The Cook Inlet Region Inc. Foundation's publicat...
  84. In 1993, Chugach Alaska Corp. was bankrupt. Its timber holdings were unprofitable and...
  85. ANCHOR POINT 7 All-American Kids Fishing Derby ANCHORAGE A day for the kid...
  86. During tough and uncertain economic times, it may seem counterproductive to pay for y...
  87. Businesses, government and local agencies in Alaska are always challenged to find via...
  88. Patricia and Robert McDonald of Girdwood want a new start for their son, Ian. Last ye...
  89. The small tugboat pulls the giant ship away from the docks nestled in the Puget Sound...
  90. Alaska is home to one of the world's largest gold and copper resources. That's what c...
  91. On April 10, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 228-197 to retain language openi...
  92. Work force development. These three words are frequently buzzed around in the busines...
  93. Did you ever stop to think that today's Generation X or Y may have no idea what's mea...
  94. Rosita Worl said that some believe it is a double whammy, especially on the job: Bein...
  95. Ever since the Piper Alpha North Sea catastrophe in 1988, where an oil platform caugh...
  96. When Totem Ocean Trailer Express' M.V. (motor vessel) Midnight Sun came alongside its...
  97. Mikunda Cottrell & Co., Alaska's leading public accounting services organization,...
  98. Where would Alaska be without its transportation industry? One would hate to even ima...
  99. More than half of the 4,100 participants in the annual Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon ...
  100. A good benefits package is as import ant a tool to recruit and retain employees as is...
  101. MAY ALASKA TRENDS Units GENERAL Personal Income--Alaska ...
  102. For the past three years, an annual event has helped nonprofit charities fund a wide ...
  103. SIMPLE GREEN FOR THE BERING SEA "If you've eaten fish lately, there's a 50 percent...
  104. Cindy and John Hitchcock spent 15 years working in construction, but all it took was ...
  105. A report from the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce - The Voice of Alaska Business ...
  106. Alaska should prepare for a new Viking invasion in office design, according to Marc G...
  107. Mike McCormick, in khaki pants, T-shirt and sneakers, half walks and half dances up t...
  108. ANCHOR POINT 9-10 Calcutta Auction and King Salmon Tournament Boats entered ar...
  109. The question of whether global warming is an event triggered by freeway-driving SUVs...
  110. In 2003, for the first time in decades, Alaska's tourism industry may see a downturn....
  111. With warm weather and the summer construction season already ramping up to full force...
  112. When they started Title Wave Books in 1991, owners Julie Drake and Steve Lloyd knew t...
  113. OK, so summer is just around the corner. Guests from Outside are coming soon, and you...
  114. Developers Mark Pfeffer and Jerry Neeser took an old trailer park and are turning it ...
  115. Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. is a national construction trade association...
  116. Recent studies suggest the known natural gas reserves in the Cook Inlet region will b...
  117. Wireless communication has made connecting employees to clients, vendors and other em...
  118. Bill Sheffield has devoted the last five decades to developing the resources and infr...
  119. "Your success begins with Neeser," a line gently asserts atop a recent information sh...
  120. Several hundred new jobs could be created in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough if Denver,...
  121. A dozen energy-related research projects have received more than 2 million in federal...
  122. As a business owner, you carefully monitor overhead such as wages, insurance, supplie...
  123. When Alaska became part of the United States, it outranked Texas in size and captured...
  124. He came to Alaska as a young man to work at Prudhoe Bay. Now he produces a television...
  125. 3 Alaska Railroad to Hurricane Gulch ANCHORAGE A round-trip train ride from th...
  126. Over its more than five decades in operation--now boasting Alaska's largest regional ...
  127. Pioneer gold miner and explorer Felix Pedro would certainly be proud of a pair of gol...
  128. No other state has as diverse a countryside as does Alaska. Whether we live in the ra...
  129. Attorney Jim Hanlon needed an office. After he and his business partner split up abo...
  130. Tucked in along the Anchorage waterfront of Knik Arm sits a maritime facility contain...
  131. Each spring, the waters surrounding Kodiak Island become a playground for marine mamm...
  132. We were not prepared for what happened when we published our first Power List! We wer...
  133. Sitka sport and subsistence fishermen found it harder to catch a halibut due to incre...
  134. From its Anchorage base on the Last Frontier, global operator VECO Corporation is dr...
  135. After the Bureau of Land Management bought 200 new computers for its Anchorage office...
  136. The oil is thick, cold and poses some challenges in getting it from the ground, but o...
  137. APRIL ALASKA TRENDS Units Period GENERAL Personal Income - Alas...
  138. This financial institution started out serving military members in Alaska, and has no...
  139. The commercial real estate market is still tight, despite the recent completion of th...
  140. With revenues topping $65 million last ear, six successful subsidiaries, and operatio...
  141. The laws and regulations enacted by Alaska's public policy makers have significant im...
  142. They ship everything from bread to vehicles to Bush Alaska and beyond. Each day th...
  143. In the late 1980s, Alaska prohibited the creation of any new finfish farms in the sta...
  144. Celebrating 125 years of continuous operation this month, this school survived hard t...
  145. Medicare reimbursement has always been challenging for medical care providers to obta...
  146. MARCH ALASKA TRENDS GENERAL Units ...
  147. The Trust Department at First National Bank Alaska is a quiet powerhouse amid the sta...
  148. As strange as it may seem, the world is a tight market. With literally thousands of c...
  149. A report from the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce-The Voice of Alaska Business Th...
  150. George Sikat, 34, is an entrepreneur at heart. He is owner of Shoot-N-Edit, a video p...
  151. Seward is a significant name in Alaska. This month, as well as this year, are special...
  152. The biggest question entrepreneurs have is "How do I get my business funded?" says St...
  153. MARCH ANCHORAGE All Month Traditional Irish Music Session Kick up your...
  154. Alaskans in remote villages are getting significantly better health care than ever be...
  155. Alaska Airlines has been named airline technology leader of the year by Air Transport...
  156. At Alaska Business Monthly, we support resource development in an environmentally fri...
  157. When he co-founded Alaska Biological Research in 1976, biologist Robert J. Ritchie ho...
  158. In 18 years of publishing Alaska Business Monthly it has been our practice to refrain...
  159. Bill Hartley has a handful of employees who have two jobs: They work for Hartley, who...
  160. Anchorage will see the addition of almost 1,800 jobs this year, based on projections ...
  161. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), also known a...
  162. Umiat was established in 1944 by the U.S. Navy as a base for exploring oil in Nationa...
  163. The classic children's story of The Three Little Pigs takes on an entirely different ...
  164. What's more challenging? Creating an effective low-cost fire protection system for re...
  165. Jlona Richey, owner of Tracks of Alaska, has grit. It put her in the running for the ...
  166. ANCHOR POINT 20-23 Snow Rondi An annual event that features an auction, No...
  167. DAVID D. ADAMS, PE., L Nominated by the Alaska Society of Professional Engineers ...
  168. Alaska is a far away place, but it has connections. It is very near the great circle ...
  169. "Managing the Customer Experience: Turning Customers Into Advocates" Shawn Smith and ...
  170. Alaska Anvil Inc. 509 W. 3rd Ave. Anchorage, AK 99501-2237 Phone: 276-2747 ...
  171. The first session of the twenty-third Alaska State Legislature is underway and the Al...
  172. A new marine center in Homer is poised to be a twofold boon to the seaside town's eco...
  173. Customer service is defined as "a department or function of an organization that resp...
  174. Greg Wolf is well versed in trade. On Jan. 1, he began his position as executive dire...
  175. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced the signing of the Yukon River ...
  176. With the new administration that took office in December, much of the New Year will b...
  177. Physicians and their patients, and private individuals, are finding state-of-the-art ...
  178. From the docks of Ketchikan to the shores of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska's transporters deliv...
  179. Architects are the men and women who bring buildings from the state of dreams to that...
  180. Many Alaskans may not know that following the requisite Alaska Highway route places t...
  181. Artist Kim Brown studied architectural design while attending an art and design schoo...
  182. Engineering in the Arctic conditions of Alaska creates special challenges, to say the...
  183. It was a challenging concept, to say the least. How to build an indoor shooting range...
  184. It was a dark and stormy night. In Alaska. In winter. Even so, such conditions cannot...
  185. Steve Cobb is a good example of the importance of good, organized planning for events...
  186. Across the Pacific, China, the long slumbering big dragon of Asia, has awoken. The co...
  187. "One ringy dingy. Two ringy dingy. Hello, is this the party to whom I am speaking?" T...
  188. February Alaska Trends Units Period GENERAL Personal Income -- Al...
  189. From Fur auctions to the eskimo blanket toss ... from snow races to sled dog races .....
  190. ABM's TOP 49ers ALASKA BUSINESS MONTHLY'S 2003 POWER LIST COMPANY ...
  191. Natchiq, Inc. is the Global Energy Services Division of Arctic Slope Regional Corpora...
  192. CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS ALASKA BUSINESS MONTHLY'S 2003 POWER LIST COMPANY ...
  193. SHIPPERS (SEA) ALASKA BUSINESS MONTHLY'S 2003 POWER LIST COMPANY ...
  194. COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ALASKA BUSINESS MONTHLY'S 2003 POWER LIST COMPAN...
  195. SHIPPERS (AIR) ALASKA BUSINESS MONTHLY'S 2003 POWER LIST COMPANY ...
  196. ASSOCIATIONS ALASKA BUSINESS MONTHLY'S 2003 POWER LIST COMPANY ...
  197. ASCG Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (AS...
  198. ACCOUNTING FIRMS ALASKA BUSINESS MONTHLY'S 2003 POWER LIST COMPANY ...
  199. Founded in 1986, Alaska Computer Brokers has grown over the years into a technology s...