Vol. 23 No. 9, September 2007
Index
- Clarification.
- Open season on Alaska.
- ACVB, students create geocache trek around anchorage.
- Alaska Airlines maintenance training honored.
- AVTEC debuts new high-tech facility.
- Nerland Agency's UA advertising campaign earns national accolades.
- CIRI Alaska Tourism expands Seward offerings.
- Seward Trolley shuttles visitors.
- From go to slow: Cook Inlet oil and gas exploration and development dismal: on the one hand there are several large fields discovered in the 1960s and 1970s that were the "anchor" discoveries, essentially paying for the infrastructure. On the other hand, there are several small fields, most also discovered in the 1960s and 1970s. Medium-sized fields are missing from this mix.
- Taking the Road less traveled: tourists, commercial drivers share space on the Dalton Highway.
- Web site security, design and development: caution is key when building and maintaining web sites: sensitive information can now be carried around on a key chain and the majority of these timesavers does not encrypt any of the data. If lost or stolen, it could be disastrous to the company, its employees and its customers.
- From project 80s to the present: resurgence of construction in Anchorage recalls earlier time.
- Close quarters: higher-end office space is in demand, but in short supply. New construction will change that.
- ASCG Inc.
- Federal Government.
- NACLink.
- Patton Boggs LLP.
- Solstice Advertising.
- State of Alaska.
- Venture Development Group LLC.
- WorkSafe Inc.
- Anchorage Economic Development Corp.
- Bernholz & Graham Inc.
- Crowley Maritime Corp.
- Holmes Weddle & Barcott PC.
- Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corp.
- URS Corp.
- ABCs of pensions and retirement: retirement plans help retain and attract employees, and a multitude of options makes it easier for employers to provide them.
- Banking on the future: checkbooks are becoming a backpack staple for school students.
- Music, motion and memories: blues train combines fall scenery with vibrant tunes.
- September events calendar.
- Tower of strength: once a village health aide, Quintavel takes the reins of large corporation.
- Native regional corporations top $5 billion mark: most show double-digit growth.
- Breaking the billion dollar mark: two native corporations earn more than $1 billion in FY2006/2006.
- 2007 Alaska native regional corporations directory.
- Partners of choice: native corporations attract mining companies to their lands for a win-win situation.
- Knowledge management and ANCs: a cultural match: finding new ways to efficiently capture and transfer knowledge faster than competitors.
- Budding 8(a)s: as Native-owned businesses "graduate" from the SBA 8(a) program, many form new spin-off companies that qualify for special exemptions.
- Reach for a dream: Effie Kokrine Charter School Early College Program gives Native students a head start on advanced education.
- Pipeline jobs promised to natives under section 29: twenty percent Native hire is the goal of Alyeska.
- Creature comforts: pet food warehouse celebrates two decades of fulfilling needs.
- Recall sparks fear and anquish: pet owners cautious and curious.
- CEO/board basics: ways to help organizations become better: quick tips for better operations.
- The technology gap: how can a small-business manager make certain the computer network is being managed correctly without becoming a technology expert?
- 12 month trend in unemployment: Alaska Trends, an outline of significant statewide statistics, is provided by the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development and sponsored by American Fast Freight.