Vol. 21 No. 10, October 2005

Index

• Let's give some credit ... where it's due-to many of you!(relief for the victims of hurricanes) (Brief Article) (Column)
• Cellular one adds local PR firm.
• Millennium Alaska Hotel completes major renovations.
• Murkowski signs overtime legislation.
• New convention center gets first booking.
• Credit Union 1 breaks ground in Eagle River.
• Frontier Flying merges with Cape Smythe.
• A ticking clock: oil and gas prices rise as we await word on the gas line project.
• Exploring Alaska's alternative energy: the state possesses vast sources of alternative energy in the forms of wind, geothermal, tidal, hydro and biofuels.
• Hot water: geothermal research at Chena Hot Springs Resort continues.
• October Calendar.
• Growing festival offers Alaska specialties: more than 10,000 visitors are expected along with about 240 vendor booths, offering quality Alaskan-made products in all price ranges.
• WPX has the solutions: via land, sea or air, WPX can meet all of your delivery needs.
• Nuclear power plant would create cheaper energy for Galena.
• A new life for an old building: once condemned, the old MacKay building will again stand tall with a new name and makeover.
• Work after prison: hiring ex-inmates has its risks, but many make good, stable, hard-working employees and there are tax breaks to employers.
• Building Alaska: top 49 businesses boost economy.
• ABM's Top 49ers: Building Alaska 2005.
• Doyon Ltd.: Doyon, with a land entitlement of 12.5 million acres, is the largest private landowner in Alaska.
• Homer Electric Association Inc.: the electric utility serves most of the Kenai Peninsula from Sterling to Kachemak Bay, an area topping 3,000 square miles.
• Celebrating Gerry Willard: sidebar: Home Electric Association Inc.: Seldovia power plant operator logs years of faithful service.
• AIDEA.
• Frontier Law Group.
• IBEW Local Union 1547.
• Northrim Bank.
• Shaw Alaska Inc.
• The Wilson Agency.
• UAA.
• UAF.
• Neeser Construction Inc.: in 2004, revenue climbed to $91 million, up from $65 million in 2003.
• The Wilson Agency LLC: the Wilson Agency's roots date to 1964 when Donald Wilson began his career in the insurance industry in Anchorage.
• Emerging Industry in Alaska's Boreal Forests: a hurting timber industry takes on a new edge.
• Having a Mac attack? Byte into an Apple! Two decades ago the Mac was born, and even though it has lost popularity, it still has a strong following.
• Corporation leaders direct growing businesses: executives confront challenges, project visions for future.
• Alaska cargo hubs growing industry: earlier this summer, and for the second year in a row, the industry publication, Air Cargo World, ranked Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in fourth place worldwide for its volume of cargo handling, behind Memphis (home of shipping giant FedEx), Hong Kong and Tokyo.
• Alaska hospitals refine patient safety methods: national standards set guidelines for quality health care.
• Internet security requires vigilance against viruses, spam: new laws aim to protect computer users.
• Bluetooth moves ahead: Bluetooth is the code name for a wireless technology that enables data connections between electronic devices such as desktop computers, wireless phones, electronic organizers and printers in the 2.4 GHz range.
• Interview with Jim Kohler: Alaska General Manager Cellular One.
• The Juneau attraction: enjoy fine arts, good food, fantastic hiking trails and beautiful scenery.
• Alaska's rich and glamorous: Alaska has its share of high-end homes, mainly in the Anchorage Bowl area.
• Jumbo loans for high-end buyers: a Jumbo Loan is a conventional loan that exceeds conforming loan limits.
• State, federal fisheries legislation could land changes in Alaska: fishermen, lawmakers promote state, regional interests.
• The Corporate Growth Challenge: "Corporate Growth Challenge," a partnership between the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska and Anchorage's The Growth Company Inc., recently started offering high-caliber team and leadership training in a unique space lab setting.
• Low-cost, quality used children's wear and equipment? Now that's a fairy tale come true.
• Unemployment rate in Alaska.