Vol. 21 No. 2, February - February 2005
Index
- Corrections.
- Up, up and away.
- Contractors receive nod from Providence.
- Crude prices bolster state revenue forecast.
- Workers' Comp. Advocacy Group recruits members.
- Alaska Airlines adds services.
- Women roll into house of Harley.
- Q&A with Gov. Frank H. Murkowski.
- Southcentral Alaska faces natural gas shortages: diminishing gas supplies in Cook Inlet force Agrium to face a November closure.
- Looking out for business ... a report from the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce--The Voice of Alaska Business.
- Protect yourself from identity theft and fraud: financial fraud is on the increase nationwide.
- Protecting your business from internal fraud: businesses are also at risk for fraud, and should take steps to protect themselves.
- February 2005 calendar of events.
- Ocean Sciences Bowl draws Alaska's students: students compete in Seward and may have opportunities to win university scholarships.
- The wide world of advertising: tips for making ads that work.
- Engineer of Year nominees 2004: these leaders bring honor and skill to their career fields.
- Gasline to fuel engineering jobs: will there be enough local engineers to work on the proposed gas pipeline?
- Power from Fire Island: wind turbines may have a promising future in Alaska.
- Three faces of USKH: they are an award-winning, full-service design firm that is run on good business practices but governed by simple family values.
- Alaska Business Monthly's 2005 engineering directory.
- The Alaska Native Utilization program: Alaska Natives are assured educational opportunities and jobs, a result of a 1974 agreement between Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. and the Department of Interior.
- Hope for the timber industry: the timber industry has been hard hit due to a declining timber supply, but it can recover.
- Beyond bar codes: RFID-Radio Frequency Identification new opportunities for Alaska business.
- Cornerstone named Contractor of the Year for 2004: Cornerstone is well respected by the industry and is honored for its outstanding work.
- 2005 construction roundup: construction is steady across the state, with 2,500 new jobs projected for the construction industry by 2012.
- Fairbanks/Interior construction section sees record year: Fairbanks saw $141 million in new construction during 2004, much higher than in previous years.
- New developments push gasline project forward: this year could prove to be a critical period for the Alaska gas pipeline project.
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
- Alaska Oilfield Contractors.
- ASCG Inc.
- Associated General Contractors.
- Back in Motion Chiropractic.
- Bureau of Land Management.
- Denali Alaskan Insurance.
- Dibon Solutions Inc.
- Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
- KLEBS.
- Spenard Builders Supply.
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
- University of Alaska Fairbanks.
- Wells Fargo Bank.
- What's driving today's high cost of construction? labor shortages, fuel prices, limited materials and insurance costs all bump up the price of that new home or commercial building.
- Steady decline in unemployment rates throughout Alaska: November 2003-November 2004.
- Alaska Trends for February 2005.