Vol. 27 No. 12, December 2011

Index

• A Christmas tale: a story featuring Alaska fishermen and women, and the creatures of the sea.
• Challenge Alaska seeks ski school volunteers.
• Cook Inlet Council earns federal recertification.
• Denali Alaskan Home Loans earns award.
• Providence Alaska Medical Center garners honor.
• State chooses Metlakatla road as scenic byway.
• Alaska Ship and Drydock selected as general contractor for new ferry.
• Alaska USA garners Visa Service Award.
• GeoNorth buys Motznik Information Services.
• Northrim listed with other top U.S. banks.
• Patrick Mechanical Inc. news.
• BP donation supports new Seward Library project.
• Chickaloon lease offered for coal development.
• Fairbanks group tallies fundraising success.
• The Aleut Corp. buys Fairbanks Key4Women raises funds for AWAIC.
• Larry Rannals, President: Tri-Star Distributing.
• Bridging the gap: new management team strengthens ASRC.
• Native partnerships: best of both worlds.
• Alaska Travel Industry Association: creating jobs, strengthening families, increasing revenue.
• Ahtna Netiye' Inc.
• Alaska Business Hall of Fame.
• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
• Alaska State Chamber of Commerce.
• American Marketing Association Alaska Chapter.
• Anchorage Economic Development Corp.
• Calista Corp.
• Credit Union 1.
• Land's End Resort.
• Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP.
• Providence Behavioral Medicine Group.
• Wasilla Physical Therapy.
• Alaska Airlines.
• Alaska Small Business Development Center.
• Federal Government.
• Hilcorp Alaska LLC.
• Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium.
• State Government.
• Stoel Rives LLP.
• Teacher of the Year.
• U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's Office.
• Wells Fargo.
• Preventing blowouts: drilling safety top priority in state.
• Associated General Contractors names 2011 award winners: top construction projects and safety recognition.
• Top Alaska business stories of 2011: from oil to film, from wind energy to tourism.
• Container shipping: Alaska's consumer lifeline.
• Malcom McLean: the father of containerization.
• Juneau: Alaska's capital city faring well.
• Alaska's hospitals rise to their challenges: mission statements show vision for Alaska's growing health needs.
• Redeveloping an Anchorage community: Mountain View business district forges a new future.
• Swedish Christmas tours revisit bygone era: Oscar Anderson House hosts guided holiday event.
• Truth or consequences, Alaska: honesty best policy for references.
• Philanthropy in Alaska: businesses giving back to the community.
• The invisible nonprofit sector: employs many, spends money in communities they serve.
• Mobile donations come to Alaska: text and give.
• Click pick give: time to think about giving in the new year.
• Social media strategy: follow the 6 P's for successful outreach.
• Telecommunications & technology directory.
• Gold market (1971-2011): Alaska trends, an outline of significant statewide statistics, is provided by the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development.
• Alaska trends.