The Corporate 100: Crossroads of Alaska Business: going global.
Author | Cutler, Debbie |
Position | ALASKA BUSINESS MONTHLY'S 2009 CORPORATE 100 - Statistical table |
2009 brought with it so much doom and gloom. The stock market is no longer a roller coaster, as in years past, but is hitting record lows and staying there. The housing market in the Lower 48 is depressed, and even renters are facing evictions that lead to the homelessness of tenants in some cases.
Climate change is causing havoc on a worldwide scale, creating more storms and melting of the polar caps. Layoffs and unemployment are at an all-time high. We are in a full-blown recession that has impacted even Alaska in small ways, perhaps, but in ways that frighten small and big businesses.
Mineral prices are down. Oil prices are down. Inflation is up. There are budget shortfalls and the list goes on and on. Is there any good news? Something to celebrate?
The answer to that question lies in the Corporate 100. These are some of the state's largest, brightest, most giving businesses in the state. To make the list you have to have a large number of employees, a giving corporate policy, provide income to the state, be stable, and/or contribute to the economic and social wealth of the state in some important way.
A panel of seven selected these 100 from the nearly 200 surveys returned. Key industries included are communications, construction, finance/insurance/real estate, fisheries, health care, industrial equipment and services, manufacturing, mining, Native organizations, oil and gas, retail/wholesale trade, services, tourism, transportation and utilities.
Now I'm not such a Pollyanna that I can claim all of these industries in Alaska are facing prosperous times compared to 2008 and other years prior, but I can say these companies reflect a stable force of business here.
"These companies are the creme de la creme," said Jim Martin, vice president and general manager of ABM. "They reflect a wide variety of industries and impact Alaska in a mighty way. Many have a national or even worldwide reach, especially companies in the Native, transportation, oil and gas, mining and tourism sectors."
Alaska should be proud of these companies, as well as the morn and pops that don't make the list but create a foundation for larger companies to draw from. These mom and pops repair computers, provide supplies and equipment, perform janitorial work, and much more.
"Truth is, these 100 companies may be the face of Alaska, but we depend on all businesses operating in the state," said Martin. "All are important. Take our magazine for example. We have a staff of 10, but reach 80,000 to 100,000 readers monthly, providing the latest in business news and industry trends.
"Or, take, for example, Bond, Stephens & Johnson, one of the smallest companies on the list, but the top commercial real estate brokerage company in Alaska, according to Chris Stephens, partner. They represent buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants and their clients that range from multi-national corporations, Alaska Native corporations to local companies and investors. They have brokered transactions throughout the entire state."
Let's celebrate these Top 100 companies and have faith in Alaska, a state that is fairing better than most at the hands of these leaders.
Corporate 100 Crossroads of Alaska Business: Going Global
2009 Corporate 100 Listed by Industry
Communications
Alaska Communications Systems
Alaska Telecom
AT&T
GCI
Matanuska Telephone Association
Construction
Alaska Interstate Construction LLC
Anchorage Sand & Gravel
Cruz Construction Inc.
Davis Constructors & Engineers inc.
Neeser Construction Inc.
Osborne Construction Co.
Price Gregory International Inc.
UNIT Co.
Wilder Construction
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
Alaska Housing Finance Corp.
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union
Bond Stephens Johnson Inc.
Credit Union 1
Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union
First National Bank Alaska
KeyBank N.A.
Mt. McKinley Bank
New York Life
Northrim Bank
Prudential Jack White/Vista Real Estate
Wells Fargo Bank NA
Fisheries
American Seafoods Company LLC
Health Care
Alaska Regional Hospital
Central Peninsula Hospital
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
North Star Behavioral Health
Providence Health + Services, Alaska
Industrial Equipment and Services
N C Machinery/N C Cat Rental Store
Manufacturing
Dowland-Bach Corp.
Mining
Coeur Alaska
Donlin Creek LLC
NovaGold Resources Inc.
Usibelli Coal Mine Inc.
Native Organization
Afognak Native Corp.
Ahtna Inc.
Arctic Slope Regional Corp.
Bering Straits Native Corp.
Bristol Bay Native Corp.
Calista Corp.
Chenega Corp.
Cook Inlet Region Inc.
Doyon Limited
Koniag Inc.
NANA Development Corp.
Olgoonik Corp.
Sealaska Corp.
The Aleut Corp.
The Tatitlek Corp.
Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corp.
Oil & Gas
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.
Chevron
ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc.
Flint Hills Resources Alaska LLC
Nabors Alaska Drilling
Peak Oilfield Service Co.
Schlumberger Oilfield Services
Tesoro Alaska Co.
Udelhoven Oilfield System Services Inc.
XTO Energy Inc.
Retail/Wholesale Trade
Alaska Commercial Co.
Alaska Industrial Hardware Inc.
Carrs Safeway
Costco Wholesale Corp.
Spenard Builders Supply Inc.
The Odom Corp.
Services
American Marine Services Group
Colville Inc.
DOWL HKM
NMS
PDC Inc. Engineers
USKH
Tourism
Hotel Captain Cook
Princess Tours
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel & Spa
USTravel
Transportation
Alaska Airlines
Alaska Railroad Corp.
Carlile Transportation Systems
Era Aviation Inc.
Everts Air Cargo
Frontier Alaska
Horizon Lines
Lynden Inc.
Northern Air Cargo Inc.
Northland Services Inc.
Pacific Alaska Freightways Inc.
Peninsula Airways Inc.
Totem Ocean Trailer Express
Utilities
Chugach Electric Association Inc.
Enstar Natural Gas Co.
Golden Valley Electric Association Inc.
Homer Electric Association
Matanuska Electric Assoc Inc.
BY DEBBIE CUTLER
MANAGING EDITOR
ALASKA BUSINESS MONTHLY'S 2009 CORPORATE 100 Afognak Native Corp. 215 Mission Rd., Suite 212 Kodiak, AK 99615 Phone: 486-6014 Fax: 486-2514 E-Mail: info@alutiiq.com Web Site: www.afognak.com Top Executive: Richard Hobbs, Pres./CEO Ahtna Inc. P.O. Box 649 Glennallen, AK 99588 Phone: 822-3476 Fax: 822-3495 E-Mail: brebne@ahtna.net Web Site: www.ahtna-inc.com Top Executive: Ken Johns, Pres./CEO Alaska Airlines Parent Company: 4750 Old Int'l Airport Rd. Alaska Air Group Anchorage, AK 99502 Phone: 266-7230 Fax: 266-7229 Parent Co. City, Web Site: www.alaskaair.com State Seattle, WA Top Executive: Stock Symbol: William MacKay, Sr. Vice Pres. ALK Alaska Commercial Co. Parent Company: 550 W. 64th Ave. The North West Co. Anchorage, AK 99518 Phone: 273-4600 Fax: 273-4800 Parent Co. City, E-Mail: rwilhelm@northwest.ca State Winnipeg, Web Site: Manitoba www.alaskacommercial.com Stock Symbol: Top Executive: NWF.UN Rex Wilhelm, Pres./COO Alaska Communications Systems Stock Symbol: 600 Telephone Ave., MS65 NASDAQ-ALSK Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: 297-3000 Fax: 564-7218 E-Mail: localres@acsalaska.com Web Site: www.aesalaska.com Top Executive: Liane Pelletier, Pres./CEO/Chair Alaska Housing Finance Corp. Parent Company: P.O. Box 101020 State of Alaska Anchorage, AK 99510 Phone: 330-8447 Fax: 338-9218 E-Mail: ssimmond@ahfc.state.ak.us Web Site: www.ahfc.state.ak.us Top Executive: Daniel R. Fauske, CEO/Exec. Dir. Alaska Industrial Hardware Inc. 2192 Viking Dr. Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: 276-7201 Fax: 276-0051 E-Mail: aih@aihalaska.com Web Site: www.aihalaska.com Top Executive: Mike Kangas, Pres./Gen. Mgr. Alaska Interstate Parent Company: Construction LLC CIRI/Nabors 601 W. Fifth Ave., Suite 400 Industries Ltd. Anchorage, AK 99523 Phone: 562-2792 Fax: 562-4179 Parent Co. City, E-Mail: info@aicllc.com State Anchorage, AK Web Site: www.aicllc.com Top Executive: Steve Percy, Pres. Alaska Railroad Corp. P.O. Box 107500 Anchorage, AK 99510 Phone: 265-2300 Fax: 265-2312 E-Mail: corpinfo@akrr.com Web Site: www.alaskarailroad.com Top Executive: Patrick Gamble, Pres./CEO Alaska Regional Hospital Parent Company: 2801 Debarr Rd. HCA Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: 276-1131 Fax: 264-1143 Parent Co. City, Web Site: State Nashville, TN www.alaskaregional.com Top Executive: Edward Lamb, Pres./CEO Alaska Telecom 6623 Brayton Dr. Anchorage, AK 99507 Phone: 344-1223 Fax: 344-1612 E-Mail: sales@alaskatelecom.com Web Site: www.alaskatelecom.com Top Executive: Kevin Gray, Pres. Alaska USA Federal Credit Union P.O. Box 196613 Anchorage, AK 99502 Phone: 563-4567 Fax: 561-4857 Web Site: www.alaskausa.org Top Executive: William Eckhardt, Pres. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. P.O. Box 196660, MS 542 Anchorage, AK 99519-6660 Phone: 787-8700 Fax: 787-8240 E-Mail: alyeskamail@alyeska- pipeline.com Web Site: www.alyeska-pipe.com Top Executive: Kevin Hostler, Pres./CEO American Marine Services Group 6000 A St. Anchorage, AK 99518 Phone: 562-5420 Fax: 562-5426 E-Mail: alaska@amarinecorp.com Web Site: www.amarinecorp.com Top Executive: Tom Ulrich, VP American Seafoods Parent Company: Company LLC American Seafoods 2025 First Ave., Suite 900 Group LLC Seattle, WA 98121 Phone: 206-448-0300 Parent Co. City, State Fax: 206-448-303 Seattle, WA E-Mail: jan. jacobs@americanseafoods.com Web Site: www.americanseafoods.com Top Executive: Inge Andreassen, Pres. Anchorage Sand & Gravel 1040 O'Malley Rd. Anchorage, AK 99515 Phone: 349-3333 Fax: 344-2844 E-Mail: anchsand@anchsand.com Web Site: www.anchsand.com Top Executive: Dale Mormon, Pres. Arctic Slope Regional Corp. P.O. Box 129 Barrow, AK 99723 Phone: 852-8633 Fax: Web Site: www.asrc.com Top Executive: Roberta Quintavell, Pres./CEO AT&T Parent Company: 505 E. Bluff Dr. AT&T Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: 264-7000 Fax: 777-2564 Parent Co. City, E-Mail: alascominformation@ State Dallas, TX alascom.att.com Web Site: www.aff.com/alascom Stock Symbol: T Top Executive: : Mike Felix, Pres. Bering Straits Native Corp. 4600 DeBarr Road, Suite 200 Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: 563-3788 Fax: 563-2742 E-Mail: info@beringstraits.com Web Site: www.beringstraits.com Top Executive: Tim Towarak, Pres. Bond, Stephens & Johnson Inc. 3201 C St., Suite 200 Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone...
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