Governor Parnell honors groups for international work.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: Inside Alaska Business

Six businesses and organizations received the 2010 Governor's North Star Awards for International Excellence earlier this year. Honorees ate: Seafood Producers Cooperative, Coastal Villages Region Fund, All Alaska Tours, China Airlines, Institute of the North and the Alaska Sudan Medical Project.

Seafood Producers' Cooperative and Coastal Villages Region Fund received the Governor's North Star Awards for International Excellence in export award. SPC, which represents Southeast Alaska fishermen, was recognized for quality processing and its efforts to market seafood internationally. CVRF represents villages in Western Alaska and in 2009 completed work on a $40 million salmon-processing facility. CVRF, which opened an office in Japan, now handles direct international marketing.

All Alaska Tours was honored for promoting the visitor industry. The company specializes in Alaska tourism for international visitors. The company currently...