Rasmuson Foundation.(Right Moves)(Diane Kaplan )(Brief
article)
Diane Kaplan, president and chief executive of the Rasmuson
Foundation, was chosen Distinguished Grantmaker of the Year by the
Council on Foundations of Washington, D.C. The award is the . . .
LEEding the way in Alaska: more and more, Alaska is seeing
'green' in its building designs.
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Two buildings under construction in Alaska couldn't be more
different, yet both embrace the same principles of green building. The
14-floor JL Tower will cater to . . .
Drug facts.(Survey)(Brief article)
While the Alaska Supreme Court has upheld the right of adult
Alaskans to possess up to four ounces of marijuana in their homes for
personal use, the move did not immunize state residents against . . .
Garbage, garbage everywhere: environment a concern as trash piles
up at landfills.(ABM's 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIAL SECTION)
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Where do you put 3.7 million pounds of trash? And that's just
the tip of the iceberg or the top of the garbage heap.
The early spring Anchorage citywide cleanup effort . . .
August events calendar.(Calendar)
ANCHORAGE
1-5 Hullabaloo
A hysterical, historically accurate history lesson on Alaska with
spoofs on Sonny and Cher and more. This family friendly program provides
a great nightlife atmosphere . . .
Waste Management of Alaska Inc.(Right Moves)
Waste Management, a leading provider of hazardous and non-hazardous
waste shipping and disposal services, recently announced the addition of
Paul Nielsen to its Alaskan team as a project manager.
. . .
A bold, new presence: Anchorage's Ted Stevens International
Airport, top-ranked cargo airport in North America, gains new cargo
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Lee Nunn, president of Anchorage Global Logistics Airpark
Development Inc., has been receiving favorable comments about the new
cargo facility that AGLAD Postmark LLC is . . .
Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace: prevent problems
before they get out of hand.
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Workplace managers in Alaska, a state with a reputation for drug
tolerance, are paying up-front for programs to help identify applicants
or employees whose drug or alcohol . . .
More Alaska businesses going green: from using energy-efficient
bulbs, to recycling, to developing wind farms, companies see cos
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Increasingly, more Alaska businesses are going green--not just for
the sake of the environment but to benefit their bottom line.
Companies historically have adopted . . .
Good old-fashioned country fun: smells, tastes--delight of state
fairgoers.(Alaska This Month)
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Memories of state fairs tickle the senses. Once again, this year
fairgoers can savor and smell outdoor vendors' hamburgers or kettle
corn, stroke goats or sheep at a . . .
Stamp of approval: Michael Baker Jr. Corp. makes its mark on
buildings, roads and even coins.(BUILDING ALASKA)(Company
overview)
How many engineering companies can you name that have their work
stamped on a U.S. coin?
Give up? The answer is two.
In 2005, the corporation of Michael Baker Jr. Inc. was selected to
have its . . .
More than a century of work: this tunnel to somewhere is
idealistic, but possible.(BUILDING ALASKA)
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It is tantalizing, that small stretch of water between Uelen,
Siberia, and Wales, Alaska, with the two Diomede Islands between them,
all seemingly just waiting to be . . .
ABM's 2007 environmental directory.(Directory)
Alaska is ripe with resources. It is also a beautiful state, full
of majesty and rich with an abundance of trees, rivers, lakes and
mountains. The age-old dilemma has been how to extract the . . .
A hand up: 'Individual Development Accounts' help
people save for homes, businesses and education expenses.
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It wasn't so long ago that Norma Jean Esmailka and her family
lived in a makeshift shelter in the woods near the University of Alaska
Anchorage.
These days, a pretty door . . .
Fear not! A business audit doesn't have to be the end of the
world.
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According to Wikipidea, the earliest account of any type of audit
can be traced back to 1314, in England, where a public official was
tasked with auditing government . . .
CSA Community Citizen Award.(Right Moves)(Certified Senior
Advisors)(Senior Care of Alaska )(Brief article)
Kevin Turkington of Senior Care of Alaska was chosen to receive
this year's Society of Certified Senior Advisors Community Citizen
Award. Turkington was nominated by Dr. Ray Clements, executive . . .
Fewer hammers, nails and saws: down, but not out, new housing
market looks to rebound.(BUILDING ALASKA)
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Ahhhhh ... Home Sweet Home. Hold everything. That old adage may not
apply to homebuyers in the Anchorage area searching for new housing for
very long.
The good news: The . . .
Driving the financial highway: good roadmap will help avoid
potholes.
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The old adage "If you shoot for nothing, you'll likely
get it" accurately sums up financial planning. Without a roadmap
for the future, you'll wind up like a tourist who . . .
Protecting native lands from modern waste: Larry Zirkle of total
reclaim teaches villagers better ways to deal with hazardous
ma
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When Larry Zirkle first watched the video Exporting Harm: the
High-Tech Trashing of Asia, he thought that the images of tires,
refrigerators and computer waste scattered . . .
A season of promise: oil and gas projects result in near-record
levels of activity on North Slope.
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Oil and gas activity has been at near-record levels on the North
Slope in the last half year, with major projects under way to replace
the Prudhoe Bay crude oil transit . . .
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