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A successful trio: three unique businesses thrive and provide tourism opportunities at a small complex in Anchorage.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In addition to a sound business plan, adequate capital and hard work, innovative ideas can make the difference between good and great. Three Anchorage businesses, the . . .

Northern Air Cargo adds 737-200s to its cargo fleet.(TRANSPORTATION)
Northern Air Cargo, the state's largest all-cargo air carrier, has started service using its first two converted Boeing 737-200 freighter aircraft. The company plans to add another similar . . .

First National Bank donates to Junior Achievement.(DONATIONS)
First National Bank Alaska donated $10,350 to Junior Achievement of Alaska. The donation will support programs in Anchorage, Bethel, Cordova, Eagle River, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Kodiak, . . .

Usibelli Coal Mine, Fairbanks CVB win Governor's Exporter Awards.(APPLAUSE)
Gov. Sarah Palin chose two Interior Alaska companies to receive the Governor's Exporter of the Year Awards. Usibelli Coal Mine Inc. of Healy was honored for its international coal-shipping . . .

National magazine picks Spinell Homes as a Top 400 home builder.(APPLAUSE)
Spinell Homes of Anchorage was selected for the Top 400 list of the nation's largest home builders. This marks Spinell Homes' 12th consecutive appearance on the list, which is published by . . .

Denali Park bus operator offers new tour to Kantishna.(TOURISM)
Visitors to Denali National Park & Preserve can choose a new bus trip to the end-of-the-road mining town of Kantishna. The 12-hour roundtrip tour, featuring narration by a driver guide and a . . .

Pioneer Alaska businessman donates $2.6 million to UAF.(DONATIONS)
Longtime Alaskan Ronald F. Cosgrave donated $2.6 million to the University of Alaska. The donation marks the single largest gift ever given to the university by a living alumnus, according to UA . . .

First National Bank Alaska boosts salmon gift to Iraq.(DONATIONS)
First National Bank Alaska donated $1,000 to help Kenai Peninsula salmon reach U.S. troops serving in Iraq. The effort was originally organized by Soldotna Mayor Dave Carey and his brother, Mike . . .

CIRI, partner will build Southcentral wind-energy facility.(ENERGY)
Cook Inlet Region Inc. has partnered with a wind-energy operations company, enXco Development Corp., to build and operate a wind farm on Fire Island. Wind Energy Alaska LLC will be the state's . . .

Alyeska Resort begins $8 million upgrade for hotel, ski facilities.(CONSTRUCTION)
Alyeska Resort has started an $8 million renovation project, which will update hotel rooms, meeting space, a mountaintop restaurant and skiing facilities. Upgrades to the 304-room Hotel Alyeska in . . .

The Alaska food chain links up.(From the Publisher)
Just as some observers had begun to sense a cyclical end to the once popular business and commercial trade show and exposition, along comes Robin Richardson and her Global Food Alaska Conference . . .

ANS crude oil spot price in 12 currencies: (Sep. 24, 2007).(Alaska Trends for November 2007)
Alaska Trends, an outline of significant statewide statistics, is provided by the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development and sponsored by American Fast Freight. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] . . .

Selling your company--removing the obstacles to success: don't be bullied. Get full value out of your business.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In more than 25 years of advising selling middle-market owners, I have seen many changes in the acquisition market. Many of these changes have negatively impacted a U.S. . . .

Alaska's future energy source? The answer may be blowing in the wind.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's free. There's plenty of it. You can't see it. It's clean. And its supply is endless. It's the wind. Wind is simple air in motion. The uneven heating of the earth's . . .

Alaska Native corporations launch variety of new businesses: from gravel pits to employment agencies, ANCs grow and prosper.(Com
Alaska Native regional and village corporations engage in a wide variety of businesses to benefit their shareholders and the state. Some of their latest ventures involve a gravel pit, residential . . .

Adding visibility to the freight process: investments in new technology make tracking, transporting freight more efficient.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As technology continues to advance, so do the opportunities for different businesses, such as those in the freight industry, to use it to their advantage. In many cases, . . .

Alaska 2007: mining in review: a statewide look at Alaska's rich resource.(SPECIAL SECTION: MINING ISSUE)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Even though the year is not yet completed, it seems a safe bet to say that 2007 will go down in the books as one of the most exciting and productive years in Alaska mining . . .

Freegold ventures advances Golden Summit: bulk-sampling project to yield geological information, gold.(SPECIAL SECTION: MINING I
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Steadily falling snow in late September and a quiet equipment yard at the Golden Summit project didn't dampen Michael Gross' enthusiasm. He's the vice president of . . .

Full metal fills plate in Alaska: great land 'elephant country,' full of promise.(SPECIAL SECTION: MINING ISSUE)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In addition to exploring on 14 different mineral properties in Alaska, Full Metal Minerals may be considered an unofficial "welcome wagon" for the state's mineral . . .

Heap leach adds life to Fort Knox: gold mine receives extension to 2019.(SPECIAL SECTION: MINING ISSUE)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Owners of Alaska's largest gold mine plan to incorporate a heap-leach operation and a pit expansion to the existing hard-rock operation, a capital investment designed to . . .

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