First gold pour by year-end: Rock Creek transforms NovaGold into
producer status.(SPECIAL SECTION: MINING ISSUE)(Company
overvie
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Founded a decade ago by a geologist looking to continue working in
Alaska and to exit the large corporate employment culture, NovaGold
Resources is about to celebrate its . . .
Crisis looms: Medicare coverage doesn't pay enough, doctors
refuse service, and Medicare patients can't make up the difference
e
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When asked how many doctors offer their services to Medicare
patients, Rita Hatch, Medicare Counseling Coordinator at the Older
Persons Action Group in Anchorage, just . . .
Natural gas system grows in Fairbanks: new customer on the North
Slope?(BUILDING ALASKA)
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For years, many Alaskans have hoped for a North Slope gas pipeline
project, longing for the related economic boom and for the cheap fuel
that could be available to the rest . . .
ARECA Insurance Exchange.(Right Moves)
Brenda Mead was promoted to chief financial officer for ARECA
Insurance Exchange, a member-owned company that serves 21 electric and
telephone cooperatives in Alaska. Mead has served as an . . .
Alaska Process Industry Careers Consortium.(Right Moves)
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Molly Merritt-Duren was hired as executive director for the Alaska
Process Industry Careers Consortium. She has more than 20 years of
experience in state, federal and . . .
Mega-sized projects for NovaGold: construction starts at Galore,
exploration continues at Ambler and Donlin.(SPECIAL SECTION: MI
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While historically a small company, in its decade of exploring for
gold and other valuable metals, NovaGold Resources takes on big
projects--mineral resources measured in . . .
Status of the mineral industry: 2007 continues growth pattern,
with six large mines operating in Alaska.(SPECIAL SECTION: MINING
Worldwide coal and metal prices continue strong. These prices are
the primary driving force for the mining industry everywhere, including
Alaska. Alaska's six large and numerous small operating . . .
A new creation: airport car rental garage first of its kind in
the nation.(BUILDING ALASKA)
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Once again, Alaskans lead the nation in building a better
mousetrap. In this case, it's the new rental car center at the Ted
Stevens Anchorage International Airport, and . . .
Alaska Power Association.(Right Moves)
Debra Canoy was hired as accountant for the Alaska Power
Association. Canoy has more than 20 years of accounting experience, most
recently with Mikunda Cottrell & Co. Inc., Certified . . .
University of Alaska Anchorage.(Right Moves)
Rebakah Moras, a University of Alaska Anchorage graduate, received
a U.S. Student Fulbright Award scholarship to travel to Germany to teach
English as a foreign language. She is one of more than . . .
2007 Mining directory.(SPECIAL SECTION: MINING
ISSUE)(Directory)
Alaska Aggregate Products LLC
Charles Bates, Gen. Mgr.
601 W. Fifth Ave., Suite 400
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 278-7300 Fax: 278-7324
E-Mail: charles.bates@ak-gravel.com
Web Site: . . .
Code red! Environmental challenges alarm mining industry.(SPECIAL
SECTION: MINING ISSUE)
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Three years ago, a Fairbanks-based environmental group appealed a
water discharge permit issued by federal regulators to Teck Cominco,
developer of the Pogo gold mine in . . .
Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center: 'bridge
between cultures.'.(BUILDING ALASKA)
An extraordinary bridge between the public sector and private
sector, Native and non-Native organizations, rural and urban cultures is
under construction in downtown Fairbanks.
When the . . .
A pandemic could cripple Alaska economy: prepare in case of
catastrophe.
It is predicted that we are due any day for the next pandemic
influenza. Over the past 1,000 years, a pandemic has occurred every 10
to 50 years. The most recent pandemics to hit American soil . . .
Arctic Structures.(Right Moves)(appointment of John Dittrich
)(Brief article)
John Dittrich was chosen general manager for Arctic Structures, a
modular building manufacturer and general contractor. He has worked in
the Alaska construction industry for many years, including . . .
International Tower Hill hits early stage properties: questions
still lurking for mining bonanza.(SPECIAL SECTION: MINING ISSUE)
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Modern day gold prospector Jeff Pontius is building the
"perfect storm" to discover Alaska's next major mineral
deposit.
As president of a well-funded junior exploration . . .
Drilling Pebble: work continues into new year at aggressive
pace.(SPECIAL SECTION: MINING ISSUE)
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While the public focus on the Pebble project has involved heated
debate between environmental activists and pro-development advocates,
exploration work on the Southwestern . . .
Winter construction: safety key for this hearty bunch of men and
women who work outdoors.(BUILDING ALASKA)
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Anyone will admit that it's no fun to be in subzero
temperatures and nasty weather--especially when it involves working.
But, in Alaska construction, sometimes there is no . . .
North slope businesses benefit from new practice: idle-reduction
technology makes sense, saves dollars.
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Some ideas just make sense. And some ideas add up to dollars and
cents.
Such is the case for idle-reduction technologies in use by more and
more companies operating heavy . . .
FedEx Express.(Right Moves)
Scott Watts, a FedEx Express truck driver based in Anchorage,
earned the title of national champion at the 2007 National Truck Driving
Championships in Minneapolis in August. Watts won in the . . .
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