Alaska Business Monthly

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Action Security Inc.(James M. Nolan appointed as CEO)(Kirby Milham as vice president of Financial Security Sales)(Maggie Ibarra
Action Security Inc. announced that James M. (Mike) Nolan was appointed CEO. He replaces Scott Henke who will continue his role as president, as well as remain on Action's board of directors. Action . . .

Perkins Coie.(Perkins Coie L.L.P. appoints Kyan Olanna as an associate)(Brief article)
Perkins Cole has added Kyan Olanna as an associate in its national Labor & Employment practice. She practices in the firm's Anchorage office. Olanna joins the firm from Norton Sound Health Corp., wh . . .

National Association of Credit Management.(Right Moves)
The National Association of Credit Management honored Alice White with the 2006 Mentor of the Year Award. The award was presented at NACM's 110th Annual Credit Congress, held recently at the Gaylord . . .

Credit Union 1.(Right Moves)
Credit Union 1 announced the promotion of Diana Osborne to branch manager of its Fairbanks University Avenue location. Osborne has worked at Credit Union 1 for five years. During her tenure at the c . . .

Shannon & Wilson.(Right Moves; David McDowell to succeed Rohn Abbott at geologic/environmental services firm)
After 32 years of overseeing the Shannon & Wilson Inc. Fairbanks office, Rohn Abbott has turned management duties over to David McDowell. McDowell has 30 years professional experience in providing g . . .

KeyBank Alaska.(staff and management team )(Brief article)
KeyBank's team of staff and management was named "District of the Year," making it tops among 23 districts across Key's geographic footprint. Brian Nerland, Key's president in Alaska, said, "We ar . . .

Shaw Alaska Inc.(Right Moves)
Pat Athey joined Shaw Alaska Inc. as a senior environmental scientist. He specializes in the permitting of infrastructure and natural resource development projects in Alaska, with extensive experien . . .

Exporter awards.(Right Moves)
Gov. Frank H. Murkowski recently congratulated two Alaska companies, VECO and Udelhoven Oilfield System Services, for winning the Governor's Exporter of the Year Awards. The awards are based on 2005 . . .

USKH Inc.(Right Moves)
USKH Inc. announced that William Schneider, P.E., a senior electrical engineer, recently joined the mechanical/electrical department in Anchorage. After receiving his bachelor's degree in electrical . . .

Enterprise Engineering Inc.(Right Moves)
Enterprise Engineering Inc. announced that Carl A. Bassler, PE, and Kelly B. Waring, PE, have become principals of the firm. Bassler, a registered professional civil engineer and chief civil enginee . . .

Moving seafood to market: great taste of wild fish capturing restaurant market.
Moving a product to market starts with coming up with a good product. The Alaska seafood industry, with an eye toward consumer trends, has mastered using the Alaska brand name to successfully market . . .

Flying the skies: major airlines are abundant in Alaska, serving major cities statewide and worldwide.
Getting from here to there via Alaska skies has never been so easy, now with a wide selection of world-class airlines from which to choose your travel. Airline companies transiting to, from and via . . .

Financing vital to starting, maintaining and expanding business: financing for business encompasses everything from term loans a
In life, money may not be everything. But, in business, access to financing can mean the difference between failure and success. Undercapitalization is the reason 80 percent to 90 percent of compa . . .

References: keep them fair and honest: what should you say or not say when a business calls asking about former employees?
You rely upon employment references to make wise hiring choices. Without them, it s difficult to assess whether or not to hire an applicant. When other companies' representatives call for referenc . . .

The pros and cons of reverse mortgages: they provide supplemental income for seniors and are available in Alaska.
As America's aging population advances closer to retirement, reverse mortgages are becoming more popular with seniors needing to enhance their financial resources. This special type of loan allows . . .

Ketchikan site of 2006 Southeast Conference meeting: this month, business leaders and members of regional organizations will gat
Transportation, commerce and connecting business opportunities have been critical issues for Southeast Alaska communities for a long time. As the region has gown, change has remained a constant in t . . .

September calendar.(Calendar)
ANCHORAGE 8 Wild Salmon on Parade Fish Fry and Buy Be a part of the fun as each Wild Salmon on Parade sculpture that was displayed in downtown Anchorage during 2006 will be offered in the live a . . .

Teresa Hufford: successful entrepreneur, educator, student and single mom she worked her way through the ranks, going from stude
Teresa A. Hufford, owner of Heads Only Salon in Eagle River, hadn't originally planned to go into the hair care business. Convinced by a friend to take a cosmetology course, she soon found herself a . . .

Port of Anchorage intermodal expansion project: a '60s brainchild steps into the 21st century.
What a definitive year it was, 1961, with the world finishing up so much of its old business and embarking on so much new. Princess Diana was born and Ernest Hemingway died. Construction began on . . .

Value-added manufacturing: Alaska's oil and gas: supplies, regulations and other issues make it difficult for some to compete in
Alaskans have long supported the idea of value-added manufacturing, of making something from natural resources within the state rather than exporting the resources in the raw. Manufacturing creates . . .

Bad Ass Coffee connects soldiers with home front.(APPLAUSE)
The Bad Ass Coffee Co., which recently introduced a "Cup O' Joe for a Soldier" program matching willing donors with soldiers overseas, says it has been helping both civilians and soldiers. "We wer . . .

Thrifty Car Rental franchisee purchases Dollar Rent a Car.(SERVICES)
Dollar Rent A Car, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: DTG), recently announced that Floyd and Sons Inc., owners of the Thrifty Car Rental franchise in Anchorage, has purchas . . .

Pozzi receives Silver Anvil Award of Excellence.(APPLAUSE)
Bruce Pozzi of Bruce Pozzi Public Relations is the recipient of the Silver Anvil Award of Excellence, sponsored by the Public Relations Society of America. The Award of Excellence, which recognizes . . .

All Alaska football camp seeks sponsorships.(SPORTS)
In the course of building better football players over the last 15 years, the All Alaska Football Camp also has been building credibility and recognition. Featured last summer on ESPN's Sports Cente . . .

Moving companies find partnership.(SHIPPING)
Pacific Alaska Forwarders has partnered with Door to Door Moving Inc. and is providing a service unique to Alaska. Door to Door moving crates are delivered to private residences and are placed on th . . .

Well begun is half done: governor, producers take a step back: [a melodrama in three acts].(From the Publisher)
[ACT II, SCENE 1] High drama brought down the curtain on the Second Act of legislative theatre that played for two Special Sessions before intermission in Juneau on Aug. 10. The old ELF expired . . .

Alaska trends for August 2006.
Alaska Trends For August 2006 Indicator Units GENERAL Personal Income-Alaska Millions of $ Personal Income-United States Mi . . .

Bankruptcies in Alaska: a significant decline.(Alaska Trends for August 2006)
On a positive note, bankruptcies filed in Alaska have declined dramatically in the past year. During this time, the total number of bankruptcies filed in Alaska decreased by almost 62 percent. In Ma . . .

Accupoint helps construction firms upgrade to GPS: global positioning systems make industry more productive.(BUILDING ALASKA)(In
The future of construction grade control has arrived, and it has come in the form of global positioning systems. Transmissions of statistics from a satellite to GPS-enabled motor graders, bulldoze . . .

Cook Inlet Housing Authority investing in Anchorage: CIHA is constructing homes, mixed-use building in Mountain View and other a
Investment in the renovation of Anchorage's Mountain View neighborhood is currently easing toward $100 million. Some of that investment will be made with federal funding--in the form of grants and l . . .

A building that talks back: CCHRC research and testing facility to be completed this summer.(BUILDING ALASKA)(Cold Climate Housi
A building that tells you what it's thinking. It sounds unlikely, but that's just the kind of building that's under construction on the south side of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. The $ . . .

Housing for the elements: Alaskans warm and dry thanks to efforts of Cold Climate Housing Research Center.(BUILDING ALASKA)
Science isn't on the minds of most Alaska homeowners when winter weather hits. I suspect gratitude is more the thought of the day--thankful for the homes that keep them warm and dry. Those who aren' . . .

Kiewit Building Group is best of the best: Kiewit named Contractor of the Year by Alaska Business Monthly.(BUILDING ALASKA)(Cove
Kiewit is a well-known name in Alaska, especially in the construction industry, where it garners great respect. The name is synonymous with the terms quality, integrity and dependability. Kiewit has . . .

Alaska pollock huge boon to local communities: whitefish accounts for 30 percent of all fish landed in the U.S.
When you bite into a fish sandwich at America's favorite fast-food restaurant or serve up a batch of fish sticks to the kids--do you know what fish you're enjoying? It's most likely Alaska pollock, . . .

Data storage and disaster recovery: be prepared. And be prepared now.
Media brings attention to identity theft, lost laptops containing million of veterans' personal information, and the vulnerability of it all. Perhaps a more pertinent issue in a day when most every . . .

Why employers need workers' compensation insurance: program benefits both businesses and employees.
Workers' compensation premiums represent one expense employers should not forego. Except for a few employment scenarios, the law requires employers to carry workers' compensation coverage, either th . . .

New mammography van driven by technology.
It's not your mother's mammography van. So say doctors at Providence Imaging Center (PIC) of their newly unveiled 33-foot mobile mammography coach designed to help detect breast cancer. Unlike pre . . .

Alaska hospitals go high-tech: state-of-the-art equipment and technologies providing patients with better care.(Alaska This Mont
Advances in technology are making medicine at Alaska hospitals smarter, but the pace of development appears to be one of evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, change. State-of-the-art imaging a . . .

Unalaska celebrates Qawalangin Tribe's Culture: one of the most important daily practices is the introduction of traditional Una
Students in Unalaska this month have an opportunity to learn first-hand the cultural practices and subsistence methods used by their ancestors and compare them to modern Western practices during a s . . .

August calendar.(Calendar)
Anchorage 2 Music in the Park: Top Cover (Air Force Band of the Pacific) Free outdoor concerts bring Anchorage together for lunch and feature some of Anchorage's finest bands from a wide range o . . .

2006 environmental directory.(environment industry)(Directory)
ABR Inc.--Environmental Research & Services P.O. Box 80410 * Fairbanks, AK 99708 Phone: 455-6777 Fax: 455-6781 Year Established: 1976 E-Mail: tdelong@abrinc.com Web Address: www.abrinc.com . . .

Going green is good for business: with Green Star as a resource, companies are becoming environmentally, economically sound.(Spe
When it comes to running a business, the bottom line takes top priority. And while many companies say that they want to run their businesses in an environmentally sensitive way, the fact is, being e . . .

Spill prevention focus of APTT: state panel teams agencies on oversight of pipeline integrity, corrosion prevention.(Special Sec
On March 2, 2006, a North Slope oil field worker discovered a leak in a crude oil transit line operated by BP Exploration (Alaska), which ultimately was found to have spilled thousands of gallons of . . .

High-tech transportation: last frontier leading the way in worldwide shipping innovation.
"As offshore development leads to larger structures headed to deeper, more remote locations, the need for barges to transport topsides, jackets, and associated equipment to these locations creates a . . .

Alaska's publicly traded companies making strides: banks, communications companies, adding to state's economy.(Company overview)
"We'll also continue to develop new and innovative communication technologies throughout Alaska. Much of what we're working on will bring 'gee-whiz' technologies into Alaskans' homes." --Ron Dunca . . .

2006 Top Women-Owned Businesses directory.(Directory)
If you are a woman and have at least 51 percent ownership in a business, and have revenues of at least $250,000 (or just under), and are not included on this list, then send information to Stacie Ha . . .

The Growth Company: from $7 net to $780,000 gross.(2006 Top Women-Owned Businesses)
Lynne Curry said she's never been in business for the money. That was a good philosophy to have when 27-year-old Curry began her business, The Growth Company, in 1978 and netted $7 the first year. . . .

Snow City Cafe: this popular breakfast/lunch place has loyal customers who don't mind a long wait to be seated.(2006 Top Women-O
When a business does better than its visionary expected, it could have surprising and exhausting results. That's what managing member Laile Fairbairn has learned during the last eight years as man . . .

Alaska companies expand into Russia: large oil projects attract local attention and investment.
Russia is a preeminent player in the global oil and gas production industry. Across Russia, new oilfields are being developed in remote regions like north of the Arctic Circle in northwest Siberia a . . .

ABM goes abroad to Jerusalem.
Lily Schmitz of Juneau recently traveled to Israel and while there read a copy of ABM while taking a break on the roof of the Petra Hostel. The hostel is the oldest continually operating hotel in Je . . .