ASCG Inc.(Right Moves)(appointment of Christa Besing )(Brief
article)
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Christa Besing was hired as a structural engineering intern for the
Anchorage office of ASCG Inc. Besing earned a bachelor's degree in
civil engineering from the Georgia . . .
Solstice Advertising.(Right Moves)
Amy Sparck Dobmeier was hired as marketing coordinator at Solstice
Advertising. Dobmeier will be responsible for marketing the
agency's services, with specific emphasis on Native corporations
and . . .
Taking the Road less traveled: tourists, commercial drivers share
space on the Dalton Highway.
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Many adventurous travelers dream of visiting the Last Frontier and
exploring its cities, villages and out-of-the-way places. But for the
truly hardcore tourist, there's . . .
ACVB, students create geocache trek around
anchorage.(TOURISM)(Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau )(Brief
article)
Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau and Central Middle
School have developed a geocaching adventure to explore city landmarks.
Geocaching Journeys combines global positioning systems technology . . .
Open season on Alaska.(From the Publisher)
It's true. A good offense is also a good defense. Perhaps that
is why Alaska is the state folks love to hate in the Lesser 48.
We're bigger, potentially richer (certainly in resources . . .
Patton Boggs LLP.(Right Moves)
Walter Featherly was chosen managing partner of Patton Boggs
LLP's Anchorage office. The law firm, based in Washington, D.C.,
has offices nationwide. Featherly spent more than 25 years focusing . . .
NACLink.(Right Moves)
Roslyn Mitchell was hired as general manager of NACLink, the
freight-forwarding division of Northern Air Cargo. Mitchell has 16 years
of operations and customer service experience in the . . .
Web site security, design and development: caution is key when
building and maintaining web sites: sensitive information can now
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A few years back, a group of University of Alaska Southeast (UAS)
business students were assigned a presentation for board members of a
hypothetical company. Many of the . . .
CIRI Alaska Tourism expands Seward offerings.(TOURISM)
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Kenai Fjords Tours added another vessel, the 150-passenger Aialik
Voyager, to its Seward fleet this summer. The tour company is owned by
CIRI Alaska Tourism Corp., the . . .
AVTEC debuts new high-tech facility.(EDUCATION)(Alaska Vocational
Technical Center )(Brief article)
The Alaska Vocational Technical Center in Seward opened its new
$2.6 million Connected Education Center. The new facility provides
technology which officials hope will boost student enrollment via . . .
WorkSafe Inc.(Right Moves)
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WorkSafe Inc. has hired Tom Englehart as its new director of
operations. Englehart previously worked at Magellan Health Services in
Anchorage, where he served as an account . . .
State of Alaska.(Right Moves)(appointment of Kathy Matsumoto at
Alaska Board of Parole)(Brief article)
Kathy Matsumoto was appointed executive director for the Alaska
Board of Parole. She most recently worked as a parole board
administrator with the Arizona unit. In her 17-year career with . . .
From project 80s to the present: resurgence of construction in
Anchorage recalls earlier time.
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Back in the early 1980s, Alaska underwent a building boom, funded
by oil royalties gleaned from the newly constructed trans-Alaska oil
pipeline. As millions of dollars . . .
Seward Trolley shuttles visitors.(TOURISM)
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The Seward Trolley Car Co. this summer began operating seasonal
public transportation between the town's cruise ship terminal, the
Alaska Railroad depot and various . . .
Nerland Agency's UA advertising campaign earns national
accolades.(APPLAUSE)(University of Alaska)(Brief article)
The University of Alaska's statewide advertising campaign
received six awards in two different national advertising contests.
UA won a gold medal award and two silver awards for its
uareelworld. . . .
Federal Government.(Right Moves)(appointment of Henri Bisson
)(Brief article)
Henri Bisson was chosen as acting senior advisor to Interior
Department Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. Bisson replaces Drue Pearce, whom
President Bush nominated as federal coordinator for Alaska . . .
Close quarters: higher-end office space is in demand, but in
short supply. New construction will change that.
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Searching for higher-end office space in Anchorage? Good luck.
"There wasn't any multi-tenant office space constructed in
Anchorage between 1986 and 2003," said Chris . . .
From go to slow: Cook Inlet oil and gas exploration and
development dismal: on the one hand there are several large fields
disco
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Political factors are now looming large in industry's
consideration of further Cook Inlet oil and gas development, and there
are now major uncertainties facing companies . . .
Alaska Airlines maintenance training
honored.(TRANSPORTATION)
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines has received its sixth consecutive
Diamond Award for maintenance-training excellence from the Federal
Aviation Administration. This marks the third year in a row in . . .
Clarification.(Correction notice)
In the July 2207 issue, in an article titled "The Beat Goes
On" regarding the proposed natural gas pipeline, mention was made
of the $500 million contribution to the project from the . . .
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