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About the Cover
The beautiful Alyeska Resort, located in Girdwood, provides warm accommodations
during the cold winter months. Alaska offers a wide range of lodgings,
everything from rustic cabins to first-class hotels. Story begins on page 44.
Cover photography by Chris Arend/R. Brandon.
December TOC
Departments
6 From the Publisher
7 Inside Alaska Business
32 Events Calendar
35 Required Reading
53 Right Moves
62 Market Squares
64 Alaska Trends
66 Index of Advertisers
General
8 Alaska’s Top Business Stories of the Year
From the state’s economy to tourism to natural resources, a look at what has
been going on in the state during 2002. By Melissa Campbell.
Health & Medicine
9 Alaska’s Growing Health Care Industry
The state’s health care system is burgeoning, with most major hospitals adding
on or remodeling this year. By Melissa Campbell.
Health & Medicine
14 Alaska’s Unsung Heroes
Medevac transport crews daily fight bad weather, time to save lives. By Barbara
Morgan.
Oil & Gas
20 Oil and the Environment
The look of Alaska’s North Slope oil fields has changed dramatically during
their 30-plus years of development. By Patricia Jones.
Oil & Gas
26 The Slimming Oilfield Service Industry
Oilfield service companies say winter work looks slim. But these groups are
getting creative to fill in the gaps. By Patricia Jones.
Alaska This Month
30 International Christmas History Wonderland at Museum
This month the Anchorage Museum of History and Art is refilling the Mary Louise
Rasmuson Atrium with toys, dolls and hand-carved animals from around the world.
By Steve Pilkington.
Technology
36 The Last Frontier Goes Global
Broadband communications is readily available to the majority of Alaska’s
residents and businesses. By Kent L. Colby.
Finance
40 Banks as Business Partners
Alaska’s financial institutions partner with businesses, other funders and the
state’s communities. By Jim Cloud.
Travel & Tourism
44 Accommodations Alaska Style!
This state offers everything from rustic lodges to first-class hotels. By Joan
Pardes.
Alaska Native Business News
48 Regional Corporations Celebrate 30 years
It’s been a long struggle, but these 13 corporations are finally enjoying
success. By Melissa Campbell.
54 Communications at the Top of the World
Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative Inc. has been providing services
to the North Slope Borough for more than 20 years. By Barbara Morgan.
58 Tanacross Revived!
Jerry Isaac wanted to see changes in his community, which was facing
difficulties due to poverty and drug and alcohol addiction. So he created jobs
for the families who lived there. By Julie Stricker.
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