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About the Cover:
A fishing boat sitting on the beach in Kotzebue Sound. Photo by
Chris Arend.
Departments
From the Publisher 6
Inside Alaska Business 8
Events Calendar 22
Market Squares 59
Right Moves 75
Figuratively Speaking 78
Alaska Trends 79
Index of Advertisers 82
Interview
Q & A With Steve Marshall 10
BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.’s president talks about the direction of the
company’s operations. By Neil Mehta.
Travel & Tourism
Tourism: State’s Second-Largest Industry Shines in 2004 18
About $1.8 billion is brought into the state in tourism dollars on an annual
basis. By Joan Pardes.
Alaska This Month
Large Field Primed for Last Great Race 24
A record-breaking 93 mushers will race in the 32nd running of the Iditarod. By
Steve Pilkington.
Insurance
Liability Insurance for Business 26
Do you carry enough liability insurance? How can you protect your business? By
Gary L. Martin.
Special Section: Environmental Review 2004
2004 Environmental Directory 33
A comprehensive list of the state’s environmental firms.
PSI Environmental Grows Tenfold in Four Years 43
Sisters in business build on their strengths. By Ron Veltkamp.
An Eye on the Environment 44
Development of natural resources is important to the economy, but not at the
expense of the environment. By Vanessa Orr.
Technology
E-Commerce: Make Your Presence Known 50
It’s expensive to have a Web site, but today’s business shouldn’t be without
one. By Kent L. Colby.
Health & Medicine
Matters of Health 54
Employers are finding that wellness programs increase morale and decrease
sickness and injury. By Deborah J. Myers.
Transportation
Alaska Freight Just Keeps on Going and Going 60
Freight moving in and out of Alaska moves over mountains, across stormy seas and
through glacier-gilded valleys. By Colleen Flood Williams.
Education
Digest of the Proceedings: UAA-ABM Executive Forum
64
Leaders in the state discuss the prospect of growing entrepreneurs in Alaska.
Education
UAA Celebrates its 50th Anniversary 66
The University of Alaska Anchorage honors its past while looking to the future.
By Gary L. Martin.
Travel & Tourism
The Hotel Captain Cook 69
This luxury hotel offers guests service above the ordinary. By Behlor Santi.
Oil & Gas
Staying Invested in Alaska 70
Though cost on the North Slope can be up 60 percent higher than a company’s
global average, the outlook for 2004 is good for investment dollars to the
state. By Judy Brady.
Oil & Gas
Three Alaska Pipelines Described 76
Which is the best route for getting natural gas to market? By Vern C. McCorkle.
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