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January TOC
About the Cover
The 18th Annual Alaska Business Junior Achievement Hall of Fame will be held
this year on Jan. 30 at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel. 2004 laureates are Grace
Schaible, Carl Brady Jr., Bill Moran Sr., Bill Moran Jr. and Bill Tobin. Photos
are from a variety of sources. Photo of Bill Tobin by
Chris Arend. Photo of Grace Schaible by
Sam Harrel.
Departments
From the Publisher 6
Inside Alaska Business 8
Events Calendar 20
Market Squares 49
Alaska Trends 63
Index of Advertisers 66
Special Section: Alaska Business Junior Achievement Hall of Fame
JA Past Laureates and List of Investors 9
Junior Achievement Inspires Children to Learn About Free Enterprise 10
Letter from JA Chairman Dan Hisey and JA President Carl Reed.
Laureate Carl Brady Jr. 12
Brady and Company Inc. By Debbie Cutler.
Laureates William G. Moran Sr. and William G. Moran Jr. 14
First Bank. By Catherine Parmelee.
Laureate Grace Schaible 16
A Woman of Many Faces. By Catherine Parmelee.
Laureate William J. Tobin 18
A Voice of the Times. By Vern C. McCorkle.
Alaska This Month
Success on Tap at Great Alaska Beer and Barley Wine Festival 22
A beer-lovers paradise hits Anchorage Jan 16-17 at the Egan Center. By Steve
Pilkington.
Cover Story
Alaska’s Key Industries: A Crystal Ball into 2004 24
What does the future hold? Leaders tell what they think based on their
expertise. By Gary L. Martin
Health & Medicine
Technology, Superior Care Available in Alaska 40
These days you don’t need to travel to the Lower 48 for exceptional health care.
By Al Parrish.
New Year’s News
Big Business Plans for the New Year 44
Business resolutions bode well for 2004. By Vanessa Orr.
Construction
Valley Seniors Cause Construction Boom 50
Affordability and close proximity to a top-notch hospital send many Alaska
seniors to the Mat-Su Valley to live, and developers are happy to accommodate.
By Susan Harrington.
Manufacturing
Ceasing the Suds 56
Triverus LLC is developing a deck-cleaning vehicle for the U.S. Navy. By Susan
Braund.
General
Telecommuting: An Option for Your Company? 59
How at-home workers can enhance productivity. By Morissa Williams.
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