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2009-10 Issues
June 2009
About the Cover: Alaska’s Shippers & Transportation Directory.
Photo ©2009 Chris Arend.
Featured Article:
Strength of Banks. Alaska’s financial institutions overall healthy. By Tracy Barbour.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
DEPARTMENTS
From the Editor 7
Inside Alaska Business 8
Right Moves 44
Events Calendar 50
Market Squares 100
Trends 111
Ad Index 114
REGULAR FEATURES
View From the Top
Marvin Kuentzel 36
Renewable Energy Systems LLC. By Peg Stomierowski.
Towns in Transition
Juneau: Hit by Recession 38
But holding its own. By Heidi Bohi.
Regional Review
Still the Fastest Growing Region 40
Matanuska-Susitna Borough has it all. By Tracy Barbour.
HR Matters
Accommodating Employee Religious Practices 46
Flexibility key, but not always at employer's expense. By Judith Cummings.
Alaska This Month
Nome Celebrates Solstice with a Bang 48
Festival features fake hold-up, parade and a raft race. By Nancy Pounds.
Power Lunch
Summer is Salad Time 54
Fresh ingredients, quality lettuce make these greens distinctive. By Dimitra Lavrakas.
Executive Getaway
Visit Historic McCarthy 102
Lodge and hotel offer fine dining and rustic comfort. By Jody Ellis-Knapp.
Perfectly Frank
The Power of Media Relations 104
Get noticed. Go public. By Frank P. Costabilo Jr.
SPECIAL SECTION: TRANSPORTATION
Special Delivery 64
Tug and barge companies help Yukon River villages survive. By Peg Stomierowski.
Ships Pass in the Night 70
Ports of Bellingham and Anacortes serve Alaska well. By Margaret Friedenauer.
Everts Air Cargo 74
Scheduled, flagstop or chartered, air carrier accommodates. By Tracy Kalytiak.
2009 Transportation Directory 78
ARTICLES
Finance
Navigating Volatile Markets 10
Persevere, diversify in stormy economy. By Markos N. Kaminis.
Finance
Strength of Banks 16
Alaska' s financial institutions overall healthy. By Tracy Barbour.
Education
Paying for a College Education 24
Begin early and consider every option. By Heidi Bohi.
Health & Medicine
Southeast Hospitals 28
Small hospitals are big economic engines. By Will Swagel.
Health & Medicine
Health Care Delivery 32
Alaska hospital administrators offer introspection. By Peg Stomierowski.
Environment
Critical Issues 56
U-Med District fights climate change head-on. By Heidi Bohi.
Environment
What a Difference a Decade Makes 60
Recycling, renewable energy projects priorities in Alaska. By Vanessa Orr.
Oil & Gas
Alaska Oil and Gas 90
North Slope explorers, developers busy this year. By Patricia Liles.
Mining
Mines in Southeast Alaska 96
Struggling through financial, regulatory challenges. By Patricia Liles.
Technology
Online Marketing Boosting Economy 105
Rural-based e-commerce growing. By Tracy Kalytiak.
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