January 1987 COVER: ALASKA'S GAS LINE PROJECT - Yukon Pacific Corp's effort to market North Slope Natural gas in the Pacific Rim has targeted two goals: convincing prospective trading partners they'll use the gas if the price is right and shrinking the project to match that price

HOW MUCH IS 26,000,000,000,000 CUBIC FEET?

DISSECTING THE TAGS PROJECT

ROOTS: Origins of TAGS & Yukon Pacific Corp

TIGHTENING TRAVEL BELTS - Corporations are discovering improved travel management bolsters the bottom line

ALASKA'S LIQUOR INDUSTRY SINGS AULD LANG SYNE - Higher costs, tougher legislation and reduced consumption are sobering prospects for the coming year

SMALL BUSINESS IS TOEHOLD FOR FIRST-GENERATION KOREAN IMMIGRANTS

CHUCK KIM'S Q-1 MAINTENANCE FIRM: Business by the book

ART + REVENUES = BUSINESS: Combined revenues from visual and performing arts in Alaska surpass $40 million annually

SCULPTING AN ENTERPRISE: Facial plaster casts from Juneau's persona

MIKE BURN'S BURDEN: Staying low-key about Alaska Pacific Bank's increased health

February 1987 COVER: ROUGH-RIDING CORPORATE TAXES WON'T ATTRACT FOREIGN CAPITAL INTO ALASKA

WALK SOFTLY OR CARRY A BIG CARROT - To lure foreign investment in resource development, Alaska may first have to drop one of its big sticks - corporate tax based on worldwide earnings

WATER'S EDGE AND THE FOREIGN DIVIDEND DILEMMA

WHY OIL CURDLES AT THE THOUGHT OF ANOTHER TAX CHANGE

THE GALL TO BUILD A MALL: Lloyd Hames in Ketchikan

TAKING STOCK IN ALASKA: Alaskan stocks & bonds

INBOUND CARGO: Lower tonnage means greater competition & capacity, which means lower rates

THE BALLAD OF BELUGA COAL RESERVES. Why Beluga Coal loses in the market

LASERTECH: Alaskan manufacturer keeps expansion manageable

March 1987 COVER: CARGO CARRIERS SCRAMBLE FOR PIECES OF A SHRINKING PIE

SPECIAL SECTION: ALASKA BUSINESS HALL OF FAME: Bernard Behrends, Edith Bullock, A. Lesley Nerland, Robert Reeve, Albert Swalling, Elmer Rasmuson

SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM TOM OTWAY OF JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

ALASKA'S CARGO CARRIERS: Caught in the crunch of declining revenues

BYPASS MAIL DELIVERS BUSH-BOUND CARGOES - Alaska's air carriers and postal patrons benefit from the U.S. Postal Service's bypass mail system

HARPER LODGE: Princess Tour's new hotel near Denali National Park

WORKERS' COMPENSATION IN ALASKA - Is the cure for work-related injuries in Alaska becoming worse than the illness?

STATE FUNDS, PRIVATE INSURANCE AND SELF-INSURANCE: Workers' Comp options for business

THE EARLY YEARS OF ALASKA AVIATION: A look back at how the airplane became Alaska's dominant cargo carrier

COURTING DISASTER: Business plans for disaster management

April 1987 COVER: STUMPY OF JACK WHITE CO. - Sewall Faulkner caricature on the cover

ABSORPTION VS. CONTRACTION IN ANCHORAGE'S COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET - Sizing up changes in the Anchorage commercial real estate market

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LISTING

DESIGNING THE PRODUCTIVE WORKPLACE - An attractive office environment that enhances flow and function pays dividends in productivity and efficiency

TALE OF THE TWO CAPITAL CITIES. Willow's defeat spurs Juneau's real estate

GETTING SPECIFIC ABOUT 10 GREAT REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS IN ANCHORAGE - Just some of the good buys in Anchorage's commercial real estate that should prompt another look at the advantages of ownership

May 1987 COVER: SEATTLIZATION OF THE BERING SEA BOTTOMFISHERY - Although a boom for Seattle, Americanization of bottomfishing in the Bering has been a bust for Alaska. Can the trend be reversed?

AMERICA'S BERING SEA GOLD RUSH: Seattle-boom, Alaska bust

BERNIE & THE BEANSTALK: Bernie Souphanavong's soybean business

ARTIQUE LTD'S ART- SMART TENNYS OWENS

FRIENDSHIP AIR OF FAIRBANKS: Primping for the right partner

SOUTHEAST VISITOR INDUSTRY VICCISSITUDES: Another chorus in the state budget blues

JUNEAU'S TRAMWAY PLANS STILL ON TRACK FOR CHUCK KEEN - Chuck Keen still aims to build a tram and visitor facilities on the mountain overlooking Juneau

AMERICA'S BERING SEA GOLD RUSH: Seattle-boom, Alaska-bust

HAL DREYER'S CAPTAINS BAY PROJECT: The challenge of keeping it Alaskan

JOINT VENTURE FISHING, ALASKA STYLE

IS ALASKA'S FISHING INDUSTRY A WHIPPING BOY?

THE SETTING SUN: How will Bering Sea Quotes on Foreign fleets affect Alaska's Pacific Rim markets?

FOR WHOM WILL THE SCHOOL BELLS TOLL FROM ALASKA STUDENT LOAN FUNDING CUTBACKS? - Cutbacks in Alaska student loan funding could have dire consequences for many of Alaska's private schools

EXPORTING TOURISM IN A BOX: Alaska video publishing

June 1987 COVER: 10 YEARS: Prudhoe Bay, TAPS celebrate a birthday

TWO VIEWS: PROMOTING EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN ANWR - Lt. Gov. Steve McAlpine and James Linxwiler of the Alaska Coalition for American energy

MIDAS TOUCH: Mike Freeman's answer to less was more.

GROWTH IN THE EXPRESS LANE: Air data Alaska and Air Express

REFLECTING ON THE REAL GEORGE NELSON FROM STANDARD ALASKA PRODUCTION CO. - The straight-shooting style of Standard Alaska Production Co.'s top gun leaves a variety of sometimes contradictory impressions on his associates

COUNTDOWN: Pictorial tale of the birth of the Trans-AK Pipeline

SILVER ANNIVERSARY SCRAPBOOK: North Slope & other oil & gas stories that the next 15 years will see

ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER: The panhandlers private tower

COMRIM'S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS - The award-winning soufflé of services cooked up by this computer services firm has earned it a big slice of Outside business

July 1987 COVER: SKY-BRIDGING THE GAP: AK's 1st regional shopping center

SPECIAL SECTION: ALASKA MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS - Meetings & Convention Facility Listings

CORRALLING CONVENTIONEERS: More Alaska communities are pursuing this lucrative visitor market to spur local economies

THE DENTAL DARE: Family Dental Center, AK's largest group dental practice

THE PITS: Alaska Basic Industries' gravel extraction operations suffer from declining demand

ANCHORAGE 5TH AVENUE MALL FACES CHALLENGES: Although anchored by two powerful retail giants, Alaska's first regional shopping center still must overcome perceptions of downtown Anchorage and the state's economy

MALL/COMMERCIAL BUILDING DEVELOPER & MANAGER. The Rainier Fund in Alaska

PANNING FOR PROFITS IN THE INTERIOR'S GOLDEN RELICS: The Chena Pump House & Saloon no. 199 and climbing

A NAVIGATOR'S GUIDE TO GOLDEN ATTRACTIONS IN THE FAIRBANKS AREA

TROUBLE IN TOYLAND: Credit unions respond to shrinking consumer loans

FORECASTING FISHING? Unfathomable in 1987

August 1987 COVER: OVERSEAS TOURISM: Time is running out - Like sands through an hourglass, the state's opportunities to capitalize on international tourism are slipping away

(MCDONALD'S FRANCHISES IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA

PARGETER'S PLANS FOR RABBIT CREEK INN

CHANGE IS BREWING IN IMPORTED BEVERAGE INDUSTRY - The dollar's slide against European currencies is tilting demand for imported beverages

THE KITAMOTO CURVE: Japan Air Lines & tourism

ANCHORAGE'S INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL: Tourism asset or liability?

SPORTFISHING IN ALASKA - Fish On! With 10 percent annual growth, the sport is reeling in revenues for Alaskan businesses

WHAT FISH THEY'RE CATCHING...AND WHERE

September 1987 COVER: THE NEW 49ERS

SPECIAL SECTION: NEW 49ERS: Ranked by Employment. Who's Hot, Who's New in the New 49ers. 5 That Wouldn't (1 that shouldn't)

THE FLIGHT SOUTH - Executive Travel scaled down overhead and geared up service to deal with declining business travel

JUNE 23, 1987 - Thanksgiving or Easter Tuesday? Was it a day for two Anchorage-based banks to give thanks for a day of salvation for the entire Alaskan financial system and economy?

IN SEARCH OF THE DISAPPEARING GOOD ASSET

FELLING TREES IN A FOREST OF OPPORTUNITY - Koncor's long-term timber sales to China could open the door for Alaskan loggers

CITIC: Chinese banking, Western style

ENTERPRISE SPINS THE WHEELS OF RURAL FORTUNE - CEDC of Alaska's diversification into for-profit ventures has helped it realize its mission of rural development

JACK COGHILL'S NENANA - Inseparable are the town's history and the accomplishments of the Republican state senator and businessman

THE CASE OF THE MISSING L-Y-N-X

JUNEAU'S ECONOMY: Perfect for turning a big business into a modest one

WHY JUNEAU CRIES ALONE IN SOUTHEAST

October 1987 COVER: EXPORTING ALASKA'S BRAINPOWER -

SPECIAL SECTION: ADVERTISING - Rod Bradley's Early Recession. Alaska Advertising & P.R. Guide. Public Relations: The Subtle Sell. Alaska's Advertising & Public Relations Agencies. Advertising in Alaska Business Monthly

OH YEAH? Cook Inlet's new cruise venture is proof Otto Hilta doesn't take no for an answer

ON WITH THE SHOW - Video rentals are diversifying the big-screen entertainment repertoire of Southeast's Showhouse

COLD TURKEY TIME - A Shrinking market has curtailed growth for companies treating substance abuse in Alaska

ALASKA'S INTANGIBLE EXPORTS - Overseas sales of the 49th state's service expertise could turn the scales for some firms facing dismal markets at home

SURVEYING THE GLOBAL MARKET

1988 EDITORIAL CALENDAR

November 1987 COVER: MOTHERLODE: Southeast's mining bonanza - A rush of prospecting at Southeast mineral claims could portend a mining bonanza

MERGERS: Why they work, why they don't

LOG CABIN DAYS AT WASILLA CHEVRON - Owner Gary Weber has logged increased revenues since diversifying his service station into a visitor destination

REEVE ALEUTIAN'S UPPER HAND ON UNDERUTILIZATION - How Reeve Aleutian Airways weathers "appallingly low utilization" in the turbulent skies of the Aleutian Chain

DON'T MESS WITH BILL - Instinct, tenacity and a reputation for delivering on his promises have enabled Bill Allen to build his oilpatch service company into the predominant provider of oilfield construction and support in Alaska

VECO AND NATIVE HIRE

RESORT FEVER WARMS SOUTHCENTRAL'S WINTER CHILL - Two proposed ski resorts and plans for Alyeska's expansion are firing hopes for economic development and increased year-round tourism

LURING AMERICAN SKIERS TO NEW LATITUDES

UNCOMMONLY ENTERTAINING WINTER RECREATION IN ALASKA - These off-the-beaten-path winter diversions will keep cabin fever blues at bay

December 1987 COVER: FUEL ON THE FIRE: Interior's fuel oil market heats up - Acquisitions of Interior heating oil-distributors have inflamed refiner rivalries

COACH ROY - Radio's Roy Robinson is the consummate competitor

KFQD + KWHL + 4 = PIONEER BROADCASTING

SELL WELL

TURNING UP THE BURNERS - Acquisitions of Interior heating oil-distributors have inflamed refiner rivalries

AVGAS: An idea whose time might come

AK TO THE FUTURE - On its 50th anniversary, Alaska is poised on the brink of new opportunities, new challenges in power generation and transmission and resource development

A SUPERCONDUCTOR DOES NOT A SUPER COLLIDER MAKE

TAMING MARIAH - Commercial wind generation is gaining velocity in Hawaii. Can Alaskans launch similar enterprises?

LEI-ING CLAIMS - Newcomer Hawaiian Airlines has jumped the Western/Delta claim on travel between Alaska and Hawaii

VACATION VALUATION - Before investing in your next trip to Alaska's closest tropical paradise, decide what it's worth to you

KAUAI DAYS, KAHLUA NIGHTS - Plenty of sun, "monotonously" consistent temperatures and ample travel options are luring more Alaskans to the Hawaiian Islands