January 1998 COVER: JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ALASKA - Alaska Business Monthly teams up with Junior Achievement to help honor some of Alaska's best business men and women - Jeffrey Zeman & Kirsten Gamel of Marathon Oil & West High student, Cintra Ramjit pictured on the cover

TEACHING TOMORROW'S COMPLEX LESSONS TODAY: Junior Achievement of Alaska, Inc. teaches young people the value of free enterprise through hands-on business experience. In one of many JA projects during 1997, Anchorage's West High students got their shot at international business

SPECIAL SECTION: ALASKA BUSINESS HALL OF FAME - Bill & Lily Stolt, Lloyd Hames

SEALASKA CORPORATION: "A Sleeping Giant" - New President and CEO, Robert W. Loescher indicates that Sealaska Corporation's wealth of natural resources will bring sustained growth for the corporation and its 16,000 shareholders.

ARCTIC TREASURE: The recent release of the Draft land use plan and Environmental Impact
Statement offers five possible scenarios for the National Petroleum Reserve. Alaska. What with
new exploration and drilling technologies and the close proximity of NPR-A to ARCO's Alpine
Project, exploration and development is economically feasible. But, not until the final EIS.

THE JONES ACT: To Reform or Not to Reform? - Alaska Business Monthly invited United States Congressman Don Young, R-Alaska, and the Jones Act Reform Coalition to present their views. Each position is written from the Alaska perspective.

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: 1997 Southeast Alaska Airborne Geophysical Project: The city of Wrangell, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and the Alaska Division of Geological and
Geophysical Surveys collaborated in competing an aerial survey of the Stikine Region.

IT'S OVER, SO GETAWAY: Unless you're out in the Bush rejoicing in the 13 days of Orthodox
Christmas, counting down to Orthodox New Year - the party's over. So whether you seek a
romantic weekend, a short family outing, or something for a group of friends, you'll find it here.
And it won't involve a guide or packing up a lot of gear.

NEW WAYS TO CHECK OUT YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY - If you follow all these suggestions, you'll never get left holding the bag when catastrophe strikes.

EARL BEISTLINE - A lifelong Alaskan and Professor of Mining Engineering at UAF, Beistline, now Dean Emeritus, is still eager to share his knowledge.

PLUNGERS GO POLAR IN SEWARD: The Seward Polar Bear Jumpoff Festival - Plumbers, Doctors, housewives, professionals and Keystone Kops find themselves bobbing frigidly in the bay.

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Balanced Vision - Home OPTICS

February 1998 COVER: ALASKA'S GAS PIPELINE: It's Time Has Come

SPECIAL SECTION: ENGINEERS WEEK - Turning Ideas Into Reality. Nominees for Engineer of the Year. List of Sponsoring Societies. Engineering Projects Around the State

SOUTHEAST ASIA - The view from Alaska

ALASKA THIS MONTH: An Events Calendar. At play on the edge - Extreme Skiing Alaska

AS THE WORLD SHRINKS: Pacific Rim's Woes Lap at Alaska's Shores - Alaska Business Monthly caught up with Professor Hill during UAA's holiday break. To put it bluntly, the expert - who happens to work in the real-world as an Alaska Salmon fisherman during the summer - explains what went wrong and how it may impact Alaska.

COM 98: Alaska's Virtual Gold Rush - COMTECH 98 held Feb 3-6 at Juneau's Centennial
Hall, draws the movers and shakers of the technology industry to Alaska for the chance to
explore what's new in communications technology, what's coming, and how to make it all work.

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: The Dog Wash

March 1998 COVER: ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISE 1998 DIRECTORY

SPECIAL SECTION: ENVIRONMENTAL DIRECTORY - Environmental Business Around the State: A comprehensive listing of environmental companies doing business in Alaska. Ecology & Economics - A New Mix? Spills are only one facet of an industry that has broadened to 15 categories. At $218.5 million per year, environmental cleanup is one of Alaska's newest industries

KETCHIKAN: A TOWN IN TRANSITION - The state's fourth-largest city made international headlines when Ketchikan Pulp Company closed its doors. yet, 12 months later Ketchikan is still a viable force in Southeast

APRIL'S NATIVE YOUTH OLYMPICS - The NYO-sanctioned games are among the most popular traditional Native games known. They are games of skill essential to hunters on the flat tundra and dynamic floes of sea ice. In these games, there is meaning and purpose to every posture and movement

ALASKA THIS MONTH: An Events Calendar - Iditarod: A spectacle from a bird's eye view or on the ground with Moose stew

DALE CARNEGIE: People, Performance, Profits - Alaska Business Monthly speaks with John
Fisher, who explains how training and personal development investments show up favorably on
the bottom line.

FERTILE CRESCENT - The long standing relationship between Alaska and the Puget Sound region blossoms once more as the personal business computer comes of age.

ALASKA'S NEW AND COMING GOLD RUSH - "Klondikeitus" may not be at the same fever pitch it was a century ago, but digging for gold still continues for many adventure seeking miners and business alike.

ALASKA TIMBER: Making Do, but making it - Despite cuts in the wood supply, the loss of the two industrial facilities and countless downsizings, the Alaskan Timber business is adapting to a new environment.

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Accessible Design & Adaptive Products - ADAP, Inc.

April 1998 COVER: KATHLEEN SODERBERG: Executive Vice-President National Bank of Alaska

SPECIAL SECTION: CORPORATE 100 - Briefs on 100 of Alaska's top businesses. Who's Who in Alaska's Corporate 100. The Corporate 100 Classified.

CORPORATE 100 PROFILES: Providence Alaska Medical Center. One to Watch: Koncor Forest Products. 60th Anniversary of Anchorage Sand & Gravel. Seekins-Ford-Lincoln-Mercury. Chugach Electric Association

SPECIAL SECTION: Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation celebrates its silver anniversary. A 25 year retrospective and look ahead.

ARE ALASKA'S SCHOOLS IN PERIL? A message for business. Susan Stark Christianson interviews Bill Evers, Ph.D. Fellow of Stanford University's Hoover Institute

PRINCESS OF THE BALL - Story-book magic transforms pink salmon Addedint fairy-tale success story and haute cuisine

TITANS RAGE WAR OVER BERING SEA FISH - Factory Trawlers and onshore processors fight for Alaska pollock shares

ALASKA'S OIL FUTURE - Is the world about to run low on fuel? Oil expert C.J. Cambell thinks so. Reprinted from Oil & Gas Journal, with a forward by Roger Herrera

THE CHANGING WORLD OF REAL ESTATE - Indicators show all may not be well in the high-rolling, often glitzy business

ALASKA THIS MONTH - Things to do and places to go all over Alaska this month. Riding the Rails to relive the Klondike Gold Rush is one of many things to do.

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Mary Tougas Meets Helly Hanse
 

May 1998 COVER: BEST PUB IN THE LAND - Railway Brewing Company, owned by Richard and Mary Sassara, was named the best beer pub in North America -Richard & Mary Sassara pictured on the cover

KODIAK ROCKET LAUNCH AWAITS: Kodiak and Fairbanks as leaders in the aerospace industry? Could be. Ground stations are built and the Air Force is scheduled to make the first launch from Kodiak in September

ALASKA THIS MONTH: THE CRAB DAYS OF KODIAK - The 10-footed king crab may have lost its reign as star of Alaska's seas, but the shell-fish has pinched its way into the hearts of Kodiak

IF YOU BUILD THEM, WE WILL COME: Sheri Gerhard discusses NANA/Mariott's three new hotels, each of which will be staffed by shareholders of NANA.

LEADER OF THE PACK: The US Postal Service has been sung about, joked about, relied upon and perhaps too often taken for granted. How is the old standby doing in this age of e-mail, fax
machines and overnight delivery services?

SUMMER FUN IN THE MIDNIGHT SUN: What's the cruise ship industry's impact on Southeast Alaska? What's there to do in Kodiak, Fairbanks and the Kenai Peninsula? Answers to these, and more

FOR MORE THAN THE FUN OF IT: Placer miners battle environmental regulations that even the Environmental Protection Agency hesitantly enforce. An Introduction to Placer Mining and some of the industry's woes.

ALASKA BUSINESS NEWS: How can SBA help your business? Who is the small business person of the year? What's new in fiber optics? Senior Housing? This business section provides answers.

June 1998 COVER: BEYOND BOOM OR BUST - Anchorage has grown up and away from its cycles of boom or bust, feast or famine - Jack Laasch, President and General Manager of Alaska Petroleum Contractors pictured on the cover

CAN DUMPSTER DIGGERS TRASH YOUR COMPANY? - Are company secrets lurking in your trash? Could a dumpster-digger get information that could potentially harm your business

SHISMAREF WASHED TO SEA: Shismaref, home to more than 500 Inupiats, may not be home for long. Strong waves driven by northwestern winds are consuming its shoreline and endangering life as villagers know it

TO BOSNIA WITH LOVE: Fairbanks resident Meg Gaydosik is traveling the world as a media trainer, trudging through Siberian snows and sweating through Kazakstani heat.

A VISION OF UNITY: The commission on Rural Alaska Governance and Empowerment envisions rural and urban residents working together toward common goals while government assists as an as-needed friend in opportunity.

THREADING THE JUNEAU NEEDLE: Susan Stark Christanson hates to fly. It's fate she hooked up with Alaska Airlines vice president, Michael A. Swanigan to write about some of the latest
technological advances in the industry.

FOUR GENERATIONS OF RIVERBOAT CAPTAINS: The Binkley family has been navigating boats through Alaska's waters for 100 years.

ALASKA'S POWER. Power Assurance, Inc. doesn't deal with any old type of battery. This company designs, installs, maintains, de-installs and recycles the state's largest batteries-some that fill a room.

ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS: A cold war communications site near Nome is one of 41 that will be turned over to the Bureau of Land Management, federal grants provide funding for statewide water protection projects; and schools in rural communities receive a warning about toxic exit sites.

THE LAST LINK OF THE PIPELINE: About 1.25 million barrels of crude oil are loaded into tankers each day at the Valdez Marine Terminal. That's a lot of responsibility resting on the staff who maintain and operate the systems. How do they keep the flow going?

1998 ALASKA SHIPPING DIRECTORY: This handy reference tool details players in Alaska's
transportation industry - from the roads to the airways, to the seas.

July 1998 COVER: BUSINESS STORY OF THE YEAR: Celebrating Oil. Oil and its sister industries are making strides worth celebrating. Alaska Logger, Willy Fin pictured on the cover

RISING FROM THE AXE - The goal, everyone seemed to agree, was to better protect Alaska's forest and fisheries. But at session's end the bill that could have, didn't

SOLSTICE GOLF - Fairbanks Golf & Country Club Markets Midnight Sun

YOUTH AT SEA - A new seafarers' program provides quality, low-cost training to men and women ages 18-25.

ALASKA AT BAT: A look at our semi-pro leagues.

THE MERGING WORLD OF BANKING: A look at merger mania and Alaska. Could It Happen?

BIGGEST BASH IN THE STATE: On the 4th of July, the sea-side town of Seward swells more than 10 times its normal size.

SLOW MOVER ON THE FAST TRACK: Alaska Railroad turns 75 years old this year. Writer Charlie Ess rides the rails and describes this trip in a factual piece, woven with narrative.

TO OWN OR NOT TO OWN? Now that Alaska Railroad is seeing green, the state is more reluctant to sell it.

NO ROADS FOR TONGASS? The road battle continues over the state's and nation's two largest national forests.

A TIMBER TALE: Ben Fleenor has seen some tough times in the timber industry, but they are
getting better.

SEA-LIFT MODULES CREATE JOBS, BOOST ECONOMY: Never before have Alaska companies fabricated, assembled and barged the sea-lift module. These giants also add girth to Alaska's economy.

A MEDICAL MIRACLE: Rural Alaska sometimes needs help when it comes to medicine. Each year they get it.

ALASKA'S PULSE: Anchorage, the hub of hospitals, works with urban communities to keep them healthy.

A LOW-RISK INVESTMENT? Mining expert Curtis J. Freeman says despite setbacks, Alaska's mining industry in Alaska is destined to have a bright future.

August 1998 COVER: THIS BUG BYTES! Y2K Computer Problem

SATURDAY MARKET AWAITS: It began as a swap meet of sorts. Now, Anchorage's Saturday Market attracts up to 15,000 visitors each weekend.

THE SWEETS OF AGRICULTURE: Agriculture officially began 100 years ago in Alaska. What's it been doing since?

THE LAND OF MILD AND HOT DOGS: Is Alaska pulling its weight when it comes to supplying dairy and meat products? One family's hopes are in the hogs.

FARMING THE DARK SIDE OF FUNDING: Alaska Cooperative Extension lost about 25 percent of its state funding. What now?

ALASKA'S FLYING TRUCKS: Those who live in rural Alaska might not want to wait for the summer barge to bring in large-ticket items. Lucky for them, there's a new cargo service being offered.

RESCUED! When folks in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have medical problems they want quick
delivery. That's why they started their own medevac system.

ALASKA STATE FAIR IN 1998: A little bit of old and new is in store for fair-goers this year.

THE HOUSE THAT BUSINESS BUILT: Would the business community come through for Mother Lawrence of Mountain View? Blind faith led this heart-warming house-raising project.

THE INTERNET RACE: If Telecommunications is as robust as its weakest link, then Alaska's
communications infrastructure should be greatly improved with the advances of new technology.

ALYESKA'S ESCORT SERVICE: Alyeska's getting two new powerhouse tractor tugs. These giants can turn on a dime and are quipped to react fast in case of an emergency.

THE SAFE AND STEADY PASSAGE: Alyeska's Ship Escort/Response Vessel System is designed to protect Alaska's waters.

IMPROVING OUR SKYWAYS: You don't get very far in Alaska in you're not willing to travel the state's skyways. Here's a look at what's happening around some of the state's airports.

ONLY IN ALASKA: Airport trivia about flying malls, winged messengers and Juneau politics.

THE ROAD TO PROSPERITY: More than $200 million in federal highway funds is being spent to improve the state's surface transportation system this year, and more money's on the way.

September 1998 COVER: THE CHANGING FACES OF NATIVE INDUSTRY - Baxter and Judy Mae Hopson of Barrow pictured on the cover

SPECIAL SECTION: ANCSA CORP REVIEW - Leading Alaska's Natives: In 1971, 13 Native Regional Corporations were formed. Today, all are posting profits. Between Two Worlds: A look at four of Alaska's Native leaders. The 13 Regional Corporations: A listing of the Native Corps to include revenue, shareholder information, land ownership and subsidiaries. Native Culture Explored: The Alaska Native Heritage Center is expected to provide an economic boost to Anchorage

KENNICOTT'S DEBUT: The state's new $80 million passenger ferry went into service this summer. And what a beauty she is!

BETTING ON ALASKA'S NATURAL GAS: Alaska's gas, a byproduct of oil production, is being re-injected back into the ground, rather than used as a valuable energy resource it is. That's changing.

MOBILE NEUTER SERVICES ARRIVE: The Anchorage Alaska Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has taken to the highways for a cause.

KODIAK'S TALKING HEAVENS: Kodiak was an ideal place to plant 16 gigantic antennas linking man to space.

RUB A DUB DUB, FIVE RACERS AND A TUB: On Labor Day, Nome will host its annual bathtub race down Front street, an event since the late 1970's.

WILL YOUR SUPPLIERS BE THERE JANUARY 2000? If your suppliers aren't Y2K-ready, you might be hurting big time at the turn of the century.

A SUCCESS STORY: Allen Marine Tours of Sitka earned $80 its first year. Eighteen years later the $14 million company is still expanding.

ST. PAUL REVIVED: Nobody knew the fate of St. Paul 10 years ago when the government pulled out, taking most of the community jobs with it. Today, St. Paul is thriving.

THE BUSINESS CENTER: Is valued information buried within your company's infrastructure?
Information Management may help.

OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP: Several dozen abandoned Alaskan military installations pose as
environmental threats to the lands surrounding them. Clean up has begun to the tune of $75
million.

MINING OUT THE STORM: Gold prices are discouraging and have been for a while. But Alaska's mining industry certainly doesn't appear on the downslide.

FROM THE PORTS OF TACOMA: The Port of Tacoma is Alaska's hub to the world.

October 1998 COVER: BREAKING OUT: Celebrating Alaska's Leading Companies

SPECIAL SECTION: NEW 49ERS - Introduction. 49ers Summary Listing. 49ers Employee Total Listing. 49ers Growth Listing

NEW 49ER PROFILES: Cook Inlet Region, Inc., Neeser Construction, Inc., Northrim Bank, PenAir

ALASKA FEDERATION OF NATIVES CONVENTION: The state's native population meets in Anchorage for a little work and play. Even non-natives can join in festivities.

RE-OPENING NPR-A: A 4.6 million-acre parcel of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska will
soon be open for oil development Gov. Tony Knowles details latest developments.

THE RUSSIA CONNECTION: Despite obstacles, Talkeetna resident Larry Rivers is making headway into the Russian business sector.

HARNESSING THE WORLD: Two Rivers is a small town located about 20 miles northeast of
Fairbanks. It's also home to a growing, international business.

SATELLITE FIELDS: Expanding North Slope Production - Pockets of North Slope Oil, once
considered too small to drill for, are now producing oil using the existing infrastructure on nearby
fields.

BADAMI ON-LINE: Oil began flowing through the North Slope's Badami field last August,
increasing oil production and creating new jobs.

WHEELS OF CHANGE: Boeing Co. is developing a new flywheel energy storage system that just may alter the face of electrical power in rural Alaska.

FROM DUST TO DAWN: Sitka, Wrangell, and Ketchikan were all economically hard-hit when timber processing facilities closed in the early 1990's. Today, the communities are seeing new growth in the form of new industry.

THE CUTTING EDGE OF MICROBREWING: Alaskan Brewing is the first micro-brewery in the U.S. to install a CO2 recovery system.

THE CONTROVERSIAL ROAD TO TIMBER: Chugach Alaska Corp. has been waiting more than a decade to harvest timber on 8,000 acres near Cordova. That wait may finally be over.

SHARING ALASKA'S WEALTH: This year, Permanent Fund revenue from investments exceeded the $734,000 that originally gave it life. It's also the largest dividend distributed to Alaskans in its history.

TO RUSSIA BY RAIL? Will Alaska ever see a tunnel under the Bering Sea connecting the Great
Land with Russia?

THE CAR KILLERS: For more than 25 years, ABC Towing has taken to the roads in search of junk cars to recycle.

CAPTURING THE CYBER CUSTOMERS: The internet is quickly becoming a rest stop along the world's merchandising highway. Tips on how your business can best market products and services via the World Wide Web.

WHITE GOLD: Sealaska Native Corp., recently began operations at its limestone mine at Calder on Prince of Wales Island.

ALASKAN BAKED: Eagle River resident Shawn Horner got stir-crazy during a pregnancy several years ago. Out of that restlessness came an international dog-treat business.

WORKING WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER: Its estimated that between 16 and 22 million people in the U.S. have ADD. How does this impact the work force?

ALASKA'S HELICOPTER KING: Era Aviation co-founder Carl Brady came to Alaska 50 years ago to map a remote island. The company now boasts more than 900 employees.

NEEDLES IN THE HAYSTACK: There are billions of embedded computer chips in everything from telephones to pacemakers. What's going to happen Jan 1, 2000?

November 1998 COVER: FIRE, EARTHQUAKE, AVALANCHE, TSUNAMI, FLOOD! Is your business covered?

THE BOGGLING ARMS OF FEMA - The Federal Emergency Management Agency wants Anchorage to participate in a program to reduce impact if a natural disaster strikes.

SPECIAL SECTION: MINING - Letter from the Alaska Miners Association. Alaska's Golden Arch: Recently, geologists began connecting dots when mapping known gold reserves. They found a surprising pattern. The Price of Gold: Gold dropped nearly $100 an ounce in the last two years. Gambling At Its Finest: Junior mining companies don't work on exploration and development alone. Mining Partners In The New Millennium: Alaska Native Regional Corporations make fine partners to the mining industry. Here's Why

ALASKA MINING INDUSTRY HEALTH UPDATE: Alaska's mining industry, which topped $1 billion for the first time in 1996, continued its strong growth in 1997

SPLENDOR IN HAINES - Every year thousands of eagles gather in Haines.

REJUVENATING SOUTHEAST - A recently formed revitalization team is helping Southeast
communities diversify and grow.

THE ADVISOR'S CORNER - Holidays aren't all tinsel and shine. Especially for businesses who face risk of holiday related liability.

Y2K: $1 Trillion Worth of U.S. Lawsuits - Will you be sued if you're not Y2K compliant? Legal
issues over the millennium bug are explored.

THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF PACIFIC SALMON - How are environmental factors affecting our fishing industry?

FISH AHEAD! - High-tech sonar radar systems can track fish by species and school size up to 15 miles from the fishing vessel.

RECOVERING FROM THE EXXON/VALDEZ - It was nearly 10 years ago that the Exxon/Valdez dumped crude oil into the Prince William Sound. An update of settlements, clean up efforts and
environmental impact.

EXPORTING ALASKA'S WATER - Many laughed when former Gov. Walter Hickel proposed a water pipeline. Today, some are banking on the state's water. By Will Swagel

A SUCCESS STORY: www.brownbearsw.com - Mike Gardner works from home, selling computer software over the web. His story and tips to others who might want to try e-commerce.

December 1998 COVER: 43 YEARS AT THE LUCKY WISHBONE - Greg & Peggy Brown opened the Lucky Wishbone Restaurant in 1955

13 WAYS TO A BETTER BOOTH - Trade shows are great for exposure and can increase your company's bottom line.

TIMBER AND THE TONGASS: CAN OLD WOUNDS HEAL? - Battles rage over use of Alaska's 17-million-acre Tongass. The Forest Service hopes to reduce controversy by bringing a community voice into policy making

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE THE STATE'S Y2K PLAN: The state's a day late and a dollar short when it comes to getting mission-critical systems Y2K-compliant. An order from the governor requires the administration to act as if under emergency conditions

THE NEW REACHES OF INSURANCE - If you have more than 30 employees, you may save money by providing self-funded benefits packages.

TRACKING ALASKA'S PUBLIC POLICIES - The Institute of Social and Economic Research investigates Alaska's critical policy issues, to include natural resources, land use and Native issues.

CHRISTMAS PAST AT SANTA'S VILLAGE - On Dec 5th the city of Wasilla transforms into a history rich Christmas Past.

ALASKA'S CONSTRUCTION REPORT: $100 Million In Incremental Growth - Construction spending statewide is well ahead of 1997 totals.

LOOKING GOOD! 1999 Anchorage Construction Forecast - Jon McCracken of the Anchorage
Economic Development Corp. outlines dozens of construction projects to begin or continue in
1999.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS FROM AFAR - Cinematographer Daniel Zatz is using remote videoing for upclose wildlife viewing and a whole lot more.

VISIONS OF TOMORROW - The price of crude oil is certainly a driving force when predicting the industry's future health in Alaska. So are national and global economics, industry mergers and NPR-A lease sales.

NATURAL GAS FOR FAIRBANKS - Clean-burning natural gas isn't an option for most consumers in Fairbanks. A mom and pop business is changing that.

OH CHRISTMAS TREE - Those sweet-smelling Christmas trees aren't home-grown. They travel
thousands of miles to get here.

HELP FOR HIRING THE DEAF - The Alaska Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind Council is trying to eliminate job discrimination against the hard of hearing.