Discovering Excellence in Engineering
We are proud to once again present a glimpse at this year’s Engineering Excellence Project of the Year Awards. The winners of this esteemed award will be announced during Engineer’s Week 2019 occurring February 17 through 23.
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GCI Announces Recipients of 2019 Nonprofit Partnership Program
GCI announced the recipients of its 2019 philanthropy campaign – 12 nonprofit organizations that work to improve the lives of Alaskans across the state. Each of the 12 nonprofits will be highlighted by GCI during a monthly “spotlight” campaign that includes promotional signs and digital displays at GCI’s 30+ retail stores, features on GCI social media channels and promotion on iHeart radio stations.
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Jabbing Sensors into the Denali Fault
The Denali Fault is a weak spot in Earth’s crust that has maintained a frown across the middle of Alaska with its continual jerky movement. Ten scientists are performing fieldwork here, where they are driving 400 seismometers into frozen soil.
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Rasmuson Family Donates $1.5 Million to Anchorage Performing Arts Organizations
Longtime arts supporters Ed and Cathy Rasmuson have established three long-term charitable endowments to support the performing arts in Anchorage.
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A School of Education in Need of Re-Accreditation
From the moment I learned that the programs for initial licensure within the University of Alaska Anchorage’s School of Education did not meet accreditation requirements, I have been focused on what we need to do to improve and reapply for full accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. UAA can reapply for accreditation in January 2020, and we believe that we will be ready.
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February 2019
Featured
Fresh and Custom Protein
Small business owners around the state provide local meat options, whether through raising animals in Alaska or processing game meats and fish sourced in the Last Frontier. Below is a range of butchers, wholesalers, and game processors to help you get your meat fix.
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Health Wanted
Healthcare employment has recently seen consistent increases—not many sectors in Alaska are seeing that trend. What isn’t common knowledge, however, is the process involved in filling the positions that fuel the growing demand for jobs.
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Not-for-Profit, For-the-Economy
“If nonprofits were treated as their own industry, they would be the second largest source of non-government employment behind oil and gas in Alaska,” according to a January 2018 report.
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Discovering Excellence in Engineering
We are proud to once again present a glimpse at this year’s Engineering Excellence Project of the Year Awards. The winners of this esteemed award will be announced during Engineer’s Week 2019 occurring February 17 through 23. Congratulations to all the nominees.
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ComFish Alaska
March 28 - March 30
ComFish is the largest commercial fishing show in Alaska and the longest running fisheries trade show in the state, now in its 40th year, bringing together gear vendors, government agencies, and nonprofits involved in every aspect of commercial fishing.
Employment First Job Fair
March 29 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
EMPLOYMENT FIRST JOB FAIR is facilitated by BEST (Business Employment Services Team)
Featured Events
ASTE Annual Conference
February 16 – February 19
Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage: This is the educational technology conference of the Alaska Society for Technology in Education. This year’s theme: Unplugg.
The Alaska Railroad Fur Rondy Express
February 23 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 p.m.
Onboard the kid’s Fur Rondy Express, passengers will enjoy Alaska-size fun, including entertainment from a bluegrass band, an Alaska Native performance group, a balloon artist, a gold panning game, coloring contest and raffle prizes.
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Industry Featured
A School of Education in Need of Re-Accreditation
From the moment I learned that the programs for initial licensure within the University of Alaska Anchorage’s School of Education did not meet accreditation requirements, I have been focused on what we need to do to improve and reapply for full accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. UAA can reapply for accreditation in January 2020, and we believe that we will be ready.
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Anchorage Entrepreneur Wins Prestigious Award for Women Business Owners
Enterprising Women magazine has named Anchorage business owner Kristen Fowler Lindsey a winner of its 2019 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards.
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Trilogy Increases 2019 Upper Kobuk Exploration Budget
Trilogy Metals announced a $2 million increase in its Upper Kobuk Mineral Project (UKMP), located in the Ambler Mining District. The increase raises Trilogy’s 2019 exploration budget for UKMP to $18.2 million.
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Polar Bears Now Sharing Habitat at Alaska Zoo
The Alaska Zoo’s newest resident Cranbeary, a 16-year-old female bear, met her potential mate Lyutyik for the first time Thursday, Jan. 31, and initial signs point to the two being a great pair.
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In This Issue
2018 Engineer of the Year Christine Ness
February 2019
Nominated by the Alaska Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction, 2018 Engineer of the Year Christine Ness is a fire protection engineer and project manager at PDC Engineers, an Alaska-based firm with five offices and more than one hundred employees. Ness always knew she wanted to be an engineer and, after moving here in 2013, found in Alaska the happy combination of her many loves: a brilliant husband, ample opportunities for solitary fishing excursions, and the ability to pursue her passion to make the world a little more fire resistant.