AGC of Alaska Elects New Executive Board of Directors
The Associated General Contractors of Alaska (AGC) elected a new executive board of directors to close out AGC’s annual conference held at the Captain Cook Hotel.
Environmental
Imaging Alaska Coast to Coast
In addition to helping with oil spill response, Alaska ShoreZone data assists with fisheries research, recreation reconnaissance, climate change research, and even helping calibrate drone software for NASA.
Stream Quantification Tool—A Quantitative Approach to Stream Mitigation
A new spreadsheet-based calculator, called the Stream Quantification Tool, is steadily being adopted by Army Corps Districts throughout the United States for certain CWA 404 permitting projects to better quantify stream impacts and inform mitigation measures.
Lynden Transport Continues Programs to Protect the Environment
At Lynden’s Fife, WA Service Center, Safety Supervisor Keith Johnson and Director of Safety Steve Schultz have taken sustainable storm water management to new levels.
UAF’s Terry Chapin to Receive 2019 Volvo Environment Prize
University of Alaska Fairbanks professor emeritus and ecologist Terry Chapin has been named the 2019 recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize.
Meanwhile in Corporateville…
The definition of a hero is one who goes above and beyond the norm to help others. This certainly holds true among the 2019 Top 49ers—they made the list because of their ability to garner revenue in even the toughest of financial environments, but their true power and value lies in their super-sized philanthropic abilities.