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Oil Patch Bits Frank Chandler joins AIC
Alaska Interstate Construction LLC said April 4 that Frank Chandler has joined the company as chief estimator. Chandler brings 35 years of professional experience in highway, airport, waterline, sewerline, subdivision and building construction to AIC. Before moving to Alaska 35 years ago, he majored in Literature and Survey Technology and spent his first dozen years in the state as a surveyor before moving into construction management. Formerly marketing vice president of Beta Construction, and before that sole estimator at Tam Construction and Pruhs Corp., Chandler will be based at AIC’s headquarters in Anchorage, where he will handle bidding and manage prospects worldwide in the oil and gas, mining, public contracting, international and Cook Inlet region private development divisions.
Northwest Technical rolls out series of workshops Northwest Technical Services has introduced a series of Employability Skills Workshops that are designed to work with both businesses and individuals. Does B2 (Baby Boomers) + (Gen ) X + (Gen) Y = Chaos? It doesn’t need to, says NWTS’ general manager Mary E. Shields. Learn how generational differences affect your workplace. By examining a generation’s characteristics, “you will be able to develop a strategy to enhance the strengths of your workplace and close the generational gap,” Shields said. Interested in brushing up your presentation skills or resume and interview skills? Or taking a class in Microsoft Software? Check out Northwest Technical’s Web site at www.nwts-ak.com. (And watch for the full story on NWTS in the next edition of the Petroleum Directory magazine.)Alaska Railroad says it had a banner year The Alaska Railroad Corp. released its annual report in early April, which said the state-owned railroad made $16.3 million in earnings on total revenues of $169.3 million. “The Alaska Railroad had another banner year,” said John Binkley, chairman of the railroad board. The report says ridership was at an all-time high and that corporate assets grew by a robust 17 percent. “2007 allowed us to pause, re-baseline, and prepare a follow-on five-year plan,” said Pat Gamble, ARRC president and CEO. Revenue generated by the railroad covers all its operating costs.
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