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Solstice Advertising basks in afterglow of recognition
Solstice Advertising was recently awarded 10 internationally recognized creative and strategic accolades for work completed in 2009.
Solstice received nine international Marcom Awards, including four platinum awards. The Marcom Awards judge entries on strategy, creativity and originality. The event is the largest and best-known competition of its kind in the industry.
In addition, Solstice was accorded a Summit International Emerging Media Award, which recognizes the world's communications pioneers and their contributions to emerging forms of media. For more information, visit the company's Web site, solsticeadvertising.com.
Chancellor Ulmer to speak about business partnerships
The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce's "Make It Monday" Forum presents UAA Chancellor Fran Ulmer, who will discuss the current university and Anchorage business community partnerships as well as what steps are being taken to ensure the city has a viable and educated workforce for Anchorage's future.
The chamber meets from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Dena'ina Convention Center. Reservations by 5 p.m. Friday, 272-2401 or www.anchoragechamber.org.
Council lauds NMS for hiring disabled Alaska workers
The Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education recently recognized NMS for its commitment and leadership in employing Alaskans with disabilities. NMS is a limited liability company, owned by NANA Development Corp. and Sodexo. NMS is the sixth-largest private employer in Alaska and is dedicated to maintaining a diverse workforce by hiring individuals regardless of disability and focusing on ability. NMS provides management and services in food, facilities, camp services, lodging, security and workforce solutions.
Virtual enterprise garners first place for UAA students
A team of two students at the University of Alaska Anchorage College of Business and Public Policy finished in first place in the fall 2009 Capstone Business Competition. Elena Reierson and Chelsey Homan beat 788 other teams from other universities in a competition on who can run the most profitable and productive company.
They earned the top position in the "cumulative profit" and "stock prices" categories, according to UAA.
The competition involved running a virtual company through a computer simulation, making hundreds of decisions in marketing, product research and development, production, human resources and finance, UAA said. Teams were evaluated on profits, cumulative profit, market share, return on equity, return on assets, return on sales and stock price, the university said.
Reierson and Homan were in professor Edward Forrest's marketing management course.
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