Seventeen years after joining the company, Ed Rowe said growth is inevitable – but some things remain the same. By Hilary Reeves Ed Rowe joined Northern Air Cargo (NAC) in September of 2001 as a Warehouse Agent. He grew up a
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Michaela Naidoo on family, photography and bringing people together. By Hilary Reeves When Michaela Naidoo is out on the streets of Seattle and sees people taking pictures of each other in front of city landmarks and scenic vistas, she stops.
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Michael Caskey decided to take control of his health during a wellness check last year. By Hilary Reeves In 2017, Michael Caskey made a decision to “go for the better.” Caskey is a Shop Helper at the Carlile Terminal in
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Amber Thomas grew up in Barrow, Alaska: ‘I saw a reflection of my younger self.’ By Hilary Reeves It wasn’t until Foss Maritime Project Manager Amber Thomas left home for college that she truly understood how different her home was from
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Kansas-native Dan Parry moved to Alaska 38 years ago By Hilary Reeves The first time Dan Parry set foot in Alaska – on a vacation with his parents in the early ‘70s – he knew he was destined to live
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Tony Alvarado: ‘I’m constantly measuring our actions in the airport, in the office, on the ground, and in the air against our goals and objectives to detect and deter danger and to prevent harm.’ By Hilary Reeves Tony Alvarado is
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‘Ice road’ trucker Tony Dotson’s weekly route links Fairbanks, Prudhoe’s arctic oil field By Hilary Reeves Tony Dotson’s first memory of Alaska is the snowdrifts piled high on the tarmac as he walked down the stairs of a plane on
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Jared Peterson spends the equivalent of six months per year on the unforgiving tundra of Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay oil field. By Hilary Reeves Jared Peterson started his career as an apprentice equipment operator, and spent his first three construction seasons
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Delta Western Safety Director Leon Dwiggins and Carlile Senior Project Manager Christen Van Treeck are always ready for the next adventure. By Hilary Reeves Leon Dwiggins and Christen Van Treeck could have been high school sweethearts. “We actually met right
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Don Ruhoff will retire on June 8; ‘People always say there are greener pastures on the other side of the fence, but I’ve never seen them.’ By Hilary Reeves Don Ruhoff wanted to farm. “My parents were dairy farmers all
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After high school, Kevin Sibley turned from baseball to logistics By Hilary Reeves Kevin Sibley was born in West Seattle, a working-class enclave on the city’s west side. His father was a military electrician turned shipbuilder; his mother worked for
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Quest for Quality award cements the two-vessel operation’s status as the best ocean carrier in the world. By Hilary Reeves Bill Crawford has a favorite story that encapsulates his years at TOTE Maritime Alaska. Predictably, it involves some heavy lifting.
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