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Safety Spotlight: Operational Fixes

Throughout the remainder of the year, we’re bringing you the inspiring stories of our 2023 Safety Award Nominees. In this installment, Bryan Baker, Safety Director at NorthStar Energy, shares the importance of encouraging employees to take ownership of operational fixes—and

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Safety Spotlight: Developing a Successful Near-Miss Program

Throughout the remainder of the year, we’re bringing you the inspiring stories of our 2023 Safety Award Nominees. In this installment, Michiel Versteeg, Head of Safety at Saltchuk, shares his knowledge on developing a successful Near-Miss Program, revealing the critical

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Delta Western scholarship recipient journeys toward law school

Rachell Gulanes: ‘My end game is to return and contribute to life in Alaska.’ Raised on Amaknak Island near Alaska’s famed Dutch Harbor, NorthStar Energy Legal and Compliance Assistant Rachell Gulanes is a 2013 recipient of the Delta Western scholarship

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MHS freshman launch hand-built fleet

Saltchuk Marine CEO Jason Childs: ‘The skills students are learning and the practical application of those skills is a wonderful introduction to various maritime careers.’ Last week, Maritime High School’s second freshman class gathered in the rain to launch four

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Saltchuk leaders connect to make dreams come true

TOTE President Tim Nolan’s service on the board of a Florida nonprofit sparked a fundraising firestorm strengthened by Saltchuk companies’ overarching commitment to community. When TOTE President/CEO Tim Nolan first moved his family to Florida 10 years ago, he was

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The Jankovich Company joins NorthStar Energy

‘We decided to join NorthStar because we want to continue to grow,’ said President Tom Jankovich, Jr. of the company his father founded in 1933. Tom Jankovich, Jr. grew up outside of Los Angeles in the coastal community of San

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Forty years of fuel and family

The future looks bright for Alaska Petroleum Distributing – General Manager and second-generation business owner Lisa Sundborg said things changed for the better after joining NorthStar Energy in 2019. Lisa Sundborg has never created a resume, and she’s never filled

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NSE environmental compliance specialist finds home in Alaska

Kelly Willett: ‘We’re all more alike than we know; we just have to listen. Once we do that, we’re presented with new ways to connect and be excited about and for the people around us.’ Kelly Willett wears many hats:

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An energetic homecoming

Ryan Macnamara, four years after embarking on an experiential quest, is armed with the knowledge and know-how to help propel NorthStar into its (sustainable) future By Hilary Reeves Ryan Macnamara was still studying marketing at Western Washington University in Bellingham

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NorthStar fuel pro reflects on early days in Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Senior Inventory Specialist Robert Sevilla began his career in the field. By Hilary Reeves The winter of 2011 was a bad one for Alaskans: the snowiest winter on record and one of the coldest. That December, the crew of Delta

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