Mack grew up in a ‘Foss family.’ By Hilary Reeves When Andrea Mack was a kid, Foss Maritime was a much smaller company. “I remember going to the Ewing Street office to drop off or pick up my dad and ...
Trout died Nov. 20; remaining original shareholders remember his ‘grateful heart.’ By Hilary Reeves Whenever Everett “Ev” Trout told the well-worn story of his initial April 1, 1976 meeting with the group of men responsible for the burgeoning startup Totem ...
Clay Moyle turned his childhood love of sports into a lifelong passion By Hilary Reeves Clay Moyle remembers walking home with his parents after his first day of Kindergarten. It was about a mile between his house and the school, ...
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 ...
Sponsor Lynne Parrott: ‘(Captain) Alapa‘i…was loved by all who knew him.’ By Hilary Reeves The Kāpena Raymond Alapa‘i – the second of four new ocean-going tugs slated to begin neighbor island service for Young Brothers – was christened on October ...
Nevin Garcia is a second-generation Foss employee who attended Ballard High School’s Maritime Academy By Hilary Reeves Nevin Garcia is a second-generation Foss employee, born and raised in Seattle, and recently promoted to Port Captain of the El Sagundo/PAL in ...
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 ...
For Chris Mack, Foss Maritime is a family affair By Hilary Reeves The first time Chris Mack saw the painting of the Craig Foss propped up in Foss Maritime headquarters last spring, there was a jolt of recognition. “I can’t ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
