The official newsletter of the MADE IN ALASKA program

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The official newsletter of the MADE IN ALASKA program

APRIL

2010

Insulfoam Manufacturer of the Year 2009

On March 31, 2010 the prestigious Made In Alaska Manufacturer of the Year Award for 2009 was presented to long time Made in Alaska permit holder, Insulfoam. The award was presented by Commissioner Emil Notti, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, and accepted by Daryl Sobek, General Manager of Insulfoam.

Insulfoam was selected as Manufacturer of the year for providing high quality products for Alaska's construction and remodeling industries that successfully compete with lower quality and cheaper products made outside; thus, providing jobs for many Alaskans.

Insulfoam has been manufacturing highperformance insulation foam at their Anchorage facility since 1973 and has been a Made In Alaska permit holder since the program's start. They've reinvested in Alaska numerous times.

Insulfoam is widely used in Alaska for numerous commercial, industrial and residential applications such as road & highway base, railroad base, plazas & parking structures, ice rinks, drill pads and mud pits, waterlines & septic systems, foundations, roof & wall insulation due to its many advantages. Insulfoam possesses great thermal properties that allow it to remain stable over its entire service-life versus the rapid deterioration of insulation value in competitors' products. Insulfoam is environmentally friendly; the product contains no formaldehyde or ozonedepleting substances. Insulfoam is waterresistant; it does not readily absorb moisture

from the environment, which makes it highly desirable for road and runway underlay. Insulfoam is locally produced providing reduced lead times and freight costs.

Insulfoam is accepted and used by numerous Alaskan institutions and public companies. Some entities of note are: FHWA, Alaska DOT, Army Corps of Engineers, Municipality of Anchorage, Mat-Su Borough, Conoco Phillips, Alyeska, AWWU, and FAA.

To date, the company employs 17 full time year round employees and an additional 18-20 Alaskans during the summer construction season. Many of the employees have worked for Insulfoam since the company's start.

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Insulfoam is a great example of how the Alaska economy benefits from local businesses, by providing high quality affordable products for local use while generating in-state jobs. Congratulations to Insulfoam on receiving the Made In Alaska Manufacturer of the Year Award! We appreciate your hard work.

Insulfoam Manufacturing Facility 628 Western Drive Anchorage, AK 99501 T 907.279.9407 F 907.279.9011

General Manager Daryl Sobek; dsobek@ Customer Service Contact Helena Riske; hriske@ Website:

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Workshops and Webinars 2010

The 2010 Made In Alaska workshops were held in 7 cities throughout Alaska including Kodiak, Wasilla, Homer, Soldotna, Glennallen, Delta Junction, and Fairbanks. Each workshop was a great success and a lot of fun. Numerous attendees showed up for each workshop, consisting of both Made In Alaska permit holders and non Made In Alaska permit holders interested in the several business topics presented. Attendees gained an abundant amount of business information on marketing, direct mail campaigns, online media, and digital photography. Furthermore, the workshops provided a great opportunity for attendees to meet and network with other small business owners in their community.

Thank you to all the workshop participants, it was a great opportunity for the Made In Alaska program to meet some of its permit holders and see and photograph their products.

Dana Reese, Program Administrator Olya Semiryazhko, Administrative Coordinator Bill Webb, Program Manager

On April 14, 2010 from 1:00-2:00pm Bill Webb will be presenting a webinar on Product Distribution in Alaska. Please email dana@ if you would like to participated in Made In Alaska's last webinar of the season.

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2010 Digital Photography Workshop Photos

Olya Semiryazhko presented the Digital Photography and Online Media workshops and webinars.

Dana Reese presented the Postcard Marketing workshop and webinar.

Bill Webb presented the Marketing Basics workshop and webinar, and will be presenting the Distribution webinar April 14, 2010.

Delta Junction

Fairbanks

Glennallan

Soldotna

Homer

Wasilla

Kodiak

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2010 Digital Photography Workshop Photos

The following photos were taken at the 2010 Made in Alaska Digital Photography workshops.

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Alaska Showcase 2010

On February 16, 2010 the Made In Alaska program

held Alaska Showcase 2010 at the Dena'ina

Civic & Convention Center in an attempt to introduce buyers and managers of large chain retailers in Alaska to Made In Alaska, Silver Hand and Alaska Grown permit holders and their products in hopes that more Alaskan Made products would be added to the shelves of local chain retail stores. Governor Parnell and his staff assisted Made In Alaska in this effort by sending out a personal invitation from the Governor to numerous buyers and managers of retailers. Included were Costco, Sam's Club, Kohl's, Fred Meyers, Home Depot, Three Bears, Holland America, New Sagayas, Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, Three Bears, and several more.

Unfortunately, even with Governor Parnell's personal invitation many of the buyers failed to attend Alaska Showcase 2010. A lot of work, time and effort were put

in to making this show a success by both participating permit holders and Made In Alaska's staff.

Alaska Showcase 2010 consisted of 48 Made In Alaska permit holders offering a wide variety of unique and high quality products. According to an initial vendor survey many participants very much liked the atmosphere, cost, and the goal of the show. Although, the majority of the participants didn't make a sale at the event, many made good contacts and learned what some chains wanted. Others did make sales. Made In Alaska will follow up with these chains as well as existing wholesale shows to make sure Made In Alaska permit holders and big chain buyers continue to be able to meet each other and do business together.

We thank all who participated in Alaska Showcase

2010.

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Welcome New Permit Holders

Tlingit RX Lisa Andersson Hoonah 723-0618 alaskatlingit@ Wholesale - No Permit #6374 for Handcrafted Herbal Remedies, Balms And Salves

Wild Rose Design Lisa Talbert Parmer 746-7650 wildrosebeads@ Wholesale - No Permit #6375 for Handcrafted Beaded Jewelry, Necklaces, Bracelets, Earrings

Fifth Avenue Furs II Liliana Hernandez Colin Anchorage 334-5817 5thavenuefurs@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6376 for Fur And Leather Products

Memeluck Furs Liliana Hernandez Colin Juneau 463-2627 memeluckfurs@ Wholesale - No Permit #6377 for Handcrafted Eskimo Dolls

Alaska Jack's Starr Horton Anchorage 248-9999 starrhorton@ Wholesale - No Permit #6378 for Handcrafted Porcelain Jewelry

Divine Divas Lisa Wingo Anchorage 355-7236 lisa@ Wholesale - No Permit #6379 for Fiber Art, Hats, Shawls, Scarves, Legwarmers & Etc.

Christie Enterprises Perry Christie Anchorage 248-1706 pchristie@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6380 for Woodcrafts, Small Fret Work Up To 2FT By 3FT Framed

DJ Design Studio Debra Laws Ketchikan 225-1158 thealaskacatalog@ Wholesale - No Permit #6381 for Handmade, Hand Painted Stoneware Permit #6382 for Handmade Silver And Gemstone Jewelry

Somewhere In Time Diana Lindberg Chugiak 242-3677 somewhereintime@ aksomewhereintime. Wholesale - No Permit #6383 for Crocheted And Knitted Hats, Scarves And Baby Wear Or Accessories Permit #6384 for Beaded Jewelry And Accessories Permit #6385 for Clothing And Costumes

Crystal Glacier Larry Murray Wasilla 376-4040 glacier@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6386 for Glass Bottled Water

Bowcraft Winston Newby Wasilla 357-8726 bowcraftak@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6387 for Award And Special Event Ribbons

Sleepy Hollow Crafts Gregory Snyder Wholesale - No Permit #6388 for Wood Crafts, Scroll Saw Silhouettes, Signs, Wall Hangings, Statuettes, Staffs And Canes. Custom Orders Welcome.

Shorebird Studio Daniel Kennedy Fairbanks 455-4493 lab@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6389 for Fine Arts/Paintings Prints, Cards

Pane In The Glass Sally Paden Wasilla 841-4022 sallypaden@ Wholesale - No Permit #6390 for Stained Glass: Suncatchers, Boxes, Ornaments, Lampshades, Windows, Mosaics

Santa's Letters and Gifts Pamela Sattler North Pole 488-8118 slandg@ Wholesale - No Permit #6391 for Robert Service Poetry Featuring Exclusive, Gold Rush Era Design On Parchment Paper. Poems Are Shipped In Colorful Mailing Tubes With A Biography Of Robert Service.

Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc Dimitri Philemonof Anchorage 276-2700 nancyb@ Wholesale - No Permit #6392 for Documentary DVD: 'Aleut Evacuation: The Untold War Story'

Silverbear Sundries Ember Haynes Willow 495-2315 silverbear.sundries@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6393 for 'Extreme Alaskan' Line Of Healing Salve And Lip Balm

Snap Treats Amanda Crowell Anchorage 223-6935 snaptreats@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6394 for Handmade Treats For Pets Made With Alaskan Salmon Meal And Oil.

Antler & Ivory Patricia Komakhuk Wasilla 376-5509 komakhukkarving@ Wholesale - No Permit #6395 for Native Carvings Permit #6396 for Caribou And Moose Antler Zipper Pulls And Necklaces

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Welcome New Permit Holders

RAMS Creative Art Studio Robin Swinford Anchorage 345-8757 ehrrams@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6397 for Ceramic Arts (Ornaments, Wind Chimes, Sculptures, Etc.)

HeyWire Jewelry Diane Somers Kenai 283-4043 heywire@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6406 for Handmade Wire Wrapped Beads To Make Jewelry

Classy Glass Vicki Kluever Palmer 539-7111 glassqueen@ Wholesale - No Permit #6414 for Glass Art: Stained Glass Items, Beveled Glass Items, Small Beaded Items, Lampwork Glass Items.

Made In Dominique Delatorres Ketchikan 305-304-4307 dominique016@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6398 for Pearl, Semi-Precious Stone, Sterling Silver Jewelry (Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets)

Chugiak Heights Joe Soltis Chugiak 863-2888 soltisjj@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6399 for Honey Products, Alaska Ginseng Products Permit #6400 for Pollen Products Permit #6401 for Bee's Wax Products

Ravenwolf Creations & Ventures Troy Jones-Ravenwolf Anchorage 310-1830 tj_ravenwolf@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6407 for Alaska Native / Native Indian Bead And Leather Work

Wolf Dreams Betty Drinkwine Eagle River696-4636 wolfdreamsalaska@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6408 for Product Line: Soy Yogurt Bath & Body Products: Body Lotions/Creams, Bath Gels, Sugar/Salt Scrubs, Various Bath Products

Seaside Opus Nadine Russo

Ninilchik 567-3900

seasideopus@

Wholesale - Yes

Permit #6415 for Accessories: Purses, Pins, Barrettes, Scarves, Home Accessories, Coasters, Wine Bottle Cozies

Permit #6416 for Soaps: Wool Felted & Natural

Permit #6417 for Original Jewelry of Silver, Copper, Stone & Other Natural Components

Martin's Rentals Pat Martin North Pole raja@acs. Wholesale - No Permit #6402 for Crochet & Knitted Items, Pillow Cases, Table Runners, Wall Hangings, Handcrafted Items, Pot Holders, Wallets, Elephants Out Of Washcloths

Alaska Sex Stones Studio Charlotte Town Anchorage 337-7514 sclaus@ Wholesale - No Permit #6403 for Alaska Sex Stones: Rock In A Box. Things Made With Rocks. Permit #6404 for Photos Of Alaska And Creations Of Alaska Printed At Alaska Sex Stones Studio Permit #6405 for Prints Of Photos, Paints, Sculptures And Other Alaskan Art

Gaijin Gyotaku Iva Cooney Moose Pass 288-5022 ivacooney@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6409 for Gyotaku (A Japanese Method Of Making An Ink Impression Of An Actual Fish Into Paper)

Alaska by Marlene Marlene Buccione Indian 653-7507 Wholesale - No Permit #6410 for Photography

Bunn Photography Mark Bunn Wasilla 982-7918 mwbunn@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6411 for Photography Permit #6412 for Glass Art Permit #6413 for Clothing

Birch Hill Woodcrafts, LLC Troy Bouffard Fairbanks 888-8484 info@ Wholesale - Yes Permit #6418 for Custom, Heirloom Wood Furniture And Crafts

Trails By The Bay Karen Roush Anchorage 235-4819 ogdog93@ Wholesale ? No Permit #6419 for Fleece Blankets & Snug Rugs For Dogs

Alaska Ship & Drydock Inc. Doug Ward Ketchikan 225-7199 dward@ Wholesale - No Permit #6420 for New Build Ships. Major Repair & Overhaul of Ships.

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