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Deborah Hewitt awarded for top-notch shooting

June 15th, 2009

Information Insights employee Deborah Hewitt placed high throughout the five day, Pacific International Trapshooting Association Alaska State shoot, held June 10th-14th.  She took High Lady in eight of the nine events, including championship events.

Out of over 90 shooters, Deborah placed in the top 15 overall, and took High Overall Lady for the entire shoot, and High All Around Lady, for just the championship events. She plans to keep up the good shooting, and continue to shoot well next month at the Amateur Trapshooting Association Alaska State shoot at Birchwood near Anchorage.

Read Dermot Cole’s article ‘SHARP SHOOTERS’

It’s decided: Brian Rogers named to permanent position as UAF chancellor

May 26th, 2009

UAF President Mark Hamilton made the decision earlier today to officially appoint Brian Rogers to a permanent position as chancellor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.  Brian co-founded, and was a Principal Consultant at Information Insights until his appointment as interim UAF chancellor in 2008.

Read more at uaf.edu

Maia Peirce to start at Stanford University this fall

May 17th, 2009

Information Insights intern Maia Peirce has been accepted as a freshman at Stanford University. Maia will start at Stanford this fall. While she is looking forward to exploring a variety of fields, at this point she thinks she will major in one of the biological sciences and minor in creative writing. Maia has worked as an intern at Information Insights since age 14, doing website development and maintenance for a variety of non-profit organizations and small businesses, and assisting Information Insights’ senior consultants with research, writing and editing. Maia was valedictorian of her senior class at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks. Good luck, Maia!

Graduates of the Class of 2009

May 15th, 2009

Information Insights is proud to announce the graduation of Maia Peirce and Deborah Hewitt from Lathrop High school and Matt Klaich from West Valley High school.  Maia and Deborah have both worked at Information Insights as high school interns.  Maia is the daughter of Information Insights senior consultant Jana Perice. Matt is the son of project coordinator Nancy Lowe.

Maia is valedictorian of her class at Lathrop, and will attend Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. Deborah and Matt plan to attend the University of Alaska Fairbanks this fall. The staff at Information Insights congratulate all our high school graduates this year and wish them the best of luck in their new adventures.

Joan Kane’s poetry included in Words and Pictures exhibit

November 20th, 2008

Former Information Insights’ staffer Joan Kane was featured in an article in the Life section of this Sunday’s Anchorage Daily News. The article reviews the Words and Pictures exhibit that opens this week at Anchorage’s MTS gallery. One of Joan’s poems is included in the exhibit.  Continue Reading »

Information Insights announces Fairbanks community energy survey in partnership with CCHRC

August 22nd, 2008

Ellen Ganley presenting at the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce

Information Insights and the Cold Climate Housing Research Center are partnering to conduct a survey of Fairbanks residents on how they plan to cope with high energy costs this winter.

The survey will be conducted in two parts, an initial survey this fall to gather information about how residents are planning to handle the rising cost of energy, and a follow-up survey in the spring to find out how higher energy costs actually impacted residents.

Chris Rogers controlling the Consensor presentation

We announced this survey at the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 during a Chamber Spotlight on Information Insights. During the presentation we used our Consensor audience response technology to ask attending chamber members questions similar to those on the survey and display the results instantly.

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Citings: Information Insights to lead leadership class

August 12th, 2008

Leadership Fairbanks, the new leadership course from the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, was featured in today’s column by Dermot Cole. Information Insights’ staff will facilitate sessions of Leadership Fairbanks, which runs from October through May. The course is intended for both would-be and established leaders in the community. In addition to covering the theory and practical application of leadership skills, the course offers participants the opportunity to work with a local mentor from a group of high-level Fairbanks leaders. Applications for the program are available at the Chamber of Commerce website. Scholarships are available.

Prime Downtown Anchorage Office Space for Rent

July 15th, 2008

Information Insights has office space available for rent in its Anchorage office. Our location at 429 L Street is a quiet, downtown office, and includes parking.

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First day for UAF’s new Chancellor

July 1st, 2008

Brian Rogers began his two-year interim appointment as Chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks today with a message on the Chancellor’s web page and a lemonade social for faculty, staff and students on the lawn of the Chancellor’s residence on campus. Brian and Sherry will move into the Chancellor’s residence later this month. Information Insights’ staff wish Brian the best in this new endeavor. Our loss is UAF’s gain.

Study Released: Role of Oil and Gas in Alaska’s Economy

June 30th, 2008

The Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) released a study today on the role of oil and gas in Alaska’s economy. Information Insights and the McDowell Group collaborated on the research, which used 2007 industry data to update a study the two firms published in 2001. The 2008 report expands on the earlier work quantifying the economic role of the oil and gas industry on specific regions within the state including the Municipality of Anchorage, FNSB, KPB, Mat-Su Borough, North Slope Borough, and the Valdez region, and examining direct, indirect and induced economic effects of the industry in these regions and communities. Brian Rogers presented the study findings at the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce’s Monday Forum. An overview of the results appears on the AOGA website. Download the full report (large file).  Continue Reading »