Business news

Business news

Chambers set schedules

■ On Tuesday, the Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. A forum on Kenai Peninsula Borough Propositions A and B is planned. RSVP to 262-9814 or 283-1991.

■ On Wednesday, the Soldotna and Kenai Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon at the Kenai Visitors Center. A forum with candidates for Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is scheduled. RSVP to 262-9814 or 283-1991.

Rombach wins Small Office Honor of the Year Award

Cindy Rombach, Executive Officer of the Kenai Peninsula Builders Association, has received the Small Office Honor Award from the Executive Officers Council (EOC) of the National Association of Home Builders. The award was presented during the annual NAHB’s 2014 Association Leadership Institute held in St. Louis. The council’s membership consists of the staff executives who manage the nearly 800 state and local home builders associations that comprise NAHB.

“Winning the Small Office Honor Award is truly a great honor,” said Kevin Kelley, Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, in a press release. “Cindy exemplifies what executive officers strive for, and I’d like to personally thank her for the guidance she gave her fellow colleagues at the Alaskan Conference I attended in 2013.”

This award, named in honor of Rachel Manley, the late executive officer of the Arrowhead Builders Association in Minnesota, is traditionally presented to an executive officer from a small association who is judged to have made exceptional accomplishments in spite of limited resources. Cindy is recognized for her many professional accomplishments on behalf of the building industry on the Kenai Peninsula, the state of Alaska, and the nation, as well as her contributions to the local community.

The Kenai Peninsula Builders Association represents home builders, contractors and associate members in the housing industry throughout the area.

Agricultural equipment for rent

The Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District has a wide variety of agricultural equipment for rent, including manual and mechanized tools for soil preparation (Meri Crusher), tillage, re-seeding, planting, pesticide and fertilizer application and bale wrapping. For information, see the “Equipment Rental” page at www.kenaisoilandwater.org or call 283-8732 ext. 5.

Job Center hosts training

The following job skills workshops will be offered at the Peninsula Job Center the week of Sept. 15:

Monday, Sept. 15 — 10:15 a.m., ALEXsys Job Leads; 11:30 a.m., Intro to ALEXsys and the Job Center; 3:30 p.m. Interviewing Skills Workshop.

Tuesday, Sept. 16 — 11:30 a.m. CareerReady 101 Lab.

Wednesday, Sept. 17 — 1:30 p.m., WorkKeys® Testing; 3 p.m., Job Search Strategies for the Ex-Offender.

Thursday, Sept. 18 — 9:30 a.m., Resume Writing Workshop; 3:30 p.m. Vocational Rehabilitation Orientation.

Friday, Sept. 19 — No workshops offered.

All workshop are free of charge to the public.

Those interested in attending any workshops offered at the Peninsula Job Center can call 335-3010 or visit the job center located in Kenai at 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Suite No. 2. Business hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. excluding state and federal holidays.

You can also reserve space by clicking on the “Schedule Workshops” option located on the main screen in your ALEXsys account www.jobs.alaska.gov.

What’s new in your business?

Have you opened a new business, moved to a new location, hired a new person or promoted an employee?

The community wants to know, and so do we.

Send us your information at news@peninsulaclarion.com, fax it to 907-283-3299, or drop it by the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay in Kenai. Questions? Call 907-335-1251.

 

Business announcements may be submitted to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

More in Life

File
Minister’s Message: Living in the community of faith

Many of us tend to stay within our own denomination for purposes of what we consider to be purity of doctrine.

Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion
Artwork by Susan Nabholz, Charlotte Coots and Chelline Larsen is displayed as part of “Fiber” at the Kenai Art Center on Wednesday.
Focus on fiber

Kenai Art Center show transforms threads to art

The Palm Springs Limelight-News used this photo in 1946 to announce the start of the Alaska Photographic Expedition, guided by Keith McCullagh (left) for his expedition partner and photographer, Harry Reed.
Mostly separate lives: The union and disunion of Nellie and Keith — Part 5

After a bankruptcy, a divorce and an 18-year absence from Alaska, Louis Keith McCullagh headed north on vacation.

These cupcakes are dense, more like brownies than traditional cupcakes, and are chock full of chocolate. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
‘Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate’ with some sprinkles

These cupcakes are dense, more like brownies than traditional cupcakes, and are chock full of chocolate.

Sophie Thatcher is Iris in “Companion.” (Promotional photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)
On the Screen: ‘Companion’ provides an entertaining critique of digital romance

There are interesting ideas here about what human connection looks like in a world where people are increasingly siloed away into digital spaces.

Mark Jurek directs the Soldotna High School band at a rehersal on Oct. 11, 2022 at Soldotna High School in Soldotna Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
SoHi jazz band and swing choir fundraiser concert set for Feb. 11

The show will feature SoHi’s jazz band, swing choir, “several vocal soloists” and a variety of cheesecakes.

Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)
Life in the Pedestrian Lane: January’s done

This has been the strangest January I can remember, and to hear others, apparently it’s pretty unprecedented.

This 1931 photograph from the Wrangell Sentinel shows the Wrangell public school where Jean Hofstad (the former Nellie McCullagh) taught during the 1940s.
Mostly separate lives: The union and disunion of Nellie and Keith — Part 4

The two members of what the Cordova Daily Times had once called a “popular young couple” began carving out separate lives.

Galbi jjim, or braised beef short ribs, are prepared for lunar new year and celebrate the year of the snake. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)
Beginning the year of the snake

The lunar new year took place Wednesday, Jan. 29.

Most Read