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Dr. Helena Wisniewski Co-authors New Book

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Dr. Helena Wisniewski addresses entrepreneurial ventures as co-author of the book, Academic Entrepreneurship – Creating the Ecosystem for your University – published in March 2020 by World Scientific.

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Dr. Darren Prokop Featured in Inbound Logistics Magazine

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It comes down to sound management. "Alaska is the most expansive and challenging logistics laboratory in the United States," says Dr. Darren Prokop, professor of logistics, College of Business and Public Policy, Âé¶¹´«Ã½.

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CBPP Announces 2020 Student Business Plan Competition Winners

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UAA College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP) student finalists teams presented investor pitches to a panel of judges and 43 community participants, competing for cash prizes in a live virtual event on Friday, March 27, 2020.

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Dr. Darren Prokop: Walking the tightrope of antitrust immunity

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Take an industry with huge capital costs, long lead times in acquiring vessel capacity and couple that with the uncertainty of global market conditions over that long time period. In this context it probably never seems like a good time to invest in fleet size. But periodic investment must take place and it is always a risk-taking exercise.

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Drs. Kevin Berry and Mouhcine Guettabi in U.S. News and World Report

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As a result of government warnings and general fears, tourism and travel are expected to plunge in the coming weeks and months, particularly on cruise ships, which have begun temporarily suspending operations. And that'll be true regardless of whether COVID-19 eventually spreads to Alaska.