Anchorage Tourism 2011

PROGRAM Getting Down to Business® with David Weatherholt Broadcast Live Friday's 2-3 pm (AKST) 95.50 FM & AM 1020 KOAN Anchorage – AM 1330 KXLJ Juneau Stream: www.1020koan.com/or www.waconsult.com. Join Getting Down to Business® on Facebook or follow Dave on Twitter at WAConsult.   TITLE Anchorage Tourism 2011   IN THE NEWS Hiring Up, But Optimism Down in March The Index of Small Business Optimism fell again in March.  This index has been tracked by the National Federation of Independent Business since 1976 making it a great measure of business optimism.  According to the NFIB chief economist “Today’s recession-level reading is, all in all, a real disappointment”.      TOPIC Julie Saupe, President, and CEO of the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau join’s Dave to talk about the upcoming visitor season in Anchorage.  Julie also discusses their volunteer program and its role in assisting visitors by matching them to services and tours.  Visit Julie @ www.anchorage.net     Business Risk Management The third segment in our series “Workers Compensation Uncovered” Chris Poblieglo discusses job classifications and how they can affect your bottom line.  Chris also describes three bills now before the Alaska State Legislature HB-12, 13, and SB-116, and their affect on workers’ compensation in Alaska.