February 3, 2010
By Krestia DeGeorge from the Anchorage Press
The ad is stark, somber—almost funereal. There’s no color, and hardly any motion. No video at all, just black and white portraits that pan in or out, and a couple of lines of simple text. The text declares, among other things, that the faces you’re seeing are “Real casualties of Alaska’s oil tax policies.”
The ad, a 30-second TV spot, is part of a campaign called “Faces of ACES” by an oil and gas trade association with the sci-fi dystopian name The Alliance (their full, less sexy name is the Alaska Support Industry Alliance).
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January 28, 2010
Anchorage, Alaska – January 28, 2010 – MSI Communications picked up 13 awards at yesterday’s Public Relations Society of America – Alaska chapter awards ceremony, including first place recognition for Agrium’s Caring for Our Watersheds program, Cook Inlet Pipe Line Company’s Mount Redoubt volcano crisis response communications and Princess Cruises’ self-mailer brochure.
“While being commended for our work is certainly gratifying, building strong client relationships and producing the highest quality work possible is our top priority,” MSI Communications President Laurie Fagnani said.
Here are the 2009 Aurora Awards and the Awards of Excellence MSI Communications received:
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January 7, 2010

Jason Bobich - Web Developer
MSI Communications recently expanded its interactive department by adding Web Developer Jason Bobich to the staff.
A recent graduate of California State University Northridge, Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in multimedia design. His areas of expertise include Web design and hosting, PHP, search engine optimization and affiliate marketing.
Jason grew up in Anchorage and graduated from South Anchorage High School. In addition to freelance Web design work, his previous professional experience includes running a Web site for an online hockey equipment retailer and working as a front-end Web developer for an Irvine, Calif.-based Web design company.
December 18, 2009

A graphical new Web site created for Montana Creek Campground.
MSI is proud to announce the launch of our latest Web site, Montana Creek Campground. This site offers a rich graphical layout, immersing the user in a site that makes them feel they are at Montana Creek Campground.
The site offers technologies such as: XHTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery and PHP. It utilizes a simple reservation system that allows the user to reserve a campground space online.
To view the site, click here.