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Saltchuk gives Schidler College of Business $140,000 for scholarships

May 12, 2014

Saltchuk Hawaii Companies Aloha Air Cargo, Hawaii Petroleum, and Young Brothers give $140,000 for scholarships at the Shidler College of Business

Scholarships support Neighbor Island students in the Distance Learning Executive MBA program.

HONOLULU – The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa has received a scholarship gift of $140,000 from Saltchuk Hawaii companies, including Aloha Air Cargo, Maui/Hawaii Petroleum and Young Brothers, to help neighbor island students obtain an MBA. The scholarships will be awarded to students entering the 2014-2016 cohort of the Distance Learning Executive MBA program starting this Fall, and will be awarded based on community service, merit and financial need. To be eligible, students must work on Kauai, Maui, Molokai, Lanai or Hawaii Island and be a State of Hawaii resident.

Said Young Brothers President Glenn Hong, “Saltchuk is proud to support Hawaii’s future by emphasizing education and leadership development initiatives. The Shidler College of Business Distance Learning Executive MBA program provides opportunities to neighbor island students with a quality program. Saltchuk is pleased to be able to provide funding to help further the education of Hawaii’s future leaders.”

Added Shidler Dean Vance Roley, “I’m grateful to Saltchuk Hawaii companies for the continuous support of our neighbor island students enrolled in the Distance Learning EMBA program. Since 2006, Saltchuk Resources Inc. and its Saltchuk Hawaii companies have given the Shidler College of Business a total of $530,000 in scholarships, affirming their commitment to developing future business leaders on the neighbor islands and supporting the communities they serve.”

The Distance Learning Executive MBA program provides a unique hybrid approach to teaching that combines the Internet, state-of-the-art distance learning technology and traditional teaching methods. The 22-month program is intended for professionals living on the neighbor islands and for military personnel on Oahu. The program enables students to expand their business perspectives, sharpen their business skills, build professional networks and earn their MBA degrees-all without leaving home.

For more information on the Distance Learning Executive MBA program, please visit www.shidler.hawaii.edu/executive.

Washington Regional Giving Committee seeks grant requests

May 9, 2014

Saltchuk’s newly formed Washington regional giving committee has issued an invitation to area nonprofits to submit grant requests by June 30 for 2014 funding.

“We want to be very intentional about what we choose to fund,” said committee chairman and President of North Star Petroleum, Brian Bogen. “We want to make a difference.”

The committee is focused on supporting programs and projects that are making a significant impact in the areas of post secondary education and youth development. To be considered, an organization must be a registered not for profit operating in the Puget Sound.

Saltchuk companies have a rich history of giving back, contributing an average of $2.5 million in cash and in-kind support each year in our communities. The Washington committee represents Saltchuk companies Carlile Transportation, Foss, Interstate Distributor, North Star Petroleum (Delta Western) and Totem Ocean Trailer Express. The Washington Regional Committee will distribute approximately $200,000 in 2014.

Saltchuk has partnered with GivingTrax to collect grant applications, click here to link to the Washington Regional Committee page.

Saltchuk, Kimberly Clark announce termination of purchase and sale agreement

April 30, 2014

SEATTLE – The purchase and sale agreement for Kimberly-Clark to sell its Everett property to Saltchuk, which the two parties announced in October 2013, has been terminated.  Despite the fact both sides worked diligently, they were unable to agree on the allocation of risks and responsibilities related to certain soil stability, seismic and environmental conditions as they relate to Saltchuk’s proposed use of the property as a ship yard and terminal.

Saltchuk Hawaii Companies Grant $15,000 to Support Hospice Maui’s Facilities Expansion Project

April 24, 2014

(Wailuku, HI) – Saltchuk, a family owned company, and the parent company of Aloha Air Cargo, Hawaii/Maui Petroleum, Ohana Fuels, Minit Stop, Young Brothers, and Foss Hawaii has granted $15,000 to Hospice Maui toward their Facilities Expansion Project.  Hospice Maui’s project includes Maui’s first residential Hospice Home as well as a new Hospice Care Coordination Center, a $3.5 million dollar project that is expected to break ground in 2014.

“The owners and management of Saltchuk are committed to supporting the communities in which we do business,” stated Saltchuk Regional Giving Committee member Kimo Haynes, President of Maui and Hawaii Petroleum, “the Saltchuk Hawaii Companies chose to support this project because we believe in Hospice Maui’s mission and feel that their Facilities Expansion project will have a positive impact on the health of the entire island community of Maui.”

In the last 12 months, Hospice Maui has served 330 patients and over 1,300 patient family members and caregivers.  And over this same time period, Hospice Maui’s average daily census has doubled from serving an average of 30 patients (and their family members) in a typical day, to over 60.  Hospice Maui’s facilities expansion project will allow Hospice Maui to serve many more seriously ill residents on Maui each year and improve access to the most appropriate and specialized care for the terminally ill.   The Hospice Care Coordination Center will address the increased need for adequate space for the coordination of hospice care in the many settings we serve.

“Speaking on behalf of our Board of Directors, our staff, our volunteers, and the patients and families whom we serve, I am grateful to Saltchuk for their most generous gift.  This project has been a wonderful example of an entire community coming together for a common goal.  We have received generous support from the State of Hawaii, the County of Maui, as well as many private individuals, corporations, and foundations,” stated Dr. Greg LaGoy, Hospice Maui’s CEO, “The timing of this gift from the Saltchuk Hawaii Companies is fantastic, because it arrived in time to be generously matched by the Harold K. L. Castle Foundation and will have double the impact!”  Earlier this year the Harold K. L. Castle Foundation provided a Hospice Maui with a $100,000 matching grant challenge.   The challenge runs through the month of December, 2014.  All new gifts to Hospice Maui toward this project, that arrive by December 31^st, 2014, will be matched.  To learn more about this project, the matching grant challenge, or hospice care, visit www.HospiceMaui.org or call 808-244-5555.

Aloha Air Cargo First in Hawaii’s List of Top Women Owned Businesses

April 18, 2014

HONOLULU- Pacific Business News has named Aloha Air Cargo, as a member of the Saltchuk family of companies, No. 1 in their list of Top 25 Women Owned Businesses in Hawaii. Full article available here: Brown, Bates named PBN’s Businesswomen of the Year.