Last year was one of outstanding growth for Tyonek Native Corporation (TNC), which saw its revenue increase 85 percent from 2017, reporting 2018 revenue of more than $144 million. This boosted TNC up twelve spots in our Top 49ers ranks, landing them at number 25.
At Lynden’s Fife, WA Service Center, Safety Supervisor Keith Johnson and Director of Safety Steve Schultz have taken sustainable storm water management to new levels.
Alaska Communications named William (Bill) H. Bishop president and chief executive officer. Bishop has served as Alaska Communications’ interim CEO since June 2019.
The following is an opinion piece from Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson, President of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit and Haida) regarding the topic of the proposed change to the Roadless Rule as it applies to Tongass National Forest.
Baker Hughes, a GE company has successfully changed its name to Baker Hughes Company.
The UA College Savings Plan, offered by the Education Trust of Alaska, has changed its name to Alaska 529. The new name is derived from Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code and is expected to reduce confusion about how accounts can be used to pay for education expenses.
Forty-seven rural Alaska communities will receive funding under a new Village Energy Efficiency Program initiative that is supported by a $1 million grant from Wells Fargo. Ouzinkie and Skagway are two examples of communities looking to implement new, cost-effective lighting systems.
US Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Representative Don Young offered praise to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service after it announced the release of its draft Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest. The USDA now seeks public comment on a draft environmental impact statement offering a range of alternatives to roadless management and a proposed Alaska Roadless Rule.
Stacey Frutiger, EIT, joined R&M CONSULTANTS as an Environmental Specialist in the firm’s Environmental Group. Frutiger will be responsible for environmental…
Northrim Bank has hired Jonathan Tibbs as VP, Commercial Loan Officer–Fairbanks and promoted Jason Gentry to VP, Lending Branch Manager–Ketchikan.