UAF Moves Reindeer Herd to Delta, LARS
Milan Shipka, the director of the UAF Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, said the transfer reflects a shift in program goals.
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US Army LSFMA Contract Awarded to Tyonek WorldWide Services, Inc.
Tyonek WorldWide Services will support the Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal Logistics Support Facility Management Activity (LSFMA).
Expanded Ciuneq Program Helps Western Alaska Youth Explore Future Pathways
Coastal Villages Region Fund recently wrapped up the newest offering in its Ciuneq pathway program, focusing on eleventh-grade students living in its twenty member communities.
UIC Announces Intent to Enter a New Contract for Utqiaġvik Grocery & Retail Store
Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) has announced that it intends to enter into a new relationship to operate the local grocery store in Utqiaġvik.
CVRF Board Finalizes Budget of Over $18 Million in Community Benefits for 2019
With the approval of an extra $330,000 in spending at its March meeting, the Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) Board of Directors finalized its annual community benefits budget with over $18 million in projects set for 2019.
Chrystie Salesky Joins Sitnasuak’s Shareholder Department
Chrystie Salesky has joined the Sitnasuak Native Corporation Shareholder Department as the Shareholder Relations Officer.
Perfect Partners
Many people only associate Native corporations with resource extraction projects and investments; however, most have far more diversified investment portfolios, with many teaming up with local businesses.
Alaska Native Corporations Work at Home
The 13th Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly took place in Utqiaġvik in July. During that assembly, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation CEO Rex Rock Sr. voiced his support for oil and gas development in the Arctic.
Homegrown Powerhouses
In recent years, Alaska’s Native village corporations have been making big economic waves in the state.
FERC: State Falls Short Providing EIS Info
“To date, only minimal drafts, and in most cases just outlines, of these plans have been provided, and/or the development of the plans have been deferred to a later date,” FERC said, referring to its past requests of AGDC for proposed mitigation plans for wildlife avoidance, marine mammal monitoring, vegetation and soils restoration, groundwater monitoring, and invasive plants.