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The Best in the West small business competition is on for 2013. The Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center and UAF Kuskokwim Campus has invited people with small business ideas and dreams to apply for...

Crowley’s Alaska petroleum distribution subsidiary, CPD Alaska, LLC., was recently honored with the Alaska Safe Truck Fleet of the Year and the Most Improved Fleet awards during customer ConocoPhillips’ and the Alaska Trucking Association annual...

Bristol Bay Resource Solutions LLC officially began operations March 25. A newly formed subsidiary of Bristol Bay Native Corporation, the Alaska Native regional corporation for the Bristol Bay area,...

The board of Bethel Community Services Foundation has announced the resignation of Jerry Drake, founding executive director of the foundation. Drake was hired by founding board chair John Malone to manage the foundation’s real estate in 2001. At...

Shareholder dividend distribution totaling $4.3 million was voted on by the Calista board of directors last month. The Calista Corporation Board of Directors voted at its Feb. 22 meeting to approve a of record distribution to shareholders enrolled...

Calista Corporation Dec. 27 announced its newest subsidiary company, E3-Environmental, LLC. E3-Environmental was established to meet energy, engineering and environmental needs and serve clients throughout Alaska and elsewhere. “E3-Environmental...

First National Bank Alaska’s board of directors recently promoted Milanna Shear was to branch manager of the Kuskokwim Branch in Bethel. Shear owns more than 20 years of banking experience and...

Sea Lion Corporation, United Companies, Inc., and the Naparyarmiut Trust are continuing the bi-annual distribution with a $7 per share distribution. This distribution represents the tenth payment in a row. The distribution is based upon each share...

USDA-RD Alaska State Director Jim Nordlund Nov. 20 announced that a plan to spur the development of rural broadband networks. “Fast, reliable, affordable broadband is essential for rural communities,” said Nordlund. “It helps businesses remain...

Calista Corporation shareholders once again shared their voice at the 38th annual meeting of shareholders on Nov. 3 in Goodnews Bay. Approximately 200 people attended the meeting in a town population...

With 2011 revenues at a corporate record over $300 million, Calista Corporation jumped four spots to number 10 among the top 49 Alaskan-owned businesses. The announcement was made Oct. 3 at the...

A $4.5 billion competitive federal contract to develop rapid-response hardware for the Department of Defense has been awarded to Redstone Defense System, a joint venture between Yulista Aviation, a Calist Corporation subsidiary, and Science and Engin...

Prizes in the Best in the West Small Business Competition were announced Sept. 5 after each competitor made their 20-minute presentation to the selection committee. The awards in this year’s...

Permitting of the Donlin Gold project has commenced, according to a NovaGold press release issued on Aug. 7. NovaGold Resources Inc. announced that Donlin Gold LLC, owned equally by wholly-owned subsidiaries of NovaGold and Barrick Gold Corporation,...

A rumor is circulating in the media that Calista Corporation President and CEO Andrew Guy no longer holds those positions with the organization. Board of directors secretary Felix Hess responded to The Drums query about the rumor by writing in an...

USDA is accepting applications for grants to help promote sustainable economic development and job creation in rural communities, according to a June 12 press release from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Cooperative enterprises often lead...

The fourth annual Best of the West small business competition was announced last week by Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center and University of Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus. The competition is open to...

A record number of interns started at Calista Corporation June 11. The 14 interns will work for 10 weeks at Calista’s headquarters and with a number of Calista subsidiaries. All the interns are...

The 2012 Alaska Marketplace Competition application process opened May 18. This year’s theme, Investing in You, draws upon the power of the individual. By investing in you, Alaska Marketplace helps create jobs in rural Alaska one at a time....

The Calista Corporation Board of Directors voted at its April 5 meeting to approve a shareholder dividend distribution totaling $3.99 million to shareholders of record dated March 29. This marks the fifth consecutive yearly dividend increase with...

Chuck Casper has been hired by Nuvista Light and Electric Cooperative as its hydropower program manager. Casper’s main focus will be the Chikuminuk Lake hydropower project that will serve the...

Dignitaries gathered in Anchorage for the ribbon cutting at the of the new satellite office of the Minority Business Development Agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The new satellite center is...

Patty Murphy has been selected as Nuvista Light And Electric Cooperative’s project administrator. Murphy is responsible for managing Nuvista’s many energy projects and activities for the...

Solstice Advertising was the recipient of the 2011 “BIG One” award at the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) –Alaska Chapter’s annual design award show. Out of 84 entries, Solstice’s iconic poster series for the U.S. Forest Service,...