The ships will create opportunities for small business owners, wood carvers and other artisans, says the chief operations officer for Klawock Heenya.
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Joint venture between Doyon and Huna Totem invests in Juneau tour bus company
The new partnership has acquired an 80% majority share in Alaska Coach Tours, a Juneau-headquartered company they think can expand statewide.
ANCSA made only Alaska Natives born before December 1971 corporate shareholders. Those born after want change
Some Alaska Native leaders say that issuing shares to descendants is an obvious choice to help preserve Native corporations’ Indigenous character and distinguish them from traditional capitalist businesses.
Canadian company explores potential gold mine near Donlin
The mine project consists of 92,000 acres of land located between Holy Cross and McGrath, just 25 miles north of the Donlin Gold project.
Alaska development authority signs land access agreement with Native corporation for Ambler Road project
The land along the road’s route near the highway and the village of Evansville is owned by Doyon, the state’s largest private landowner. The agreement is not a right of way and does not guarantee long-term access to the area by AIDEA or the road project.
Alaska Supreme Court rules in favor of critical Native corp. shareholder
ACLU senior counsel Susan Orlansky says the justices’ decision outlines how the state’s regulations potentially fall afoul of the U.S. Constitution on free speech and due process grounds.
ConocoPhillips Alaska plans to restart drilling on the North Slope this year
Next year’s budget hasn’t been approved yet, but company President Joe Marushack said they plan to have four rigs running by the end of 2021.
Coronavirus toll on Alaska oil industry grows by 300 as Doyon Drilling announces layoffs
The layoffs are expected to be permanent “until the crisis is over and the industry recovers.”
Doyon’s $2B discount: Fair play or rip off?
Doyon, Alaska’s largest private landowner, qualified for a “small” business discount in a public airwaves auction, until the FCC ruled it didn’t. Now it’s in court.
FCC investigates bid discounts for Doyon-owned firm
The FCC is ready to investigate how a company partly owned by Fairbanks-based Doyon won licenses to use the wireless spectrum while claiming it was entitled to billions of dollars in discounts.