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Bethel Native Corporation announced its 2003 dividend of $1.71 per share. BNC has paid out more than $2.7 million in dividends. BNC is the sixth largest Alaska Native Village Corporation and is headquartered in Bethel. "Although 2003 was a challenging year financially due to the slow economy in the Lower 48, it proved to be a profitable year overall due to the company's continued diversification into the federal government contracting arena within Alaska," said Marc D. Stemp, BNC president.
The Foraker Group and Alaska Pacific University, in conjunction with the Rural Alaska Native Adult Distance Education Program, is offering a new degree program beginning Jan. 7, 2004. The Organizational Management Degree with a Nonprofit Emphasis begins with a one-week residency. Students then return to their communities and complete their coursework via electronic communication. For more information online visit either www.forakergroup.org or www.rana.alaskapacific.edu, or call Annette Zella at 907-564-8213.
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BUY ALASKA and Green Star, a recycling-oriented program of the Alaska Small Business Development Center in Anchorage, teamed up to provide mall cash in exchange for catalogs. The Great Catalog Roundup was held at the Dimond Center in Anchorage and offered $5 in mall certificates for five catalogs. The one-day event netted two truckloads of catalogs. Event organizers plan to hold another roundup in the spring. For more information, visit www.buyalaska.com or www.greenstarinc.org.
The Juneau International Airport offers a new historical display covering the resources and mining history of Southeast Alaska. Prominent area mines as well as world-class specimens of rocks, minerals and mining artifacts were provided by the Alaska Miners Association, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management in Juneau and local residents. The display is in the departure lounge.
Spenard Builders Supply is renovating a newly-acquired Palmer location on Inner Springer Loop for a grand re-opening in April 2004. The new facility sits on 10 acres and will include 19,000 square feet of warehouse and office space as well as a design center and millwork displays. This will be the company's third Mat-Su Valley location. SBS President Ed Waite said strong and continued growth in the Mat-Su Valley prompted SBS to expand there. SBS has valley locations at the intersection of Big Lake Road and the Parks Highway as well as in Wasilla.
State Farm Insurance Companies, based in Bloomington, Ill., donated $100,000 to the University of Alaska Museum housed at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The monies are designated to support development of new educational programs for school children and families. The donation, which is one of the largest made this year by the company to any organization in Alaska, is the result of much lobbying by Fairbanks-area company field agents. "This donation is a direct reflection of the quality of programs the museum provides for youth and families in the Fairbanks area," said Kent Boothman, the company's Alaska field executive.
Aspen Hotels of Alaska is providing $100,000 of financial and in-kind contributions to the upcoming Kenai Peninsula 2006 Arctic Winter Games. A "room by room" promotion in which a portion of each room rental from Jan. 1, 2004 through Jan. 1, 2006 is donated to the winter games is being held at the chain's Alaska hotels. The 2006 games are expected to bring more than 2,000 athletes and cultural performers plus 1,500 special guests and anywhere from 6,000 to 8,000 spectators for the seven-day event.
