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Source: San Mateo County Daily Journal
By Kristina Woolston
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier’s statements in the Jan. 6, 2012 article in the San Mateo Daily Journal, “Speier to focus on military spending,” falsely describes Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) and their participation in government contracting. Rep. Speier, D-San Mateo, believes ANCs are a problem that she must address.
Rep. [...]

Native 8(a) Works is troubled by the bribery allegations that led to the arrests of four people, including an employee of an Alaska Native Corporation subsidiary.
Native corporations and their subsidiaries should conduct business in an open and transparent manner.  As a group, we condemn any action that betrays the trusting relationship between Native corporations, our [...]

As the 40th anniversary of the Alaska Native Claims Act approaches, Alaska’s leading newscast, KTUU-TV, is featuring the 12 Native regional corporations and several village corporations established by the act. See how Native 8(a) contracting has helped the shareholders of Koniag and Old Harbor.
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Three NANA shareholders have been named president of three subsidiary companies, a move NANA Development Corporation President (NDC) Helvi Sandvik called “exciting.”
Rachel Kutuk McClanahan takes over the helm at NIQI, an Akmaaq company that sells high-quality packaged foods to both federal and commercial clients. Brad Osborne is the new head of NANA Oilfield Services and [...]

Two Native 8(a) subsidiaries have been chosen contractor of the year for the excellence of their work for the military.
The U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) recognized Chugach Industries Inc. (CII) as its 2010 Support Contractor of the Year for its work at the U.S. Army Garrison-Picatinny Arsenal.
IMCOM cited Chugach Industries’ “commitment to excellence, professionalism [...]

Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly discussed energy and infrastructure development with several Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs)  at the National 8(a) Association Summer Conference last month in Anchorage.
Shelly wants Navajo businesses to engage in similar government contracting activities as ANCs.
At the conference, Shelly and the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) President Julie Kitka discussed how the Navajo [...]

Editor’s Note: Here are excerpts from a question and answer interview that the Alaska Journal of Commerce conducted with Small Business Administration’s Deputy Director Maria Johns.
Q. The SBA 8(a) program has gotten a lot of criticism over the last year. Where do you think there are real areas where the 8(a) program can do better [...]

Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations (ANC) and Native Hawaiian Organizations have generally embraced a new Small Business Administration (SBA) rule that requires them to annually report how their 8(a) profits benefit their communities.
“What I heard in a number of conversations with these business leaders is that they are looking forward to this structured opportunity to talk [...]

An estimated 500 business executives, Small Business Administration (SBA) officials and others gathered in Anchorage last month for the National 8(a) Association’s summer conference and tribal consultations on a new SBA rule requiring Native 8(a) companies to annually report how 8(a) profits benefit their communities.
“We have just taken the most comprehensive review of 8(a) regulations [...]

Source: Indian Country Today Media Network
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly discussed energy and infrastructure development with several Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs)  at the National 8(a) Association Annual Conference in Anchorage, Alaska on June 23-25.
His hopes for for Navajo businesses to engage in similar government contracting activities as ANCs.
At the conference, [...]