The communities affected by the July 23 deadline include Eagle Village, Eagle, Circle, Stevens Village, Fort Yukon, Tanana, Aniak, Crooked Creek, Red Devil, Lower Kalskag, Upper Kalskag and Sleetmute.
Those in the following villages have until Aug. 8 to apply: Akiak, Akiachak, Tuluksak, Emmonak, Russian, Mission, Kotlik and Alakanuk.
The benefit amount can range from $102 to $370 per week, plus $24 each for up to three dependents. But it is not payable to those who qualify for regular unemployment insurance benefits.
Individuals interested in applying for assistance should call 1-888-252-2557.
First National Bank reports pinched profit
First National Bank Alaska reported second quarter profits of $10.1 million, down 12 percent from the same three months of last year.
This year's profits are pinched by the bank setting aside more money to guard against loans that could go bad, said Jason Roth, chief financial officer. Further, last year the company had significant gains related to owning shares of Visa and MasterCard, gains that didn't recur this year.
For the first six months of this year, First National profits reached $19.6 million, down 18 percent. First National is based in Anchorage and has branches in 18 Alaska communities. It has assets of about $2.4 billion, with about half of those assets in the form of loans to customers.
GCI opens store at new east-side mall
Cable TV and telecom company GCI has opened a store in the new Tikahtnu Commons mall in East Anchorage. At the 2,200-square-foot mall, customers can examine new cell phones, pay bills and change their level of service. The store offers both GCI and Alaska DigiTel products, GCI said. The store is at 1118 N. Muldoon Road, Suite 110.
Corps awards contract for dredging at port
The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $23.5 million contract to Manson Construction to dredge virgin material in front of the new dock facilities at the Port of Anchorage. The dredging starts now and must be completed by Nov. 1, 2011, the Corps said.
Manson will excavate an estimated 1.9 million cubic yards of materials never dredged before, including boulders and other obstructions along a north and south dock extension and two new barge facilities associated with the port expansion. The dock area will be dredged to 35 feet below mean lower low water, and the barge facilities will be dredged to 25 and 35 feet.
The funding is part of $49.7 million of federal economic stimulus money directed to the Corps office in Alaska, the Corps said.
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