Native Corporations

CIRI wins big with Alaska Supreme Court decision

The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday rejected a lower court ruling that the Native corporation Cook Inlet Region Inc. had to pay damages to a former business partner, John Ellsworth, who cheated it out of more than $7 million.

Audit takes new dig at Native corporation contracting benefit

The debate over the sole-source contracting privileges that Alaska Native corporations have used to make billions of dollars is flaring in Congress with a new government audit that finds lax oversight.

Read the GAO report on Alaska Native corporations

Plea deal set in Army Corps contracting fraud case

A former Army Corps employee has agreed to plead guilty for his role in what prosecutors say may be one of the largest frauds involving U.S. government contracts. An ex-employee of an Alaska Native corporation is also charged in the scheme.

Details of contracting scam revealed in court documents

The plan was straightforward but effective: A tight team of government employees and savvy contractors, including one from an Alaska Native corporation, allegedly inflated invoices by $20 million, approved them and split the proceeds.

Ex-Native corporation offiicial remains jailed in bribe case

Idaho contracting company plans to hire workers

An Idaho-based government contracting company owned by an Alaska Native corporation plans to hire 100 workers in 2012 as demand rises for its demolition, construction and hazardous-waste cleanup services.

RURAL BLOG: THE VILLAGE

Tribe bills Native corporation for $500,000 in 'taxes'

A Southcentral tribe known for pushing the boundaries of its government sovereignty powers is attempting to levy a $500,000 on its regional Alaska Native corporation.

Iced-in Nome facing expense of fuel shipments by airplane

Nome could be looking at a very costly winter: $9-a-gallon gasoline. The coastal city of more than 3,500 residents is iced in, and a massive winter storm earlier this month prevented a barge that usually carries fuel from getting to shore.

Doyon gives a million for new health center

The Alaska Native regional corporation for Interior Alaska will make a $1 million contribution in support of a health center.

Tanana Chiefs wins borough tax case

The state's highest court has ruled in favor of the Tanana Chiefs Conference in a tax case.

Ethics complaint filed against tribal official

An ethics complaint has been filed against a member of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska.

Arctic Slope dividend payout amount released

The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation board has announced its fall dividend of $34.31 per share.

Arctic Slope declares dividend of $34.31

The Arctic Slope Regional Corp. board has announced its fall dividend of $34.31 per share.

Ex-Native corporation offiicial remains jailed in bribe case

A former executive with an Alaska Native corporation subsidiary charged in what federal prosecutors call one of the largest government contracting frauds in the country's history will remain behind bars, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Sale of Fire Island wind power to Chugach Electric gets OK

Regulators have approved a deal for Chugach Electric Association to buy Fire Island wind power, a move that should allow Cook Inlet Region Inc. to go ahead and build a windmill farm on the island.

Regulatory Commission of Alaska ruling

Kake Tribal Corp. agrees to sell utility to Pelican

An Alaska Native corporation has agreed to sell its utility and other assets to the city of Pelican.

4 charged in Army Corps bribery case remain in jail

Four men charged in a $20 million bribery and kickback scheme involving an Alaska Native corporation subsidiary will remain in jail, a federal magistrate ruled today after prosecutors argued the defendants posed flight risks because they could face decades-long prison sentences.

Alaska delegation wary of Native contracting investigation

Members of Alaska's congressional delegation Wednesday questioned a call for a probe into Native corporation contracting in the wake of a massive bribery and kickback scandal, suggesting it could be a "showboat political hearing."

EyakTek executive among four charged in federal bribery case

EyakTek executive among four charged in federal bribery case

Federal agents arrested an executive with an Alaska Native corporation subsidiary Tuesday for his alleged role in a massive kickback scheme.

Plan to move crab boats north starts allocation flap

An Alaska Native nonprofit group's proposal to base its Seattle fishing boats in Alaska instead has Washington's fishing industry worried.

Missouri senator seeks review of Alaska Native contract

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is seeking a review of a $46 million no-bid contract awarded by NASA to an Alaska Native corporation.

Doyon picks Schutt as president, CEO

The Alaska Native regional corporation for interior Alaska has named a new president and chief executive officer.