
Kevin Berry
12:35 - 13:00
"It's about $300 to $350 million each year are dispersed through regional corporate dividends, elder benefits, or other direct benefits."
“It's about $300 to $350 million each year are dispersed through regional corporate dividends, elder benefits, or other direct benefits.”
It's about $300 to $350 million each year are dispersed through regional corporate dividends, elder benefits, or other direct benefits. So it's a sizable amount of money circulating in our economy. I'm told to wrap it up, which is really lucky because I'm at the end and then none of you can rebut any of these statements. So, but you can find me after to argue. Thanks.
A freeze on new applications to the federal 8(a) contracting program threatens future revenue for Alaska Native corporations that generated $9 billion in federal work in 2022 and returned $300 million to shareholders last year.

The Small Business Administration has stopped processing new 8(a) applications for Alaska Native corporation subsidiaries, blocking future contracting access as the administration reviews federal procurement practices.
