Organizations
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City of King Cove
The City of King Cove is the municipal government of King Cove, Alaska, a fishing community on the Alaska Peninsula. Its council sets local policy on the harbor, infrastructure and the long-running King Cove to Cold Bay road and land swap dispute. The city is also known as King Cove.
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council
Juneau Arts & Humanities Council (JAHC) is a nonprofit that operates the Juneau Arts & Culture Center in Juneau, Alaska. It produces Wearable Art, First Friday and the Juneau Public Market, and distributes city arts grants to local artists and organizations.
Olgoonik Corporation
Olgoonik Corporation is the Alaska Native village corporation for Wainwright, on Alaska's North Slope. It was formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), and its subsidiaries provide government contracting, construction and oilfield services nationwide.
Railbelt Transmission Organization
Railbelt Transmission Organization (RTO) is the cooperative body that coordinates power transmission and tariff rules across Alaska's Railbelt grid. It develops tariff rules, technical standards, and financing plans through its Tariff, Finance, and Operations subcommittees.
Santos Pikka Partnership
Santos Pikka Partnership is the joint venture that operates the Pikka oil field on Alaska's North Slope. It is also known as Pikka, the Pikka Partnership, or Santos, the company formerly called Oil Search, and it produces oil that is counted in North Slope output totals.
Alaska Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
The Alaska Department of Military & Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is the state agency overseeing the Alaska National Guard, veterans services and homeland security. It coordinates disaster response, emergency management and military affairs, including rural armories and federal defense funding.
Alaska State Fair
The Alaska State Fair is the organization that runs the annual summer fair in Palmer, Alaska. It stages giant vegetable and livestock competitions that showcase Mat-Su Valley agriculture alongside concerts and carnival rides. It also operates the Borealis Theatre, a concert venue in Palmer.
Alaskan Command
Alaskan Command (ALCOM) is the joint military command that oversees homeland defense and Arctic operations for Alaska. It is based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and includes the Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR) and the Eleventh Air Force.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is the federal agency that leases offshore energy resources on the U.S. outer continental shelf. It is part of the Department of the Interior and oversees oil and gas leasing in Cook Inlet, the Beaufort Sea and the Chukchi Sea, plus offshore wind permitting.
Cordova Electric Cooperative
Member-owned electric cooperative serving the isolated town of Cordova on Prince William Sound, running an islanded grid powered largely by hydroelectricity.
Renewable Energy Alaska Project
Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP) is the statewide nonprofit coalition that advances renewable energy and energy efficiency in Alaska. Its members include utilities, businesses, Native corporations and conservation groups, and it hosts the Energy Speaker Series on energy and grid policy.
Alaska Mountain Rescue Group
Alaska Mountain Rescue Group (AMRG) is a volunteer technical rescue organization that provides search and rescue services in Southcentral Alaska. It responds to avalanches, crevasse falls, and backcountry emergencies. The group is also known as Alaska Mountain Rescue.
Afognak Native Corporation
Afognak Native Corporation (Alutiiq LLC) is the Alaska Native village corporation for Afognak and Port Lions in the Kodiak region. It is organized under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and holds business interests in timber, government contracting and trucking, including Weaver Bros.
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) is the North Slope's Alaska Native regional corporation, formed under ANCSA for Inupiat shareholders. Its subsidiaries operate in petroleum services, government contracting and energy, including methane hydrate and carbon storage projects.
City of Dillingham
The City of Dillingham is the municipal government of Dillingham, a hub community on Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska. Its city council sets local policy, including property tax rules, and oversees harbor operations and public safety for the region.
Kenai Chamber of Commerce
The Kenai Chamber of Commerce (Kenai Chamber) is the business organization that promotes commerce and tourism in the city of Kenai. It runs the Kenai visitor center and organizes community events, including the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby and the Kenai River Marathon, on the central Kenai Peninsula.
Bristol Bay Native Association
Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA) is the regional tribal nonprofit consortium that serves 31 tribes in the Bristol Bay region. It provides health, social and economic services to member tribes, including Head Start and elder programs. It is separate from the Bristol Bay Native Corporation.
Cook Inlet Region Inc
Cook Inlet Region Inc (CIRI) is the Alaska Native regional corporation for the Cook Inlet region, created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Its shareholders are mostly Dena'ina and other Alaska Native people, and it holds land and resource interests across the Cook Inlet region.
Grant Aviation
Grant Aviation is a regional air carrier that provides passenger and cargo flights to rural Alaska communities. It serves villages along the Bering Sea coast, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and Bristol Bay, including federally subsidized essential air service routes.
Alaska House Resources Committee
Alaska House Resources Committee (HRES) is a standing committee of the Alaska House of Representatives. It considers legislation on Alaska's oil, gas, mining, fisheries, parks, and other natural resource development, including Alaska LNG and gas pipeline financing.
Anchorage Board of Ethics
The Anchorage Board of Ethics is the municipal body that investigates ethics complaints against Anchorage elected officials and employees. Also called the Anchorage Ethics Commission or Ethics Board, it issues advisory opinions on conflicts of interest and gift acceptance.
Anchorage Urban Design Commission
The Anchorage Urban Design Commission (Anchorage UDC) is the municipal board that reviews building, sign and streetscape design in Anchorage, Alaska. It issues Certificate of Appropriateness decisions for facade changes and construction in districts like downtown and South Addition.
NASA
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is the federal agency that manages civilian aerospace, Earth observation and space exploration. It conducts Arctic climate research and polar satellite missions over Alaska. NASA belongs to the U.S. federal government.
Skinny Raven Sports
Skinny Raven Sports is an Anchorage running specialty store and event producer. It organizes races such as the Skinny Raven Half & 10K and Twilight 12K around downtown Anchorage and the Delaney Park Strip, plus the Heart Run and Big Wild Life Runs.
ExxonMobil Alaska
ExxonMobil Alaska (ExxonMobil, Exxon, XOM) is the Alaska operating arm of the oil and gas company ExxonMobil. It develops North Slope oil and gas fields, including Point Thomson, and has signed Alaska LNG Phase 1 sale agreements with other North Slope producers.
Northern Dynasty Minerals
Northern Dynasty Minerals (Northern Dynasty, NDM) is a mining company seeking to develop the proposed Pebble Mine deposit in Alaska. It is challenging a federal Clean Water Act determination blocking discharges from the project, a dispute centered on Bristol Bay salmon habitat.
Alaska Legal Services Corporation
Alaska Legal Services Corporation (ALSC) is a nonprofit organization that provides free civil legal aid to low-income Alaskans. It operates offices across the state handling family law, housing, public benefits, and tribal court matters.
Alaska Senate Education Committee
Alaska Senate Education Committee (SEDC) is the Alaska State Senate committee that considers education legislation. It addresses K-12 public schools, the Base Student Allocation, university funding and early learning, and reviews student testing results in math and reading.
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (AWCC) is a nonprofit wildlife sanctuary and conservation organization in Portage, Alaska. It cares for injured, orphaned and rescued animals, including bears, and offers rehabilitation and public education programs.
FedEx
FedEx (Federal Express) is a global air-cargo and delivery company with a major hub in Anchorage, Alaska. It operates a large cargo sorting and refueling facility at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and ranks among the region's largest private employers.