Donating to charity can give you substantial tax relief, as confirmed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Charity donations are widely known as tax deductible expenses and Alaskans are given the opportunity to do so by donating a car to any charities recognized by the IRS. These may be three of such organizations based here in Alaska, [...]
The Fairbanks Branch of Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. has announced that there will be live coverage on Thursday, December 15, from 3 to 5 p.m. EST that concerns their company. The respect that our company has in our industry is shown by the fact that CNBC is going to feature us, Vonna Husby says. Our concern [...]
New board members were appointed to the Fire Standards Council, Real Estate Commission, State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee, and the Statewide Independent Living Council by Alaska Governor Parnell. The Fire Standards Council welcomed new member James Crisp and reappointed board, Bryan “Buddy” Lane. They will be expected to establish minimum training and performance standards for certification of [...]
During the 2011 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage on October 21st, Alaskan Governor Sean Parnell announced his FY 2013 budget and awarded the 2011 Shirley Demientieff Award to Tlingit elder Ethel Lund. According to Gov. Parnell, $62.4 million from the budget allotted for fiscal year 2013 has already been planned to be funded for construction in Emmonak and Koliganek. This [...]
Next week, Senator Lisa Murkowski is heading a series of economic town hall meetings in different parts of Alaska to discuss and accumulate comments regarding the long-term financial stability of the state and the country. The first conference was in Anchorage on Monday, October 24, 2011 at Lucy Cuddy Center, UAA 3400 Seawolf Drive and will be followed [...]
FAIRBANKS – First National Bank recently announced the establishment of their backup mainframe in Fairbanks which will function as its contingency operation site should emergencies and catastrophes happen in their Anchorage mainframe. As a part of their dedicated service especially during Emergency Preparedness Month, the First National Bank secured the in-state location and online functionality [...]
The Alaska Congressional Delegation has awarded millions worth of grants and contracts to several US and State Departments including U.S. Department of Commerce – Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Interior – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of Justice – Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), and U.S. [...]
After President Obama revealed his solution to the increasing rate of unemployment in the US, the American Jobs Act, Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski shared her personal remark saying that the “President offered us nothing new” and that “he’s reheating the same failed ideas.” “President Obama spent a lot of time sharing his plan with the [...]
Two of the major Alaskan issues were addressed by the proposed fiscal year 2012 appropriations bills – Frankenfish banning and the TSA Fee Hike. The allotted budget for Alaska’s Coast Guard, energy projects, waterway and port improvements and Village Safe Water projects may even be handled wisely and Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her colleagues in [...]
Alaskans are now equipped with a new way to be constantly updated with information regarding cash advance regulations and policies within the state. CashAdvance.com has just launched its Alaska Consumer Resource Section which aims to make sure that Alaskan residents are keep informed of the current legalities before initiating a payday loan. This is deemed [...]