INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS.

Alaska USA Federal Credit Union

Alaska USA Federal Credit Union finalized a merger with Spokane-based Global Credit Union. The merger combines Alaska USA's 700,000 members with Global's 45,000 members. Global operates nine branches in Washington and Idaho and an additional three branches in Italy on US military installations. Alaska USA has sixty-seven branches in Alaska, Washington, California, and Arizona.

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Ucore Rare Metals

An early evaluation of a process to separate rare earth elements puts Ucore Rare Metals on a faster track to commercial deployment near Ketchikan. The Canadian company is going ahead with a full-scale plant, rather than smaller increments, at a facility in Ontario. In 2023, Ucore aims to build its Strategic Metals Complex in Ketchikan, processing rare earths sourced from Saskatchewan before mining begins at its Bokan-Dotson Ridge deposit on Prince of Wales Island.

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AOGA

The Alaska Oil b Gas Association honored two companies and two individuals at its annual Industry Awards. The Contractor of the Year Award for Safety Performance goes to NANA Management Services. The Project of the Year Award for Environmental Stewardship and Innovation goes to Alyeska Pipeline Service Company for its Sag River Remediation Project. A member of Alyeska Pipeline's communications team wins the Rising Star Award for an industry professional under the age of 35. Tara McGrogan joined Alyeska as an intern in 2016, then she completed an MBA in 2017 and returned to Alyeska. And the Marilyn Crockett Lifetime Achievement Award goes to John A. Barnes, who retired as Senior Vice President at Hilcorp Alaska at the end of September.

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Alaska Primary Care Association

The Alaska Primary Care Association (APCA) in Anchorage is recieving $9.7 million to expand job opportunities in healthcare through training. The Good Jobs Challenge grant from the US Department of Commerce pays for APCA's Alaska Healthcare Workforce Pipeline to provide apprenticeships and career pathways for high school students.

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JOGMEC

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources gave the go-ahead to an international consortium to drill for methane hydrate on the North Slope. The consortium includes...