in anchorage alaska is owned by nana regional corporation an alaska native corporation formed under provisions of the alaska native claims settlement act ansca and functions as the latter s business arm . 1 nana development corporation headquarters are adjacent to the delaney park strip in downtown anchorage . the building constructed in 1969 previously housed oil company offices . contents 1 history 2 nana regional corporation 3 current enterprises 3.1 oil and gas 3.2 motion pictures 3.3 mining 3.4 hospitality 3.5 technology services healthcare and contracting 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit in 1968 nine years after alaska attained statehood oil was discovered at prudhoe bay . the discovery put the issue of native lands into the forefront . three years later in 1971 president richard nixon signed the alaska native claims settlement act which conveyed nearly 150 million acres 610 000 km2 of federal land into the hands of 12 newly created alaska native regional corporations . one of these corporations was nana regional corporation . in 1974 nana development corporation was founded to function as the business arm of nana regional corporation . nana regional corporation edit main article nana regional corporation nana regional corporation headquartered in kotzebue alaska is an alaska native corporation with a land base of approximately 36 000 square miles roughly the size of indiana in northwest alaska centered on the kotzebue sound and its tributaries . the arctic circle travels through nana territory . nana regional corporation is the owner of nana development corporation . there are approximately 13 000 shareholders of nana regional corporation most of whom are of inupiat descent . about 7 300 residents live in this area more than 85 percent of whom are nana shareholders . 2 unlike traditional corporate shares nana regional corporation shares are not publicly traded nor can they be bought or sold . as part of this relationship with its parent company nana development corporation participates in several programs unusual in the business world including programs to facilitate the hire of nana shareholders and scholarships for the region s youth . nana development corporation contributed 1.5 million to the aqqaluk trust which has a goal of every inupiaq eskimo of northwest alaska native region to receive an education speak the inupiaq language fluently and fully understand the richness of their past so they may succeed in their future . current enterprises edit nana development corporation employs approximately 15 000 employees in all 50 states and in nine different countries . it works primarily in the oil and gas mining technology hospitality healthcare construction federal contracting and tribal sectors of the economy . nana development corporation and some of its majority owned subsidiaries qualify under federal law as minority and economically disadvantaged business enterprise s and therefore meet the requirements of the small business administration s 8 a contracting provisions . nana development corporation earned corporate revenues of 1.7 billion in 2013 . examples of some of the more than 30 companies nana owns or owns a stake in are listed below . oil and gas edit nana provides support for oilfield and natural gas operations and associated services . subsidiaries in the petroleum sector include the following nana major drilling llc based in salt lake city utah which specializes in drilling services for shallow gas and coal bed methane nana oilfield services llc based in anchorage alaska provides oilfield support services to companies working on alaska s north slope . nana worleyparsons based in anchorage alaska specializes in engineering design and project management in the petroleum sector . motion pictures edit nana invests in the alaska based motion picture industry evergreen films nana invests in evergreen films an anchorage and los angeles based motion picture company story from the anchorage daily news . piksik based in anchorage alaska is a support services company specializing in film tv digital content and print ad production support . mining edit red dog mine the largest zinc mine in the world is located on land owned by nana north of the arctic circle and is developed by nana in partnership with teck cominco . other nana subsidiaries which serve the mining sector include paa river construction llc based in anchorage alaska a construction and support firm that primarily serves activities at the red dog mine . nana lynden logistics based in anchorage alaska which provides transportation and logistical services in the mining sector primarily at red dog mine . nana major drilling see above nosi based in anchorage alaska is the only full service chevron distributor on the north slope customers know them for their quality products and superior service . tuuq based in anchorage alaska was established to provide drilling services to that area . tuuq owns and operates a fleet of new drills with automated rod handling systems ; this new equipment provides higher drilling output with improved safety features hospitality edit pegasus aircraft maintenance services llc based in anchorage alaska provides aircraft maintenance and ground support services at the ted stevens anchorage international airport in anchorage alaska . nms based in anchorage alaska provides food service and hotel management including six owned and or operated hotels in anchorage fairbanks and kotzebue . technology services healthcare and contracting edit akima management services based in charlotte north carolina is a company that provides services in the healthcare industry technology industry and to the federal government . whpacific based in anchorage alaska offers engineering planning and architectural services in eight western states five rivers services llc based in colorado springs colorado provides c4isr services to the department of defense and other federal government agencies . truestone llc based in herndon virginia is an it service provider to federal government agencies and commercial customers . see also edit alaska portal companies portal indigenous peoples of north america portal alaska native claims settlement act alaska native regional corporations references edit nana development corporation nana regional corporation external links edit official website nana regional corporation red dog mine aqqaluk trust retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nana development corporation & oldid 725465305 categories 1974 establishments in alaskaalaska native regional corporationscompanies based in anchorage alaskacompanies established in 1974hidden categories articles created via the article wizard navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom 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