Economy

Valued at $38.9 billion after FY 1Q

National Transportation Safety Board investigators have started piecing together the cause of the weekend helicopter crash that killed William Zeman, of Juneau. Bad weather prevented a visit to the accident site until Tuesday. Senior Air Safety Investigator Clint Johnson says the ERA helicopter went down about six miles southwest of Iliamna. “We spent most of…

Sealaska’s board of directors has approved a dividend distribution of nearly 12-million dollars to the corporation’s more than 20-thousand shareholders.

The Parnell Administration is trying to explain a proposed 249 percent increase in licensing fees for real estate professionals. The Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing plans to raise the license fee from $275 to $685. Legislators have been getting lots of complaints about the increase. In a House Finance Commerce Subcommittee hearing yesterday…

Routine permit allows mine to use Echo Cove boat launch between November 14 and April 30 if weather creates unsafe conditions in Lynn Canal.

Vancouver-based Quaterra Resources and Grande Portage Resources say they are preparing a drilling plan for 2012.