Is award of a task order to Tyonek a socially responsible thing to do?
Yes! Tyonek is owned 100 percent by Alaska Native shareholders whose village is located in Tyonek, Alaska, about 50 air miles southeast from Anchorage. Currently Tyonek Native Corporation endows a scholarship fund, participates in and financially supports an education enhancement program for the village schools, has developed a young adult advisory members program to familiarize our youth with the responsibilities of being a board member, and runs a training/internship program for shareholders at its manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama. In addition to this emphasis on education, self-improvement, and employment, Tyonek supports local youth and cultural and historical events to help preserve the Athabascan subsistence culture at the core of Tyonek’s history. TNC uses a portion of its profits to reinvest in four of the company s businesses located within the village community that significantly contribute to local employment opportunities. Additionally, a percentage of corporat
