As previously announced, the Goldbelt Hotel has begun a major re-model which will be conducted in three phases.  The first phase of the remodel has already begun.  Goldbelt President/CEO, Bob Loiselle has directed that the hotel furniture being retired is to be made available to shareholders FREE OF CHARGE.  Details are as follows:

DATE:  Saturday, May 11^th

TIME:   10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

LOCATION:  Midway Storage, 5422 Shaune Drive, Unit C-2,  Juneau, Alaska (across from the Alaskan Brewing Company, by Costco)

GUIDELINES: 

1. Items are being made available to shareholders only.  You must present your shareholder ID before any furniture will be released.  No exceptions.  (If you do not have a Shareholder ID, you can obtain one from the corporate office.)
2. Items are being made available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
3. You must bring your own vehicle and load your own items.  There will be no one on-site available to assist with loading.
4. Delivery and shipping is not available.  The give-a-way will be in Juneau only.
5. Items are for personal use only and are not authorized for re-sale.

Items that will be available include:

King Size Beds* (mattress and box spring included)

Full Size Beds* (mattress and box spring included)

Headboard

Nightstand

Soft Seating Single Chairs

Table with round Glass Top

Desk with Chair (Chair may not come with all desks)

TV’s (27 inch)

Mirrors

End Tables

Luggage Bench

*Comforters will be given away at a later date; they will not be available in this round of the give-a-way.

For more information, please contact the Goldbelt Hotel at 907-586-6900 or Shareholder Services at 907-790-4990.

The Inspector of Elections has provided the list of Early Bird winners who voted their 2012 Proxy by the May 22nd deadline.  Winners were drawn randomly.  Prizes will be paid out after the annual meeting.

April 25, 2012

Dear Shareholders,

It has come to our attention that on several of the proxy ballots recently mailed for the 2012 Board elections, some of the shareholder identification numbers and amount of shares and votes were incorrect.   We have notified the Inspector of Elections and have been advised that we must invalidate those incorrect proxies. 

Therefore, we have reprinted your proxy ballot with the correct information and are sending via U.S. mail.  IF YOU HAVE ALREADY VOTED ON A PRE-PRINTED PROXY BALLOT, YOU MUST RE-VOTE YOUR PROXY ON A REVISED PRE-PRINTED PROXY BALLOT to ensure that all of your votes are counted correctly. 

Please note that the revised proxies are printed on mint green paper and have “Revised Proxy Ballot” written in the top right hand corner under the June 2^nd date of the Annual Meeting.  If you choose, you may also print a blank proxy and fill in the information by hand.  Click here to download a blank proxy.

ONLY REVISED PRE-PRINTED PROXY BALLOTS and those that are manually filled-out and signed will be eligible to receive the $25 voting incentive and entry into the Early Bird drawings.

We apologize for the error and any inconvenience this has caused.  In order to accommodate the mailing of the new ballots, we are extending the Early Bird deadline to Tuesday, May 22^nd. 

If you have any questions or need any assistance with your shareholder identification number, amount of votes and shares, please do not hesitate to contact Shareholder Services at either (907) 790-4990 or toll free at (800) 770-5866 or via email at mail.shareholder@goldbelt.com.

Do you have a question for your Board of Directors?  What about a comment on your corporation or feedback about a recent issue or event?  If so, the board has made it easier for you to contact them directly!  Just send an email to mail.board@goldbelt.com with your comments.

Goldbelt has once again been named one of the state’s top forty-nine companies by Alaska Business Monthly.  

This year, Goldbelt ranked number twenty-six, an improvement over last year’s ranking of thirty-five. This is the fourteenth time the corporation has made the list in the past sixteen years.

Goldbelt was provided an additional honor by the magazine this year. It was one of four companies featured in a special spotlight article in the October 2011 issue.

CLICK HERE to read the full article, courtesy of Alaska Business Monthly.

Nominations for the 2012 board election are now open.  Three seats are open for election. 

Click here to download the nomination form.

All nominations and candidate disclosure packet must be received by Friday, March 9^th at 5:00 pm Alaska Time in order to be valid.  Postmarks are not accepted.

 You may return the form via email to mail.shareholder@goldbelt.com, via fax (907) 790-4999, in person or via mail to the Goldbelt Corporate office at 3075 Vintage Blvd., Ste 200, Juneau, AK  99801.

Juneau, Alaska—the Board of Directors of Goldbelt, Inc., Juneau’s urban-based Native Corporation has named Robert G. Loiselle as its new President/CEO.  He takes over the position from Elliott “Chuck” Wimberly, who has been acting as interim since the retirement of J. Gary Droubay this past June.

“The Board of Goldbelt is pleased to have someone like Bob joining our team,” said Board Chair Karen Taug.  “He not only brings great perspective to our company, but also has solid business experience working in Alaska and he understands the unique nature of our Alaska Native Corporations.”

 Loiselle has almost thirty years experience with Alaska businesses and ANCSA corporations.  From 1999-2009 Loiselle served as President/CEO of Shee Atiká, Incorporated, the ANCSA Urban Native Corporation for Sitka.  Since his departure from Shee Atiká, he has provided consulting services to various ANCSA corporations and government contractors and most recently has served as General Manager of Orca International Management, LLC, a subsidiary of The Eyak Corporation.

“It is an honor to be given the opportunity to serve Goldbelt as its new President and CEO,” said Loiselle. “I look forward to working with the Board of Directors and all of Goldbelt’s employees as we continue to move the company forward, providing a variety of benefits to Goldbelt’s many shareholders.  This responsibility is a very serious one and I will do my utmost to help ensure Goldbelt’s continued growth and success.”

 Loiselle earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Oregon and also has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Forestry from the University of New Hampshire.  He will assume his duties later in January.

More Information please contact Goldbelt, Inc. at (907) 790-4990.