As a qualified Community Development Entity, AGC is one of 100 organizations to receive allocations from the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC), which is administered by the Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. "Community development is a vital component of the Alaska way of life. The Treasury Department's decision recognizes and will help to cultivate the outstanding work of small businesses, charter schools and health care facilities to power the state and improve conditions in our cities and villages" Begich said. "AGC will work to benefit underserved areas of Alaska, Hawaii, and Montana to create jobs and opportunities in rural and urban communities," stated AGC President and CEO, Hugh Short. Full Article at All American Patriots