Arctic Directory April 2015: Calista Corp. welcomes Paskvan as general counsel

North American Tungsten Corporation Ltd. June 1 reported a series of temporary layoffs of employees at the Cantung mine in western Northwest Territories over a six-week period of time. The company said depressed tungsten prices have had a significant negative impact on operating results during 2015 and operating results have been negatively impacted by a number of operational issues over the past month, the most significant being a power supply issue over the past five days that resulted in the inability to produce any product during that period of time. North American Tungsten believes power supply issues will be resolved this week. The company has implemented cost-savings measures, including the temporary layoff of about 80 employees, primarily in mining-related activities. Given the standard rotational schedule, each employee will miss one work rotation of three weeks. The company believes that it has sufficient accessible tungsten ore and ore stockpiles available to continue to operate the mill and ship product to its customers throughout the layoff period. Management will continue to evaluate and implement measures to minimize capital expenditures and reduce expenses in the near term.

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Calista Corp. is pleased to announce Bonnie J. Paskvan as its new general counsel. As Calista’s lead counsel, Paskvan will work closely with its subsidiaries, executive leadership team and the board of directors. She is responsible for meeting and addressing Calista’s wide breadth of legal and compliance needs for the corporation and its more than 35 subsidiaries and joint ventures.

Paskvan previously served as The Alaska Wireless Network’s vice president and senior legal counsel. Additionally, she was corporate counsel for GCI and its subsidiaries for more than two decades.

“Calista will fully utilize Paskvan’s legal and business development experience in the technology industry, and her work with state and federal regulators,” said Calista Corp. President/CEO Andrew Guy. “She also brings real estate and business acquisition knowledge, just two of the areas Calista targets for steady growth.”

Paskvan earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Stanford University and Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School. Her community involvement includes serving as co-chair for the Alaska Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Section and serving on the Board for the Anchorage Association of Women Lawyers.

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