Fungi Might Offer Path to Green Styrofoam, Cleaner Shores
UAA professor touts possible green alternative to Styrofoam that can be made of mycelium and wood or paper fibers in less than a week.
Manufacturing
Copper River Seafoods Named 2023 Alaska Manufacturer of the Year
Copper River Seafoods is the Manufacturer of the Year for 2023, an award presented by the Made in Alaska program within the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
Slow Brew: How a Local Product Lands on National Shelves
The journey of Zip Kombucha into coolers at Carrs/Safeway, Fred Meyer, Costco, and Walmart stores is an example of the path that Alaska-made products take from small-batch sales to national retail shelves.
$1.9M Federal Grant for The Kuskokwim Corporation Sawmill
The Kuskokwim Corporation’s nonprofit affiliate receives $1.9 million in US Commerce Department funds to develop a sawmill to produce local building materials.
Alyeschem Methanol Plant Gets Boost from North Slope Borough
Alyeschem has support from the North Slope Borough and a funding commitment from the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for an Arctic petrochemical plant.
Rough Seas Ahead for Seafood Processing
Disruptions in the global seafood market ripple into Alaska, as three major processors close or sell their shoreside facilities.