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Royal Caribbean Group Announces Cruise Support for Shop Local Alaska Program
The Shop Local Alaska Program is an online marketplace exclusively for Alaska businesses.
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Appoints Reed to Vice President & General Manager of Alaska
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (Southern Glazer’s) announced its appointment of Christina Reed to the role of Vice President & General Manager of Alaska.
Palmer Fred Meyer Harvests Second “Golden Carrot” for 2020
The award recognizes the retailer’s marketing creativity and success during the fourth-annual “Alaska Grown $5 Challenge” campaign.
Pepsi and Coca-Cola Join Ravn Alaska in Efforts to Aid Tuluksak Fire
The companies join an outpouring of community support for the village from across the state, working to provide clean drinking water until a permanent solution is found.
Craig Taylor Equipment Acquires Peterbilt Alaska Assets
Formerly known as Western Peterbilt and now operating as Peterbilt of Alaska, the assets include branch locations in Anchorage and Fairbanks, equipment, and approximately forty employees.
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Alaska Problems Require Alaska Solutions
June 2021
On January 16, a fire destroyed the water plant and washeteria in the southwest Alaska village of Tuluksak. For the village of about 350 people, it was a devastating blow. The water plant was the only source of drinking water in the village, in which the primarily Yup’ik residents lack indoor plumbing and rely on honey buckets, not uncommon in the flat, swampy region.