A Ketchikan company will soon begin collecting and recycling scrap metal from Wrangell, Petersburg and six Prince of Wales Island communities.
Ed Schoenfeld, CoastAlaska
Hoonah cruise-ship dock back on track
Hoonah and its village Native corporation are moving ahead with plans to build a cruise-ship pier near town.
Grants will bring classes, medical care to villages
A federal grant will help expand class options for some Prince of Wales Island students.
Ferry Taku out of service for repairs Dec. 8-15
The Alaska Marine Highway ferry Taku will go into drydock for repairs the second week of December.
Forest Service: Transition means fewer unmilled logs
About half of the timber cut in the Tongass National Forest is shipped in the round. When all that unmilled timber leaves the region, potential jobs leave with it.
My Brother’s Keeper program comes to Southeast
Southeast Alaska’s Tlingit and Haida Central Council has joined My Brother’s Keeper, a nationwide effort to help young men of color succeed.
Report: Subsidized logging costs feds millions
A new report says the Forest Service is wasting millions of dollars by propping up a failing Southeast Alaska timber industry.
Ferry system delays youth travel restrictions
The Alaska Marine Highway System won’t ban solo travel by children and teen-agers, at least for now.
Sealaska dividends range from $80 to $980
Sealaska’s winter shareholders’ dividends will again include no operational profits. That reflects last year’s multi-million-dollar deficit.
Mine critics target investors, government officials
Transboundary mine critics are trying a new tactic in their opposition to the KSM mine. They’re telling investors it’s a bad place to put their money.