Cordova is located on the eastern edge of Prince William Sound in one of Alaska's most scenic locations. Only 150 miles southeast of Anchorage, Cordova can only be reached by air or water and is home to the genuine Copper River Salmon.    With only weeks away from the first run of salmon and the long awaited days of summer, we are offering a few profiles and links in this issue of Collaborative INSIGHTS that give you a window into this community.    We hope you enjoy getting acquainted.

The City of Kodiak is either being proactive with respect to the issues associated with "carbon foot print" or it has a modified business strategy or both.   Kodiak is well on its way to creating the infrastructure to support larger vessels who may no longer have to travel the 2500 mile round-trip to west coast maintenance yards for services. While we've previously reported on the geography and general business on the island, we thought you might be interested in learning more about plans at Kodiak's port.   Kodiak is well on its way to broaden its capacity and services that may well impact the food supply chain - at least that of seafood.  It all starts with Kodiak's plans for a heavy lift 600 ton crane with a travel lift - nearly 6 stories high that will handle vessels up to 180 feet.  Currently there is nothing on the western gulf that exists to service these vessels for maintenance and repair and Kodiak is hoping to soon hang out is shingle and be open for business.

Petersburg, Alaska is located on Mitkof Island in Southeast Alaska and one of Alaska's major fishing communities.   Liz Cabrera, of the Petersburg Economic Development Council, gives us an update on their recent investment;in a public cold storage facility, intended to stimulate year-round economic development for this region.

Kodiak Island's Brand Launches Career In Film

What do a film maker, 3000 Kodiak Brown Bears and a new Alaska seafood brand have in common?
Quite a bit.
Read on to learn how Kodiak is developing its own form of agritourism.

Unalaska is strategically located on the Great Circle route for shipping between Asia and North America. Located on the Bering Sea cost of the Aleutian Chain of Alaska, Unalaska is 800 miles southwest of Anchorage and reached only via air or vessel.

The New World Port - The Prince Rupert Port Authority produces an e:newsletter on the latest developments at their port. As Alaskans continue to be challenged by distance and geography, this Port continues to be of interest for access to/from the lower 48 states due to their rail/tidewater connection and for access to/from Asia and their focus for facilitating trade in and to those markets.

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