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Article: SERVING ALASKA: The Puget Sound Brings Commerce Our Way.
- Article from:
- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- August 1, 2000
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Alaskans rely on the ports of Seattle and Tacoma for much of the goods they receive. Without those ports, there would be empty stores and few purchase options.
Though living in the Last Frontier is fundamentally different than life in the Lower 48, there are overwhelming similarities that link us together. We drive the same vehicles, watch the same television programs, use the same office equipment and buy the same products as our friends and families in the contiguous states.
Yet, almost everything we use on a daily basis at home and at work--comes to Alaska via our neighbors down south. From toothpaste to bulldozers, The Last Frontier's relationship ...