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Article: METLAKATLA: A CITY IN EXPANSION.(Alaska)(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- June 1, 2001
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Like other Southeast towns, Metlakatla was hard hit when its lumber mill closed, but new development is helping this community become economically self-sufficient once again.
When the Annette Hemlock lumber mill closed in 1995 in Metlakatla, its economic impact on this small island community was tremendous and it caused great hardship on over 480 families. The situation forced Metlakatla, whose main source of jobs was from the mill and in the fishing industry, to reconsider its survival skills and search for viable options with both short-term and long-term results. Determined to overcome challenging obstacles, the town has made a comeback and its progress is to ...