2008 Finalists

Alaska Marketplace received over 165 eligible Innovative Idea Applications from across the state.

The 46 finalists below have been selected to advance to the next round of the 2008 Alaska Marketplace competition:

AFFORDABLE ENERGY

AM30066 ~ Forest Firewood ~ Mark Leary ~ Bethel

AM30102 ~ Rural Onsite Testing &Application of Energy Technologies ~ Dale Erickson ~ Tanana

AM30113 ~ Woodstoves in Rural Alaska ~ William Avugiak ~ Chefornak

AM30121 ~ Project Winergy ~ Shayne Thompson ~ Angoon

AM30133 ~ Building Kobuk River Cabins and a Community ~ Eva Sheldon-Mandregan ~ Anchorage

AM30137 ~ Copper River Wild Salmon Company ~ Robin La Vine ~ Cordova

AM30162 ~ Solar & Wood Powered Radiant Soil Heated Greenhouse ~ John Bartolino ~ Quzinkie

PRACTICAL USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY

AM30056 ~ Provide a Quilting Service Utilizing Advanced Computer Technology ~ Barbara Ramos ~ Bethel

AM30059 ~ Wrangell Community E-Store ~ Tis Peterman ~ Wrangell

AM30063 ~ Tundra Woodworks ~ Patrick Hall ~ Chevak

AM30067 ~ Yupikarts.com, The Virtual Office for Nelson Island Arts and Crafts ~ Cecilia Frenzl ~ Delta Junction

AM30075 ~ Tundra Tee - T-Shirts that Emphasize Unique Aspects of our Native Culture/Lifestyle ~ Alice J. Bioff ~ Nome

AM30089 ~ Alaskan Dried Foods ~ Vivian Korthuis ~ Bethel

AM30104 ~ Gokodiakalaska.com Booking Agency ~ Kari Ann Sherod ~ Kodiak

AM30119 ~ Angoon Recycling Program ~ Melissa Cullum ~ Angoon

AM30124 ~ Electric Car Conversion of Old Non-running Cars in Rural Communities ~ Michael Golub ~ Dillingham

AM30125 ~ Igiugig Village Greenhouse ~ AlexAnna Salmon, Igiugig Tribal Village Council ~ Igiugig

AM30155 ~ Wild Alaskan Instant Cup O' Noodle Soups ~ Archie R Ferguson ~ Kotzebue

AM30158 ~ Self-guided History, Science & Nature ~ Laura Thomas ~ Barrow

INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING

AM30045 ~ Small Scale Sawmill ~ Fred Sagoonick ~ Shaktoolik

AM30058 ~ Project: Yukon-Kuskokwim Wild Rice ~ Gordon F Grenfell Jr. ~ Bethel

AM30076 ~ The Meyers' Farm: Farming on the Tundra ~ Tim Meyers ~ Bethel

AM30096 ~ The Fishing Widow Expansion - Local Business Supporting Local Art ~ Liz Rietveld ~ Copper Center

AM30120 ~ Making Use of Spruce Beetle Killed Trees with New Ideas ~ Luther D. Nagaruk ~ Homer

AM30130 ~ Ilinniagvik Attautchikun ~ Margaret Schaeffer ~ Kiana

AM30148 ~ Southeast Alaska Livestock Production & Processing ~ Clint Daniels ~ Sitka

INVESTING IN PEOPLE

AM30060 ~ JT's Snack Shop ~ John T Willie ~ Napakiak

AM30065 ~ Birch Water ~ Martin Kelly ~ Pilot Station

AM30068 ~ Alaska Native River Tours ~ Cynthia Erickson ~ Tanana

AM30069 ~ Alaska Juice Company ~ Caroline Kroll ~ Anchorage

AM30071 ~ Cup'ik Dance Songs of the Tundra ~ Dr. John F.Pingayak ~ Chevak

AM30093 ~ Alaska Yukon River Expeditions ~ Shirley Cleaver ~ Galena

AM30097 ~ Margie's Material ~ Ashley Baker ~ Kotzebue

AM30114 ~ Beads in Rural Alaska ~ Arlene Avugiak ~ Chefornak

AM30117 ~ Nome Arctic Cat- Snowmachine & ATV Sales & Service ~ Matt Tomter ~ Nome

AM30123 ~ Pete's Treats of Cordova Alaska ~ Peter Hoepfner ~ Cordova

AM30132 ~ The Dugout ~ Louise Walcott ~ Nome

AM30134 ~ Glacier Juice ~ Kaity Reiley ~ Anchorage

AM30141 ~ Fresh Water Seal Watcher ~ Bertram Foss ~ Iliamna

AM30146 ~ Alaskan Authentics - A piece of Alaska with a Traditional Touch ~ Tracy Bartley ~ Seward

AM30147 ~ From Shellfish Subsistence to Sustainable Farming ~ Marie Bader ~ Homer

AM30167 ~ Biomass Pellet Technology ~ Daniel L Apted ~ Anchorage

RURAL HOUSING OF THE FUTURE

AM30038 ~ Aksik Clip On Radiator Fins ~ Edmond Apassingok ~ Gambell

AM30108 ~ Key Sustainable Design Aspects to a New Wilderness Lodge - Yukon River Lodge ~ Tamara Clark ~ Ruby

AM30112 ~ Arctic Building Company ~ Andrew Christopherson ~ Anchorage

AM30129 ~ Porcupine River Timber ~ Dacho Alexander ~ Fort Yukon