May 2009 Finalists

Alaska Marketplace received over 94 eligible Innovative Idea Applications from across the state.

The 30 finalists below have been selected to advance to the next round of the 2009 Alaska Marketplace competition:

Alaska Yukon River Expeditions ~ Interior ~ Galena ~ Shirley Cleaver

Aleutian Peninsula Broadcasting ~ Aleutian ~ Sand Point ~ Kells Hetherington

Birch Water ~ YK Delta ~ Pilot Station ~ Martin Kelly

Bridging Cultures with Crest Art ~ Southeast ~ Sitka ~ Robert Hoffmann

Building Kobuk River Cabins ~ Northwest Arctic ~ Kobuk ~ Eva Sheldon-Mandregan

Cordova Greens ~ Chugach ~ Cordova ~ Ellen Americus

Electric Wave Transport ~ Cook Inlet ~ Seldovia ~ Brian Slover

Fish Scraps to Dog Food - Salmon by Products ~ Interior - Doyon ~ Fort Yukon ~ Johnny Roberts

Fresh Water Seal Watching ~ Bristol Bay ~ Iliamna ~ Bertram Foss

Gwich'in Tribal Heating Alternatives ~ Interior - Doyon ~ Fort Yukon ~ John Hardy

Gwich'in Yukon Flats Fur and Skin Tannery ~ Interior - Doyon ~ Fort Yukon ~ Bentley Solomon

Husky Insulation Wrap ~ Cook Inlet ~ Anchorage ~ Jack Zayon

Igyan Eco Tours ~ Aleutian ~ St. Paul ~ Juliana Zacharof-Wagner

Kanektok River Adventures ~ YK Delta ~ Quinhagak ~ Warren Jones

Kuskokwim River Micro Fish Processing ~ YK Delta ~ Bethel ~ Francis A. Reich

Maserculiq Inc. Habitat/Energy Innovation ~ YK Delta ~ Marshall ~ Chuck Akers

Multi-Business Repair Shop ~ YK Delta ~ Kwigillingok ~ Darrel T. John

Native News Program ~ Cook Inlet ~ Anchorage ~ Phyllis Spencer-Belz

Native Village of Council Cache ~ Bering Straits ~ Nome ~ Katherine Lee

Paddlewheel Generator ~ Interior-Doyon ~ Galena ~ Eric Huntington

Ruby Freezer to Root Cellar ~ Interior-Doyon ~ Ruby ~ Ed Sarten

Rural Electric Vehicle Utilization ~ Bristol Bay ~ Dillingham ~ Michael Golub

Salmon By-Product Utilization ~ Bristol Bay ~ Naknek ~ Izetta Chambers

Shorty's Shop Incinerators ~ YK Delta ~ Bethel ~ David Salzbrun

Snowflake Multimedia ~ Bering Straits ~ Nome ~ Kendra Nichols

The Biomass Bag ~ Kodiak ~ Kodiak ~ Peter J. Olsen

The Dancing Kuspuk ~ YK Delta ~ Pilot Station ~ Cynthia Fancyboy

The Speed Bearing for ATVs ~ Bristol Bay ~ Perryville ~ John Phillips

Wolf Pack Industries - Ecommerce Model ~ Bering Straits ~ Unalakleet ~ Jason Currier

Yukon Winter Transport ~ Interior - Doyon ~ Fort Yukon ~ Nate Endicott