Tag: Western Alaska
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Powering Alaska – Tapraq on the Road System
Tapraq employees display Western Alaska work ethic in Interior Alaska. Remote Alaskan communities have long relied on large diesel generators to power small, local electric grids. Burning vast quantities of diesel at prices as high as $9 to $15 per gallon or more, these generators roar along, belching exhaust 24 hours a day, except when…
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Community-Based Home Construction: Solving Western Alaska’s Housing Crisis
Working in partnership with Stebbins IRA, local contractor Tapraq Rock is building a new subdivision and constructing homes, relieving the housing shortage that results in overcrowding of homes and residents moving out of the community. Subdivision construction is complete, and the building supplies arrived two weeks ago by barge. Work is being performed simultaneously on…
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