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MEP Success Stories from Alaska

eCommerce Masterclass Extended Outreach

Reported Year
2022
GC Handrail has the capacity to increase and double its sales and expand the business but needed assistance with further outreach capabilities in the state. For help they turned to Alaska MEP, part of the MEP National Network™.

Confidence to Meet 100,000 Sales Goal

Reported Year
2021
Drool Central A Mum & Pup Barkery's challenge was navigating and defining their target audience and finding the right ways to reach them to better sell their treats. Owner Daisy Nicolas turned to Alaska MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, for help.

Supply Chain Optimization

Reported Year
2021
Founded in 2019, Elevated Oats has experienced steady growth over the past two years. CEO Megan Militello realized that they needed to be ready for further expansion. Operating a growing business in Alaska during the COVID-19 pandemic presented unique supply-chain challenges. To prepare to meet them company leadership enrolled in MEP's Supply Chain

Connected with Non-Woven Polypropylene material

Reported Year
2020
Alpine Fit LLC needed access to a hard-to-procure fabric, non-woven polypropylene material, to transition their operations to assist with producing surgical masks during the pandemic and to get a contract with the State of Alaska.

Saving Money And Going Green

Reported Year
2021
The Alaska MEP, part of the MEP National Network™ ,was contacted by one of the owners, Jim Michener to see if we could help them engineer a solution to their boiling problem. They need to boil massive amounts of sea water to get down to a highly concentrated solution that they can then carefully make into flaked sea salt. This process is very

Chugach Chocolates Successfully Increased Production

Reported Year
2021
Chugach Chocolates purchased a flow packaging machine, which would increase packaging production from 90 bars an hour to up to 90 per minute. However, certain flavors of the bars would not work with their machine, and there was no easy explanation as to why. The thought of locating and engaging a specialist within Alaska that had the specific

Port Chilkoot Distillery: Maximize Energy Efficiency

Reported Year
2020
The spirits manufacturing process requires consistent heating and cooling of cooking and distilling equipment. The production tanks and condensers are designed to utilize a continuous flow of cold water to cool the distillate. The owners wanted to look at engineering a system that would maximize energy efficiency while reducing water usage and

Product Testing Helps Retain Sales

Reported Year
2020
Foraged & Found needed testing for regulatory compliance. The company needed this to be able to continue to sell to the public.

Connected with Buyers for Hand Sanitizer

Reported Year
2020
Twister Creek wanted to provide assistance during the pandemic and stay profitable by transitioning its operations to produce hand sanitizer. The company needed assistance connecting with businesses in need of hand sanitizer, and spreading the word that they now offer that product.