One of the hardest-hit communities in Alaska is King Cove. The Peter Pan Seafoods plant that had served as the economic engine of the Southwest Alaska village for more than a century announced this spring it would cease operations. Now, as Alaska Public Media’s Eric Stone reports, its owner is out of business, and residents are left to wonder if their community has a future.
Eric Stone covers state government, tracking the Alaska Legislature, state policy and its impact on all Alaskans. Reach him at estone@alaskapublic.org and follow him on X at @eriwinsto. Read more about Eric here.
