A reader reports hearing on good authority that the Goodnews Bay processing plant will not open this season.
The plant, located near the remote Western Alaska village of Platinum, belongs to Coastal Villages Region Fund, one of state's community development quota companies.
It was built at a reported cost of $35 million and began operations in the summer of 2009.
Deckboss asked Coastal Villages about its plans for the plant this year and received the following reply from Angie Pinsonneault, director of business development.
Every year we evaluate a number of factors in deciding whether, when, and for how long to open the plant. We are in the midst of that process now. No decisions have been made yet.
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