Chugach Alaska Corporation officials and friends gather for the Village in the City groundbreaking, although construction is scheduled mainly for 2027.
A vacant lot in the middle of the city is coming to life as a village. Chugach Alaska Corporation, in cooperation with its nonprofit affiliates, broke ground this week on a multi-phase project called Village in the City. The first phase planned for the property on 36th Avenue near Old Seward Highway in Midtown Anchorage will include commercial space for Chugach Alaska subsidiaries, tribal services offices, and a museum of Chugach heritage.
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The 4.35-acre lot has been vacant for years while Chugach Alaska and its partners coordinated the development plans. The first phase will provide expanded capacity for Chugach Tribal Services to deliver its workforce development and wellness programs. Chugach Heritage Foundation will use the building as a base to distribute scholarships to Chugach Alaska shareholders and descendants while coordinating the culture camp on Hinchinbrook Island in Prince William Sound. And the Chugach Museum has been looking forward to having a home since 2022, when the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council awarded a $6.2 million grant to create an archive and repository.
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