RDC Board visits Cordova and Valdez

Pictured above are members and guests of the RDC statewide Board of Directors who attended the 2013 Community Outreach trip to Cordova and Valdez in August. RDC toured Prince William Sound on the Alaska Maine Highway ferry Chenega and met with community officials and business leaders in both Cordova and Valdez. RDC would like to acknowledge the sponsors of the community outreach trip: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anglo American US (Pebble) LLC, CH2M HILL, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., ExxonMobil, Flint Hills Resources, LLC, Holland America Line, Lynden, Pioneer Natural Resources, Statoil, and Usibelli Coal Mine.

 

Above left: Cordova City Manager Randy Robertson leads RDC on a walking tour of downtown Cordova.  Above right: Board members tour construction of the Cordova Center. The facility will feature sweeping views of Prince William Sound.

 

Above left: Cordova is one of the top fishing ports in Alaska. Cordova and Valdez combined account for 1,800 seafood processing jobs. Above right: RDC gathers for a group photo at the Alyeska Marine Terminal in Valdez.

 

Above left: The oil tanker Polar Explorer departs from the Alyeska Marine Terminal. Above right: Board members tour the Solomon Gulch Hatchery in Valdez.

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