A Message from our Board of Directors President,
Jeff Sanford
Chamber Members,
Summer is upon us, and the Chamber has been busy. We completed the community job fair on June 16th. Employers and employees gathered to learn about employment opportunities in Kodiak. It went so well that we are looking into doing another one this fall.
We are excited to share the small business health care program with you. If you are a Chamber Member, you and your employees have access to excellent health care insurance. Participation is available through Associated Industries, whose mission is to provide comprehensive healthcare products to Alaska employers at affordable prices. Please contact us for more information.
We would like to welcome the following NEW members:
- Strong Solutions
- Moda Health & Delta Dental of Alaska
- Blue Evolution
Be sure to get tickets TODAY for the following events:
What a great summer so far! Have a safe and patriotic 4th of July.
Sincerely,
Jeff Sanford
Board of Directors President
Kodiak Chamber of Commerce
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Your Membership Portal!
We want our members to get the most out of our online directory and resources by updating their membership listing with the most current contact information for the Kodiak Chamber's website!
Login to your member portal or call (907) 486-5557 or email chamber@kodiakchamber.org to get your online portal set up today!
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Get Your News Out to the Community!
News & Views is a weekly, two-minute, pre-recorded radio segment that airs on KVOK and HOT 101.1
Each segment spotlights one of our local Chamber Members and is recorded at the KVOK studio.
What is Discussed? We will help guide your message, but anything business-related is fair game!
Who Can Take Advantage? Any Chamber Member is able to take advantage of this unique promotional opportunity. Anyone from the organization can be interviewed. You choose the direction and goal you'd like to accomplish and we will work with you to achieve it! This is a completely FREE service we provide for our Chamber Members.
I'm Ready, What Now? Simply contact us via email, stop by the office, or call (907) 486-5557 to schedule.
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Join the Small Business Collaboration Group
Our mission is to support an environment of success for small business through collaboration, communication, and education.
The group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 9 AM. All are welcome! This month's meeting is Tuesday, July 12th.
Email jena@kodiakchamber.org to be added to the distribution list to get the monthly agenda.
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The 2022 Relocation Guide is Now Available
We are proud to announce that the
2022 Kodiak Relocation Guide is out!
The Kodiak Chamber has created the relocation guide to assist those moving to Kodiak or about to start their move, or simply to learn more about what the Kodiak Community has to offer. It contains our full Member Directory along with facts and info about life in Kodiak!
You can access an electronic copy by clicking on the image.
Member businesses and local residents are welcome to pick up free copies! If you had copies reserved, please schedule a time to pick them up or have them delivered. (907) 486-5557
We want to thank all of the photographers who submitted their beautiful images, which you will see throughout the guide.
Download the Guide Now!
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The Chamber is Now Offering Heath Care for Chamber Members!
If you are a Chamber Member, you and your employees have access to excellent health care insurance. Participation is available through Associated Industries, whose mission is to provide comprehensive healthcare products to Alaska employers at affordable prices.
Please email us for more information.
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Sumarts for Kinds 2022
June - July
Sum’Arts for Kids provides quality and affordable arts instruction to youth. For more than three decades, the program we have created arts learning opportunities for Kodiak kids in visual arts, theatre, and more.
For the summer of 2022, Sum’Arts for Kids will include our traditional in-person week-long camps, as well as take-home kits, and outdoor adventures.
Sincere thanks to the Kodiak Island Borough School District for their long-standing support and partnership in the Sum'Arts for Kids program.
Program Details Here
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Summer Concerts 2022
July 1 & July 2
Tim “Too Slim“ Langford is a monster guitarist and unabashed blues rocker whose influences run the gamut from Lightnin’ Hopkins, Freddy King, Duane Allman, and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Robin Trower. He is a prolific singer/songwriter whose songs have now yielded an impressive 13 studio Too Slim and the Taildraggers albums, 2 solo albums and several live CD’s all on his own Underworld Records imprint.
Too Slim and the Taildraggers’ high energy Blues Rock has been thrilling audiences for years. Tim Langford has received Lifetime Achievement and Hall Of Fame awards by three Northwest blues societies, as well as more than 40 regional and national music awards. Too Slim and the Taildraggers music has also been featured on MTV’s series, The Real World and Road Rules.
Too Slim and the Taildraggers are Tim “Too Slim" Langford on guitar/vocals, Zach Kasik on bass/vocals and Jeff “Shakey” Fowlkes on drums/vocals
Get Your Tickets!
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Texas Hill
July 3 | 6 PM
Kodiak Lions, KVOK Radio & Erickson Unlimited Present TEXAS HILL!
TEXAS HILL is an amazing Country/Southern Rock trio made up of Craig Wayne Boyd, who won Season 7 of The Voice on NBC. Casey James, who placed 3rd on the 9th Season of American Idol, and Adam Wakefield finished 2nd in Season 10 of The Voice.
Sunday, July 3rd, at the Kodiak Fairgrounds. Doors open at 5 PM and music starts at 6 PM.
Get Your Tickets!
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4th of July Parade
July 4 | 11 AM
Come kick off your Independence Day at the annual 4th of July parade with the American Legion and friends.
The parade route begins at 11 AM on W. Marine Way at Oscar's Dock and loops around downtown back to where it began!
We hope to see you there!
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Newcomer's Welcome Aboard Fair
August 16 | 1 - 4 PM
Attention all Kodiak Businesses and organizations!
Base Kodiak MWR is having their Annual Newcomer's Welcome Aboard Fair on Tuesday, August 16th from 1 PM - 4 PM at the Base Gym.
This is the perfect opportunity to share information with new USCG transfers and their families!
To reserve your space please call (907) 487-5126 or email. Reservations will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
You may provide your own table or rent one for $20.
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Alaska Small Business Development Center Workshops & On-Demand Classes
LIVE Events
New On-Demand Workshops
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Coral Network Brings Together Six Alaskan Conservation Organizations
The Alutiiq Museum is one of six organizations partnering on a five-year education project. This project will work to make scientific research in the Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill area more accessible to the public. The $12.5M project is being led by the Seward Sea Life Center and funded by the EVOS Trustee Council.
Read More
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Emily's Alterations & Design
Located at 326 Center Ave, Suite 101
Emily will be retiring in September 2022 and is selling her alterations business.
The business includes machines, threads, and zippers. You can even stay in the same location.
Willing to train if desired.
Call Emily for Details (907) 486-5699
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Positions that are currently open around Kodiak: | |
Are You Hiring?
Email us your job listing and we can share them on our online Job Board, post them on our social media, and include them in our monthly e-newsletter.
Contact us for more details!
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COVID Relief Resources from SWAMC
SWAMC is actively engaged in conversations with other ARDORs, the Alaska Small Business Development Center, Alaska Municipal League, and other State and Federal agency representatives to sift through and understand the many resources available for businesses, municipalities, tribes, and individuals who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additional resource links for COVID:
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- BLUE EVOLUTION
- MODA HEALTH & DELTA DENTAL OF ALASKA
- STRONG SOLUTIONS
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Interested in becoming a member?
The Chamber Membership gives your organization the tools and support it needs to succeed. With access to business resources, educational materials, advocacy, networking opportunities, and much more...
Contact us for more details
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Thank You, Renewing Members! | |
- ALASKAN LEADER FISHERIES
- BRIDGEVIEW DENTAL GROUP
- COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
- EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS
- FORAKER GROUP
- KODIAK POWERSPORTS & MARINE
- KODIAK SEINERS ASSOCIATION
- LEISNOI INC.
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- PACIFIC SEAFOOD
- PETRO MARINE SERVICES
- RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE
- RONDYS
- SENIOR CITIZENS OF KODIAK
- SUNRUNNER ALASKA CORP.
- UNITED FISHERMEN'S MARKETING ASSOCIATION
- VERTIGO AIR
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Thank You to Our Sponsors! | |
The next Board of Directors Meeting will be held Wednesday, July 20th at noon in the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce Board Room. | | | | |