Marine highway top priority in Southeast economic plan

Sustaining and strengthening the Alaska Marine Highway System is the top priority in a recent plan from a Southeast Alaska economic development group. Southeast Conference puts together a plan about every five years that outlines goals for job and business growth in the region. The state budget picture plays a crucial role in this latest proposal.
A passenger on the deck of an Alaska Marine Highway ferry. (Flickr Creative Commons – supafly)Meilani Schijvens works with Rain Coast Data in Ju