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Location, Location, Location
Skagway is strategically located 90 miles northeast of Juneau (Alaska's
capital city) at the northern terminus of the Inside Passage, and at the start
of the Klondike Highway. Skagway lies 110 road miles south of Whitehorse,
and 14 miles south of the Canadian border. This inter-modal transshipment
hub provides a vital link between marine and highway transport into and out
of the Yukon and Northwest Arctic regions.
The port and highway offer year round connections and is the most cost-
effective shipping route north. The Port of Skagway provides a two day
shipping advantage between the Yukon’s rich resource reserves and Pacific
Rim and south Asian markets. The Port also offers the opportunity to
transship chilled fish, sea food, and other value-added products to Europe
via Whitehorse International Airport.
Skagway has been and continues to be an important transportation center
in northern Southeast Alaska. This is due to its strategic location, its
popularity as a tourist destination, and its value as a transshipment terminal
for mineral ore, timber, and other goods to and from the Yukon Territory.
Skagway’s economy, population growth, and community development are
closely tied to the movement of people and goods to and through its port.
Skagway is strategically located 90 miles northeast of Juneau (Alaska's
capital city) at the northern terminus of the Inside Passage, and at the start
of the Klondike Highway. Skagway lies 110 road miles south of Whitehorse,
and 14 miles south of the Canadian border. This inter-modal transshipment
hub provides a vital link between marine and highway transport into and out
of the Yukon and Northwest Arctic regions.
The port and highway offer year round connections and is the most cost-
effective shipping route north. The Port of Skagway provides a two day
shipping advantage between the Yukon’s rich resource reserves and Pacific
Rim and south Asian markets. The Port also offers the opportunity to
transship chilled fish, sea food, and other value-added products to Europe
via Whitehorse International Airport.
Skagway has been and continues to be an important transportation center
in northern Southeast Alaska. This is due to its strategic location, its
popularity as a tourist destination, and its value as a transshipment terminal
for mineral ore, timber, and other goods to and from the Yukon Territory.
Skagway’s economy, population growth, and community development are
closely tied to the movement of people and goods to and through its port.
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Skagway's thriving seasonal tourist economy allows plenty of room for year
round expansion and offers a diverse range of opportunities. This site will
assist you in determining that the business climate in Skagway is prime for
ventures that are not only locally focused but also for those with wider
regional and international scope.
round expansion and offers a diverse range of opportunities. This site will
assist you in determining that the business climate in Skagway is prime for
ventures that are not only locally focused but also for those with wider
regional and international scope.
What Does SDC Do?
The Skagway Development Corporation serves the business community of
Skagway as an advisory, administrative, and technical resource for the purpose
of creating ideas and developing initiatives that allow the year-round economy of
Skagway to grow and develop into a sustainable process that creates wealth for
the community at large.
The Skagway Development Corporation serves the business community of
Skagway as an advisory, administrative, and technical resource for the purpose
of creating ideas and developing initiatives that allow the year-round economy of
Skagway to grow and develop into a sustainable process that creates wealth for
the community at large.
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This is accomplished by utilising a multi-pronged approach to economic
development. This approach allows the Board and staff a wide range of tools to
use and allows for greater success. These prongs include:
development. This approach allows the Board and staff a wide range of tools to
use and allows for greater success. These prongs include:
- marketing the community, its facilities, and assets;
- assisting the business community with its funding needs;
- encouraging the development of the local entrepreneurial capital;
- actively recruiting firms interested in relocation;
- advocating on behalf of the business community and its individual
members; - creating an environment which cultivates and nurtures the entrepreneurial
spirit; and - providing the technical assistance that the business community requires to
enhance and expand the existing business base.
How can SDC help you?
The Corporation has become an effective economic planning and development
organization. SDC is known as the organization, in Skagway, to seek out when
you want to start a business, expand an existing business, or desire assistance
in writing business plans, exploring alternative financing options, site selection,
developing marketing strategies, and with writing grant proposals.
The Corporation has become an effective economic planning and development
organization. SDC is known as the organization, in Skagway, to seek out when
you want to start a business, expand an existing business, or desire assistance
in writing business plans, exploring alternative financing options, site selection,
developing marketing strategies, and with writing grant proposals.
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