Aleut-Pribilof group to get new digs

News Source: Anchorage Daily News
Publish Date: August 29, 2006

Aleut-Pribilof group to get new digs

The Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association is constructing a new headquarters building on East International Airport Road between the Seward Highway and the Old Seward Highway. The design and construction costs for the three-story, 40,770-square-foot building along Campbell Creek is $12.2 million, the agency said. Koonce Pfeffer Bettis designed it, with Neeser Construction Inc. as general contractor, the association said.

The building will have a look that incorporates features of the Aleutian-Pribilof region, said Dimitri Philemonof, chief executive: “Over the years, increasing numbers of our people have, for many reasons, transitioned out of our region to the Anchorage area, causing a separation from their roots. Our wish is to have our facility provide a long-needed gathering place for the Aleut people to proudly celebrate their heritage, a sense of being home while being away from theirs, a place to visit that feels like home.” The project should be done late next year, the agency said.