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With NSEDC Contribution, Regional Wellness Center One Step Closer to Being Funded

By Davis Hovey | December 15, 2017

The Nome hospital at dusk, viewed from the front, with light streaming through its windows.

On November 27th and 28th, NSEDC’s Board voted to provide millions in funds to a Norton Sound Health Corporation wellness center which will provide substance abuse treatment and detox services in Nome. Public relations specialist for NSHC Reba Lean says NSEDC’s $2 million donation will help fund the $14 million dollar multipurpose building.

Small Business Grant Winners All In Nome; Sea Laundry Plans to be Up and Running Next Summer

By Davis Hovey | November 30, 2017

Paul Ivanoff III and Dora Hughes of Opiq Adventures at a past NSEDC's Small Business Initiative Event in Nome. Photo Credit: KNOM

Colby Engstrom, the owner of Sea Laundry, aims to use the $50,000 in funds from the Small Business Initiative program to provide basic laundry services for Nome residents and perhaps the region in the near future.