Pat Glaab Archives

In Sitka: A mobile plant built to chill out the Bristol Bay fishery

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jun 27, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

Although the product is famous, there are some who think the quality of Bristol Bay sockeye could be improved. In Sitka, a pair of entrepreneurs is betting $2 million that they can deliver a better fish. Read More

Land deal settled, floating processor to be built in Sitka

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Nov 9, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

After more than a year of waiting on land to become available, a company will move ahead with plans to build a floating seafood processor in Sitka. Read More

Assembly approves lease-to-sell deal at Gary Paxton Industrial Park

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | May 13, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Assembly on Tuesday voted to approve a longterm lease at the city's former pulp mill site with Pat Glaab of Alaska & Pacific Packing, or APP - despite a protest from the site's neighbor, processor Silver Bay Seafoods. Read More

Sitka debates whether to sell GPIP land or keep it public

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Jan 9, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

Should Sitka sell off its remaining land at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park, or keep the land in public hands? That’s the question currently bedeviling the GPIP board. On Thursday night, board members brought the issue to the Sitka Assembly for guidance. Read More

Processor, manufacturer bid for Sitka industrial property

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Sep 25, 2014 | Local News, Syndicated

Silver Bay Seafoods has tendered an offer to buy out the City of Sitka’s industrial park. The processor got its start in Sitka and has since grown into one of the state’s largest seafood operations. Park board members heard details of the sale in a special meeting this week (9-25-14), but took no action. Instead, they decided to hold off a month in order to weigh the offer against a competing proposal from a different company. Read More