State economists are predicting Southeast's economy will decline while the state as a whole grows, but some in industry are questioning that prediction.

Sitka survived an attack in 1802 by the hammer-wielding Tlingit war chief Katlian. It weathered the ensuing vengeance of the Russians who poured cannon fire down on the Tlingits huddled in a wooden fort.

They are pumped through a tube and sucked into a large machine where they liquefy under extreme heat and pressure. A mechanical press moves in and shapes the liquid plastic around a carefully-tailored mold.