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Owner Kevin Stalder's motto is printed on his business cards: “Yeah, we can paint that."
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May 3, 2018
Alaska Industrial Paint thrives on really big jobs: from train cars to tour buses
By NAOMI KLOUDA
Alaska Journal of Commerce
Alaska Journal of Commerce
Naomi Klouda/Alaska Journal of Commerce via AP
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Brian Vagts of Alaska Industrial Paint checks on a passenger coach getting painted and repaired. Work for tourism companies dries up in summer, so crews serve industrial customers such as Crowley Marine and Shoreside Petroleum.
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Railroad used to ship some of its 45 passenger cars on barges to Seattle every year, then put them back on tracks for a long chug to the Midwest for repairs and paint jobs.
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