Alaska Brewery Owners Named 2017 SBA Alaska Small Business Person of the Year

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Alaska District Office

Alaska Brewery Owners Named 2017 SBA Alaska Small Business Person of the Year

Owners David McCarthy and Jason Motyka of DV3 Corp.Takes Top Honors,
Finalist for 2017 SBA National Small Business Person of the Year,

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2017 Alaska Small Business Person of the Year is David McCarthy and Jason Motyka, owners of DV3 Corp. in Denali Park, Founded in 2005.

Since the Denali Park Salmon Bake was founded in 2005, DV3Corp has grown from one restaurant with 40 seasonal employees to two brewpubs, three restaurants, one gas station/campground, and one hotel which total 120 year-round and 600 seasonal employees.

In 2008, Denali Park Grocery was added and operates as a seasonal market. In the spring of 2009, Miners Market and McKinley RV & Campground --a gas station, deli, and campground --joined the family. In winter 2010, Prospector's Pizzeria & Alehouse was built using local craftsmen and opened that spring in the small tourist strip in Denali across from corporate hotels. Growth continued in 2010 with the August opening of 49th State Brewing Company-Denali --a restaurant, craft brewery, beer garden and concert venue.

In 2014, DV3Corp purchased, rehabilitated, and reopened the Denali Crow's Nest Cabins. The Crow's Nest boasts 40 log cabins overlooking Denali Park and operates a fine dining restaurant called The Overlook.

Demand for the 49th State's beer and desire to join the community in Anchorage became reality when DV3Corp purchased, remodeled, and reopened one of Anchorage's most historic downtown buildings as their newest brewpub.

The SBA Small Business Person of the Year award – part of National Small Business Week in May – recognizes small business owners who demonstrate staying power and substantiated history as an established business with at least three years of business operation. Winners must also show growth in net worth and business expansion, increase in jobs and sales, innovativeness of products or services, response to adversity, and contributions to community-oriented projects.

“National Small Business Week is a time to recognize the impact small business has on our country,” SBA Acting Regional Administrator Nancy Porzio said. “It’s a chance to celebrate the dedicated, hard-working small business owners who are using innovation to create jobs and make a difference in our local communities.”

Small Business Person of the Year winners from 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam will converge in Washington, D.C. in May, when one of them will be selected as the National Small Business Person of the Year during the SBA celebration of National Small Business Week April 30-May 6, 2017.

A celebration honoring local SBA winners from the SBA Alaska District – which serves all of Alaska– will be May 3ed at the King Career Center in Anchorage. Other SBA local awards that will be recognized at the celebration include Lenders of the Year and Regional Small Business Advocate awards.

Each year since 1963, the President has issued a proclamation calling for the celebration of National Small Business Week. SBA recognizes outstanding small business owners for their personal successes and contributions to our nation.

For more information about National Small Business Week, visit www.sba.gov/nsbw.

About the SBA Alaska District Office:

The SBA Alaska District serves all of Alaska with locations in Anchorage and Fairbanks. SBA Alaska District staff provide resources and services in three areas referred to as “the three C’s” – counseling, capital and contracting. Visit www.sba.gov/ak  for more information including resource partners, lenders, workshops, success stories and other resources to help business start, grow and succeed.

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