Foundroot, Haines’ Alaska proven seed company, is one of 11 finalists for the 2019 Path to Prosperity award, a Southeast Alaska sustainable business development grant.

Juneau-based nonprofit, Spruce Root, hosts an annual contest for the Path to Prosperity award to enhance small businesses and startups in southeast Alaska. All participants are trained in the triple-bottom-line method, an approach where entrepreneurs equally weigh profitability with environmental and social impacts of a business.

The June 11 announcement…