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• Author: Slaten, Russ
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS - Arctic Slope Regional Corporation - Top of the World Hotel grand opened in April - Brief article

The new Top of the World Hotel in Barrow celebrated a grand opening in April. The old hotel had suffered smoke damage from a Labor Day weekend fire in 2013 that burned down the iconic Pepe's North of the Border restaurant, which was located next door. The old hotel will not be reopened.

"Construction of the hotel at its new location was in the works at the time of the fire, or the turnaround time would have been longer," said Colleen Lemen, Top of the World Hotel manager.

The new hotel is located on Eben Hopson Street next to the post office has seventy guest rooms...