Alaska Hospitality Alliance receives federal grant.

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The Alaska Hospitality Alliance Education Foundation has received a $100,000 federal grant to fund a statewide nationally developed high school hospitality curriculum.

"Quite simply, this program educates and trains high school students, during their junior and senior years, in the wide spectrum of hospitality industry vocational and career endeavors," said Jack Amon, owner of Marx Bros. Cafe and president of the AHAEF Board of Trustees. He also is a member of the National Restaurant Association Board of Directors.

"While the concept is simple, the implications for Alaska are great," he said.

The AHAEF was formed in...