Juneau is on a Watch List for homelessness, along with Bethel, Kodiak, and Anchorage. At one point in time this year, the Capital City had the highest number of homeless families in the state, according to a report recently released to the Alaska Council on the Homeless. Five families were homeless during the Point-in-Time Homeless…
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AHFC plans new housing in Juneau
A new 40-unit housing development is planned for Juneau. Alaska Housing Finance Corporation has just awarded funds to the joint venture of Volunteers of America, developers Trapline LLC and V2 LLC to construct and manage the project on Vista Drive on Douglas Island. The total cost of the apartment project is slightly over $10 million.…
Juneau’s carpenter union hall shuts down
About 35 carpenter union locals in the Pacific Northwest have closed in the past three years to join larger locals. Earlier this month, Juneau’s Carpenter Union Local 2247 fell to the same fate and its members have been absorbed by Anchorage’s Carpenter Union Local 1281. The carpenters’ umbrella union – the Pacific Northwest Region Council…