Gyms are adapting, but some still face financial strain as Alaskans opt out of indoor exercise.
Business
In the middle of a pandemic, new brewery brings craft beer to Sitka
He wants to start with some crowd-pleasers and then venture into some funkier brews, like a saison aged in wine barrels.
Alaska Air to require masks for almost all travelers
As supplies allow, the company will supply masks for people who forget to bring them and will remind travelers about the requirement in pre-trip communication.
Alaska Airlines says 331 Anchorage employees may face layoffs as part of sweeping job cuts
The cuts represent 26% of the airline’s workforce in the city.
They sanitized, screened, quarantined and they still got COVID-19
Juneau seafood processor says they didn’t count on community spread
Alaska hospitality association asks Dunleavy for mandates instead of recommendations
The group’s open letter to Gov. Dunleavy says that recommendations leave them caught between public health needs and the preferences of customers who don’t want to wear masks.
No boatloads of tourists, no tourism, right? Not quite.
Tourism in Southeast Alaska has scaled down this season, but there are signs that visitors are still making their way to town.
Fred Meyer, Safeway, Home Depot and Petco are latest big retailers in Juneau to make customers mask up
The announcements follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calling on Americans to wear masks.
COVID-19 infects 9 workers at Juneau seafood processor
The cases are associated with Alaska Glacier Seafoods. Four of the new cases are residents and four are non-residents. All of the individuals are isolating and their close contacts are quarantining.
Last-minute deal will keep some Ravn planes and service in Alaska
The sale to Float Shuttle has been cleared by federal bankruptcy court, the company says, and the new owners aim to have federal approval to resume flying in about a month.