The national sporting goods chain plans to open a store in the Nugget Mall
Business
Detroit company takes over food sales at Juneau airport
Jacobsen/Daniels Associates started operations at the Airport on Thursday after a short-term contract with Marlintini’s Lounge owner Ethan Billings ended.
Juneau Chamber distances itself from US Chamber’s political ads
The U.S. Chamber has been running television attack ads in Alaska targeting incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich.
City mulls housing development for downtown parking lot
Local investors in Juneau want to turn a city-owned parking lot on North Franklin Street into a 40-unit apartment complex
Heritage to open new cafe and bakery downtown
Heritage Coffee Roasting Company plans to close its two current downtown locations to open a larger café on the corner of Front and Seward. The space, owned by Goldstein Improvement Company, was most recently occupied by Peer Amid Beads.
Business slate challenges Sealaska incumbents
A slate of shareholders with business backgrounds is trying to unseat four incumbents on the Sealaska board of directors
City aims to open Pederson Hill to residential development
City officials are hoping to address Juneau’s longstanding housing shortage by opening Pederson Hill to development.
Alaskan Brewing Co. now selling beer in cans
Juneau-based Alaskan Brewing Co. recently added a canning line and broke ground on a multi-million dollar expansion.
Cruise ship Volendam to make unexpected stop in Juneau
The Holland America Line ship departed Japan for a stop in Kodiak, but had to divert due to bad weather in the Gulf of Alaska
Alaska unemployment rate stays below national average
Alaska’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.6 percent in March, up one-tenth of a percent from February