Business

There’s about $34 million dollars left in the state’s pot of federal funds for businesses affected by the pandemic.

As ambassador during the pandemic, Hillman says a major focus for her and her team has been on Canada’s unique relationship with the U.S., especially with the countries’ shared border.

This year, the most controversial provision has been one that limits the number of tasting rooms for breweries, distilleries and wineries.

Similar pickets were planned at airports in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Electric cars and gas-electric hybrids are in short supply, and prices have been climbing rapidly.

The in-state investments are part of a broader shift: This year, about 20% of the fund will be invested in private equity investments impossible for the public to inspect.

In mid-January, heavy snow and rain caused some Juneau roofs to collapse. One of the hardest hit structures was a warehouse that held 10,000 jars of kelp pickles.

The parent company of the state’s biggest rural airline has created a cryptocurrency to reward fliers with a digital token that, according to plans, could soon be traded on exchanges like Bitcoin is today.

The new partnership has acquired an 80% majority share in Alaska Coach Tours, a Juneau-headquartered company they think can expand statewide.

Concerns over rezoning 15 acres along North Douglas Highway have ranged from road congestion, to the impact on housing stock, to public opinion, to economic inequities.