The U.S. Forest Service is working to replace the 25-year-old management plan for the nation’s largest national forest.
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Forest Service boasts dozens of new staff positions in the Tongass
The agency says a larger workforce will help it catch up on a backlog of maintenance projects and keep up with the tourism boom in Southeast Alaska.
The Mendenhall Valley has a new year-round food truck park
By setting up shop in the winter — and 9 miles from downtown — all of these businesses are taking a leap of faith.
Juneau’s population is aging, and the cost of living may keep young people away
Juneau residents are staying in their homes as they age. That’s keeping the housing market tight, making it harder for young people to move here.
Alaska breaks cruise ship passenger record as tourism rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic
Juneau, the state’s leading cruise ship port, tallied 1.65 million passengers on ship manifests, a 23% bump from 2019.
Mariculture conference in Juneau builds momentum for budding industry
Supporters of mariculture in Alaska are working to build a $100 million industry out of shellfish and seaweed over the next two decades.
What happened to the $2M a cruise ship company offered Juneau?
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ initial offer went to the City and Borough of Juneau government. But most Juneau Assembly members didn’t like how that would look, and turned it down.
Juneau Assembly approves more CARES funding for businesses and individuals impacted by COVID-19
On Monday night, the Assembly passed $2.3 million in CARES Act funding to create another grant program for businesses and another $2 million for grants to individuals impacted by the pandemic.
Dunleavy administration makes changes to ease small business access to COVID-19 relief
The AK CARES grant program has distributed less than a tenth of the $290 million budgeted for it.
Emergency loan fund for Juneau small businesses is just about exhausted
There may be some wiggle room for more loans because some of the 130 applicants so far won’t qualify. The Juneau Assembly created the program and set aside $3 million for it just two weeks ago.