About 2,400 Juneau residents weighed in on the effects of tourism on the community.
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Prices expected to rise for Alaskans as barge rates increase
Alaska’s largest barge operator is raising prices. Economists say it could lead to higher prices for groceries and other local consumer goods next year.
Bristol Bay sockeye a high point in the state’s unpredictable salmon season
Bristol Bay’s run exceeded 50 million fish for the sixth year in a row — 46% above the 20-year average — but many other parts of the state were far below their forecasts.
For Alaska’s seafood processors, COVID-19 has cost tens of millions of dollars
Garrett Everidge, an economist at the McDowell Group, says processors have spent $50 million dollars on COVID-19 mitigation plans so far.
A 500-mile hiking trail across Alaska? Advocates say the pandemic is a perfect time to start
The Alaska Long Trai would connect Seward to Fairbanks along 500 miles of existing and yet-to-be-built hiking trails.
Salmon markets are in flux and COVID-19 isn’t helping
The possibility of significant outbreaks at processing plants, and a decrease in consumer power, poses big questions about the reliability of both supply and demand this season.