The Juneau Assembly will use the results to figure out how to mend the estimated $10 to $12 million recurring hole in the city’s budget resulting from last fall’s ballot initiatives.
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Southeast Alaska business owners less optimistic amid federal uncertainty, report says
The survey shows that almost half of the businesses that participated expect recent federal actions to negatively impact their operations.
Southeast by the Numbers report reveals growing role of tourism in region’s economy
For the first time ever, tourism was Southeast Alaska’s number one wage provider in 2023.
Hoonah set to try again to form new Alaska borough
Hoonah’s tiny outlying communities like Elfin Cove, population 24, and Game Creek, population 23, would be included in the new borough’s boundaries.
Alaska’s cruise tourism industry has recovered, but not fully, from COVID-19
The number of cruise ship tourists is expected to be near pre-pandemic levels in 2023.
Report highlights Southeast Alaska’s soaring economy but warns of housing crunch and loss of state jobs
The shining star of the 2021 economy was the seafood sector, which was Southeast’s top private sector wage provider for the first time since 2015.