Hoonah’s tiny outlying communities like Elfin Cove, population 24, and Game Creek, population 23, would be included in the new borough’s boundaries.
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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.
Ironman Alaska athletes likely spent millions while they were in Juneau
Ironman Alaska finishers Richard Secretaria and Joseph Paray figure that, between themselves and their significant others, they spent around $8,000 on their trip.
Health care jobs took the lead in Southeast Alaska’s private-sector economy in 2020, report says
Health care jobs accounted for 12% of all wages in Southeast Alaska in 2020.
Petersburg businesses report losing nearly half their revenue during pandemic
Businesses in Petersburg responding to an annual survey say they lost nearly half of their revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic and laid off 9% of their workforce.
In Southeast Alaska, high-end tourism businesses feast as cruise industry weathers famine
The tourism industry is on an undeniable rebound, but only some businesses are returning to profitability.
Hoping for more relief, Ketchikan hires Juneau firm to analyze pandemic losses
The city is projected to face roughly $33 million in revenue losses, but the community was allocated just $1.7 million in direct federal funding.
Southeast Alaska economy: ‘Every year from now on, we’re going to be comparing it to 2020’
A new report captures a grim economic snapshot of how Southeast Alaska has been affected by COVID-19.
Carnival, Princess, Holland America cancel all 2020 Alaska cruises
Carnival Corp. won’t be bringing any of its cruise ships to Alaska this season. That’s following Wednesday’s announcement that its subsidiaries Princess Cruises and Holland America Line had canceled all remaining Alaska voyages for 2020.