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Wrangell’s tax extension deadline approaches next week
The automatic tax extension for people who reside or do business in Wrangell is nearing its deadline. The Internal Revenue Service extended the 2023 tax returns and payments deadline to July 15. This was in response to the deadly landslide that hit Wrangell last November. The Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Chugach Alaska Warehouse Changes Hands; Global Firm Expands Anchorage Portfolio
The owner of the Amazon shipping hub in Anchorage is extending its logistical footprint in the city. New York-based Time Equities, Inc. (TEI) purchased a warehouse at 501 West 58th Avenue from Chugach Alaska Corporation. TEI is leasing the building back to Chugach Alaska, just as it leases the former Sears warehouse on Dowling Road to Amazon.
Assembly Formally Adopts Soldotna Riverfront Redevelopment Plan
The Soldotna Riverfront Redevelopment project received another boon during Tuesday night’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting when it was formally adopted into the borough’s comprehensive plan. The project was originally presented as a part of Soldotna’s 2015 Downtown Improvement Plan as an initiative to spur private investment, create...
From Rage City to Sin City, Daishen Nix and Kok Yat team up in NBA Summer League with Timberwolves
Anchorage’s Daishen Nix and Kok Yat are teaming up in the NBA Summer League, and you know what that means. We could see a Rage City alley-oop connection in Sin City. Nix, a 6-foot-3 point guard, and Yat, a 6-foot-8 forward, played together at times last season with the Iowa Wolves in the G League and share a connection as the only Alaskans to turn pro straight out of high school.
Senator Dan Sullivan on current provisions in the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - In an exclusive interview with Newscenter Fairbanks, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan discussed ongoing work with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is currently being negotiated and debated. “We write that bill every year. By the way, that bill passes every year. Sixty-five years in a...
Former Alaska City Treasurer sentenced for embezzling $1 million
Jess Adams was the City of Houston, Alaska’s Treasurer from 2015 through 2018. Adams was found to have full access to the city’s record-keeping and accounts and abused his position to further his own gains. The IRS Criminal Investigation Department, in conjunction with the Alaska State Troopers, investigated...
Georgia man withdraws from Wrangell housing deal, blames newspaper headline
Wrangell’s former hospital building had a buyer, but he has quashed the deal — citing a headline in the local newspaper. The project would have renovated the old Wrangell Medical Center into much-needed housing. But Georgia resident Wayne Johnson ended his plans because he didn’t like a headline in the Wrangell Sentinel that read: “Hospital property developer now wants borough lots for free.”
Fairbanks City Council passes blighted properties measure
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The City of Fairbanks will amend its code in hopes of creating a more direct legal path for dealing with blighted properties. That’s due to an ordinance passed Monday night at a regular Fairbanks City Council meeting. The measure gives the mayor the power to...
Docents keep Sullivan Roadhouse's doors open
Delta Junction has long been a community that runs on its volunteer force, and the Sullivan Roadhouse is no exception. The Roadhouse is open seven days a week from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Volunteer docents daily open the doors, hang out the flags, and prepare the Roadhouse for its daily visitors.
Workforce shortages and inflation are key challenges for Alaska’s small businesses, new survey says
Inflation, operating costs and workforce shortages are the most common challenges facing small businesses in Alaska, according to a new survey. The Alaska Small Business Development Center survey tracks small business growth in the state and projects future trends. This is the seventh annual report. Inflation was most frequently cited as the top issue facing […] The post Workforce shortages and inflation are key challenges for Alaska’s small businesses, new survey says appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
APD officer fired weapon in 2 of 5 recent officer-involved shootings
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - This week’s officer-involved shooting of an armed man in East Anchorage had several things in common with a controversial shooting two months earlier. In addition to the connections between the styles of weapons — both men were said to have carried long guns — there...
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