Today (Wednesday) was the first day on the job for Bartlett Regional Hospital’s new CEO Chris Harff. She spent it getting a tour of the hospital, getting to know some of the staff, and asking questions.
Economy
Switch failure knocks out power in Mendenhall Valley
About 3,000 Mendenhall Valley households and businesses were without power this morning for about an hour when a switch failed at the Alaska Light and Power Loop substation.
Sales tax, bond propositions approved for Juneau municipal election ballot
Assembly members last night (Monday) approved the measures without making any changes.
Juneau Assembly expected to approve sales tax, bond propositions for municipal election
The Juneau Assembly will take public comment tonight on two large-project funding packages likely to appear on this fall’s municipal election ballot.
Klukwan files for bankruptcy due to $7 million debt
The Southeast Alaska Native village corporation Klukwan Inc. filed for bankruptcy this week. But it plans on remaining in business.
Juneau Chamber members express concerns about proposed sales tax, bond measures
Juneau’s business community has serious reservations about a proposal to put two capital improvement project funding packages on this fall’s municipal election ballot, according to a survey of Chamber of Commerce members.