The U.S. Attorney’s office in Anchorage on Wednesday announced an indictment by a federal grand jury for wire fraud and false statements to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Business
Juneau Assembly hears about capital project funding schedule
When Juneau voters approved an extension of the city’s temporary one-percent sales tax and a $25 million bond proposition earlier this year, it created a dilemma members of the CBJ Assembly are probably happy to have: When to fund the nearly 20 projects identified in both ballot measures? Engineering Director Rorie Watt presented a preliminary…
UPDATE: What is Juneau Fest 2012?
Businesses are not being told what’s really happening at an event that features giveaways of donated prizes.
Unalaska installs emergency mooring buoy
With Unalaska’s rough weather, simply dropping anchor isn’t secure enough. That’s why Unalaska has deployed a new emergency mooring buoy in Broad Bay.
BRH to repay nearly $1-million in Medicare and Medicaid billing errors
Bartlett Regional Hospital must repay the state and federal governments close to a million dollars for six years of Medicare and Medicaid billing errors. The hospital also may have to pay penalties for the errors, which violated federal law. In a memo to the Bartlett Board of Directors Monday, Hospital Attorney Richard Monkman said Bartlett’s…
Juneau Assembly reaches decision on appeal of cruise ship dock permit
The Juneau Assembly has decided if it will allow the city’s Docks and Harbors Department to build two controversial floating cruise ship berths on the downtown waterfront. But its decision won’t be known by the public for a few more weeks. The Assembly met in executive session for more than hour Monday to discuss how…