The fair averages 300,000 visitors each year, according to CEO Jerome Hertel. That’s about 40% of the state’s population — more than turn out to vote some years.
Business
Supply shortages, shipping delays hit Southeast Alaska businesses
A COVID-19 outbreak at a warehouse in Centralia, Washington has led to shipping delays at grocery stores throughout Southeast Alaska.
With no mask mandate, Anchorage businesses are left to decide what they’ll risk for public health
COVID-19 cases are surging in Anchorage again, but this time there’s no municipal mask mandate and no authority telling businesses how to keep the disease from spreading.
20-year-old entrepreneur brings vintage streetwear to Sitka
James Comas may be Sitka’s youngest business owner, but the owner of the vintage clothing store, The Garage, is far from a novice in the world of clothes.
New airline brings competition to Unalaska-Anchorage route
The new carrier, branded Aleutian Airways, is a partnership between Juneau-based Alaska Seaplanes, Florida-based Sterling Airways and two venture capital firms.
Show interrupted: Juneau artist Mercedes Muñoz finds success online after COVID shuts down exhibits
Whenever Muñoz releases a small batch of her work online, it sells out. Quickly.