It’s back! A new round of incentives to shop local has been announced. Details and application to receive vouchers to follow soon. By spending $300 on discretionary products or services from November 1st – November 31st, 2021, individuals will receive a $100...
What does “location neutral” mean? A location neutral worker is someone who doesn’t need to be in a specific location to make a wage, or someone who works elsewhere but resides in Haines. In either case they can live wherever they want. Examples include:...
UPDATE 10/13/2020: The byHaines Shop Local program is complete! Through this program, more than $80,000 was spent at local businesses in less than two weeks. Thank you for all of those who participated. Remember, gift certificates must be redeemed by 12/31/2020! Your...
Every year, the State of Alaska receives more than $2 billion in federal funding. The amount the state receives is determined by the once-a-decade U.S. Census count. A single Alaskan missed in the U.S. Census count can equate to $29,590 in federal funding deprived...
April’s unemployment numbers for Haines show a big uptick of claimants from this time last year. We compiled the data into a comparison chart below. You can also read or listen to the KHNS news story about this data here. For easier readability and use, you can...
This survey was issued March 27-April 4 after similar surveys by the Southeast Conference and Spruce Root did not capture many Haines respondents. The questions on this survey were modeled after those surveys. These results are not meant to represent a “statistically...
