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Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 6:37 PM AKDT
|By Taylor Clark
Zip Kombucha added an extra kick to their recipe and is now the first hard-kombucha brewer in Alaska.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2020 at 10:17 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
Bingo halls were closed during Anchorage's four-week reset, but some owners don't believe they were part of the numbers.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2020 at 6:52 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
The Municipality is accepting applications for both, and more programs are in the pipeline.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2020 at 11:01 AM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
Bernadette Bradley, owner and operator of the longtime Anchorage restaurant and bar Bradley House, says she's been able to make things work thus far, but that she's concerned about the upcoming winter season.
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Updated: Aug. 15, 2020 at 9:32 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
The ordinance would help with rehiring and protect jobs during changes in ownership.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2020 at 10:22 PM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
As many Anchorage businesses fight to stay afloat, others have stopped serving customers altogether. Of the latter group, some have closed their doors so that they might hopefully reopen in the future.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:38 PM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
Many owners of shops and restaurants in Anchorage are trying to kick-start business while still following local mandates. Several in downtown Anchorage have spilled out on to municipal streets, and in turn, triggered speculation of Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s involvement in their expansions, something the mayor vehemently denies.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 8:20 PM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
Alaska's bars, restaurants and liquor stores can continue to sell alcohol at the curbside or via home delivery, through Nov. 15.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2020 at 2:49 PM AKDT
|By Kristen Durand
Nearly all businesses have been affected in some way by COVID-19. Many are struggling to re-open and some haven't re-opened at all, but others are seeing growth.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 10:16 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
The list only includes bars and restaurants.
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Updated: Jul. 3, 2020 at 2:55 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
Desperation is growing among small business owners across Alaska as a state coronavirus grants program is plagued with problems.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2020 at 5:07 PM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
Businesses like the Alaskan Soda Jerk stand look to the state fair for more than half of their yearly revenue. Now, the business will be operating in Anchorage all summer to recoup that lost income.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2020 at 10:03 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
Recent decisions from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board have made it easier for restaurants to adjust their layouts.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 5:40 PM AKDT
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Commercial fishing businesses can now apply for the Paycheck Protection Program loans that include crew in payroll costs, as the Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration has amended a rule that previously counted crew as independent contractors, Alaska’s congressional delegation announced Thursday.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 11:49 AM AKDT
|By Eric Sowl
Anchorage ice cream shop comes up with way to thank workers on the front line of the pandemic response.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2020 at 6:30 PM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
China Lights buffet is looking to gain back lost revenue by streamlining a "touch-less" buffet process at its South Anchorage location.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 2:42 PM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
Licensed providers will receive assistance based on their licensed capacity for the months of April and May. Those who were open during that time should receive more money per child, according to the state's plan.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 10:11 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
Across Alaska, many small business owners are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic despite loans and grants that are meant to assist them.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 5:44 PM AKDT
|By Digital Staff
The Alaska Department of Commerce has announced that a state small business grant program will be expanded to include businesses that have already taken small federal loans.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 4:04 PM AKDT
|By Eric Sowl
Anchorage business Roti, a Malaysian bakery, had only been open five months when the hunker down order went into place. Now, a small business owner's dream is on the line.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 1:10 PM AKDT
|By Ellie Baty
Checker Cab in Anchorage ceases service from impacts of COVID-19.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 2:23 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
During a House Finance Committee meeting held on Wednesday, officials confirmed that small businesses that have accepted federal coronavirus loans are ineligible for state grants. But that could change.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2020 at 8:14 PM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
The store, which reopened its doors in late May, is being closed as part of Nordstrom's response to the looting and riots occurring at large gatherings in the lower 48 states.
Updated: May. 27, 2020 at 1:11 PM AKDT
|By Gilbert Cordova
The Air Group filed for Chapter 11 protection on April 5 due to a 90% drop in bookings because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: May. 26, 2020 at 6:49 AM AKDT
|By KTUU Staff
the only thing shinier than the new conveyor belts and countertops is going to be the sweet glaze on those Krispy Kreme donuts that people in the valley can now get.
Updated: May. 25, 2020 at 9:46 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
While state and local governments have lifted capacity limits, some places are setting their own.
Updated: May. 21, 2020 at 2:56 PM AKDT
|By Alexis Fernandez
About a dozen customers waited in their cars before the store officially reopened. Jackie Mercado and Janis Joseph say they were excited to finally shop at the retail store again. Joseph says she drove down from Fairbanks for the reopening.
Updated: May. 20, 2020 at 4:21 PM AKDT
|By KTUU News
The U.S. Treasury has approved Ravn Air Group’s ability to seek payroll grants under the CARES Act Payroll Support Program, which will enable interested buyers of the group to preserve the airline.
Updated: May. 11, 2020 at 10:07 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
Some are finishing plans or waiting on equipment, for others, it's simply not profitable.
Updated: May. 9, 2020 at 6:14 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
The downtown Anchorage Market had a tough opening Saturday while farmers markets reported strong sales.
Updated: May. 8, 2020 at 7:59 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
Some businesses in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough returned to almost-normal conditions on Friday as coronavirus restrictions were eased across Alaska.
Updated: May. 5, 2020 at 11:22 AM AKDT
|By Gilbert Cordova
Momma O’s Seafood Restaurant announced it was permanently closing its doors Monday.
Updated: May. 5, 2020 at 6:53 AM AKDT
|By Gilbert Cordova
According to a press release, “Reported net loss for the first quarter of 2020 under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of $232 million, or $1.87 per diluted share, compared to net income of $4 million, or $0.03 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2019.”
Updated: May. 4, 2020 at 9:45 PM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
Self-employed business owners and those who missed out on assistance through the CARES Act are likely to see hard times in the coming months, with 16% of local businesses set to close shop for good, according to the AEDC.
Updated: May. 4, 2020 at 8:40 PM AKDT
|By Patrick Enslow
The coronavirus has made finding a job very difficult, and a recent college graduate shared her experience trying to find a job after graduation.
Updated: May. 1, 2020 at 3:12 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
An Alaska oil service company will temporarily lay off 304 workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2020 at 8:43 AM AKDT
|By Gilbert Cordova
According to BP, the fuel will be supplied by BP’s Cherry Point Refinery and delivered to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 7:15 AM AKDT
|By Gilbert Cordova
Stores in malls across Anchorage open for business.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2020 at 10:34 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
Meeting health requirements and ensuring safety can take some time.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 5:49 PM AKDT
|By Mary Kate Burgess
President Trump signed a $484 billion coronavirus emergency relief bill Friday, which included $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 1:06 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
With an oversupply of oil across the world, the Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. will temporarily cut throughput down the trans-Alaska pipeline by roughly 50,000 barrels per day.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 11:26 AM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
Alaska’s largest regional air carrier will be liquidated unless it can receive more federal coronavirus loans.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2020 at 6:45 PM AKDT
|By Kristen Durand
As governor releases re-opening guidelines, salon owners say it will be a while before doors open.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2020 at 5:23 PM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
The state Alcohol and Marijuana Control Boards are in the process of issuing final authorizations for liquor stores and cannabis dispensaries that want to roll out curbside sales during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2020 at 6:15 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
Commercial flights have virtually stopped coming in and out of Anchorage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cargo planes have kept coming in numbers largely unchanged from last year.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2020 at 7:10 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
Fabric and thread are flying off the shelves as Alaskans look to create face masks during the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2020 at 12:16 PM AKDT
|By Derek Minemyer
Before program funding dried up on April 16, close to 5,000 Alaskan businesses were approved for nearly $922 million in federal loans to help continue paying their employees through the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Updated: Apr. 16, 2020 at 7:20 AM AKDT
|By Gilbert Cordova
ConocoPhillips announced Thursday it’s going to reduce oil production by 225,000 gross barrels of oil per day as the novel coronavirus pandemic halts oil demand.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 10:18 PM AKDT
|By Patrick Enslow
The owners of a family business in Anchorage said they feel they should be allowed to be open, and are pushing back on the mayor's decision to extend the "hunker down" order through May 5.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2020 at 2:14 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
The Small Business Administration says roughly $600 million dollars in loans have been approved to be paid to 2,703 small businesses across Alaska, to help curb the economic impacts of COVID-19.