One of Heather Lawson’s signature phrases is “it’s all good.” So when she was traveling in Oregon and found a shirt with her favorite line,… Continue reading
When Aurora Kleinschmidt first opened the Reading Corner nearly four years ago, she said it was all a labor of love. The used bookstore works… Continue reading
The turnaround in Cook Inlet oil and gas production in recent years is one of the big success stories for Alaska. It has come at… Continue reading
Over the past six months, Central Peninsula Hospital has made several moves to expand and modernize its facilities and services. A long-awaited new space for… Continue reading
Soldotna’s Central Peninsula Hospital, one of two borough funded hospitals on the Kenai Peninsula, has been expanding steadily since it began as a clinic operated… Continue reading
Much of what is now central Kenai was a military airfield during the 1940s and ‘50s. One of its legacies is a large holding of… Continue reading
A Kenai-based business owner has tapped into the unmanned aircraft and sensor industry beginning to grow in Alaska, and says there is room on the… Continue reading
Amid the larger sectors of the Kenai Peninsula’s economy, the standalone coffee carts and flexible food trucks that litter the peninsula have a role to… Continue reading
The City of Soldotna is in a good position to weather the impacts of budget cuts at the state level while supporting its current economy,… Continue reading
While officials from the Kenai Peninsula’s five cities would not label tourism as critical to local economies, they say it is a healthy supplement. Tax… Continue reading
Trends in Kenai’s gross sales and property taxes recorded by the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District (KPEDD) show that since 2008 the city of Kenai… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula has one of the fastest growing agricultural industries in the state.Whether measuring expansion through rising direct to consumer sales, acreage acquirements or… Continue reading
Growing in a green industry means Kenai Peninsula farmers have had to plow their own way. Producers are tasked with developing new market places, and… Continue reading
Although the outright price for homes is cheaper in Fairbanks, buying a home may be more affordable overall in the Kenai Peninsula Borough.The average price… Continue reading
Much is up in the air for the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s budget for the coming year as it continues with its budget process.The borough administration… Continue reading
2015 was a record year for the Kenai Peninsula’s tourism industry, which may well prove to be a boon for local economies hard hit by… Continue reading
Though oil and gas construction spending around the state is predicted to drop, Cook Inlet is somewhat shielded by smaller producers’ investments.Most of the Cook… Continue reading
Though the economy looks grim elsewhere in the state, the Kenai Peninsula’s diverse economy has somewhat shielded local employment.While the state faces budget cuts and… Continue reading
While the state is working on cuts to its budget, small businesses on the Kenai Peninsula should not face similar struggles, depending on the niche… Continue reading
While Alaska is projected to have another historic year for tourism, how visitors get to the Kenai Peninsula is still up in the air. Kenai… Continue reading
