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Friday, November 22, 2024
The COVID-19 Economic Relief Program, established by Valdez City Council, provides a one-time economic relief payment to qualifying Valdez households & local businesses adversely impacted by the pandemic. Sharon Scheidt, Mayor Pro Tem, and Brian Carlson, City Finance Director, discussed the conception, requirements, and execution of the program on KCHU’s Coffee Break on 5/20 Click play below to listen.
With the national unemployment rate at about 14%, the devastating economic impact of
the Coronavirus pandemic has been widespread. Federal relief checks of $1200 were issued to
qualifying Americans to help alleviate some of the burden. Now, the City of Valdez is cutting
relief checks of its own. KCHU’s Gabriella Palko has this story
Application deadline is 5/22, link to form in story.
As of Sunday night (5/10), there were 379 total cases, 10 deaths, and 324 recoveries of COVID 19 in the state of Alaska. As Governor Mike Dunleavy slowly reopens the state, KCHU’s
Gabriella Palko took a pulse on the City of Valdez to find out what it’s been through, and where it’s headed.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2020Contact: Meadow Bailey, (907) 451-2240, meadow.bailey@alaska.gov AMHS Reshaping Work Group Meeting ThursdayGroup will focus on strategic objectives and innovative solutionsfor operation of the system. (JUNEAU, Alaska) – (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway Reshaping Work Group is meeting Thursday, May 7, from 1:30-3 p.m. The […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2020Contact: Meadow Bailey, (907) 451-2240, meadow.bailey@alaska.gov FAA Awards Federal Airport Improvement Funds to Alaska’s Airports (JUNEAU, Alaska) – Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that they will award over $102 million in airport and infrastructure grants to Alaska’s airports. […]
Several Native American tribes sued the federal government Friday, seeking to keep any of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief for tribes kept out of the hands of for-profit Alaska Native corporations.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration announced plans to begin allowing this week the limited reopening of restaurants, retail stores and other businesses that were shut down amid coronavirus concerns. Starting Friday, restaurants, retail outlets, hair and nail salons and businesses that fell under the category of nonessential […]
