Category: Business
Matanuska still out; no ferry service until March 6
By Larry Persily There is more bad news for Skagway, which already has gone three weeks without...
Skagway News will get new owners in early March
Two women from Chugiak will take over as co-owners and co-editors of The Skagway News in early...
Borough works to make clear tax applies to online sales
By Larry Persily While the borough assembly considers an ordinance to clarify the taxable status of online sales delivered to Skagway shoppers, it remains “on a wait-and-see approach,” the mayor said, whether to join a statewide...
Borough seeks legal review of WP&YR lease
By Larry Persily The municipality wants to be “extra cautious” in responding to a letter from White Pass & Yukon Route attorneys that asserts the borough must negotiate to renew the company’s long-term waterfront lease when...
Alaska cities band together to collect local sales tax from online merchants
By Larry Persily Skagway is not among the 15 founding members of a statewide municipal organization created to boost tax collections from online merchants, but that doesn’t mean it has decided against joining. “It needs a lot...
More visitors to town, but not all business owners are happy
By Leigh Armstrong Though some members of the Skagway Business Association said their business has declined because of external factors, like the train schedule and confusion among passengers, White Pass & Yukon Route...
