Category: Business
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...
Store owners band together to make their voices heard
By Leigh Armstrong A new group of business owners has come together as the Skagway Business Association to push the voices of local business owners on issues with the municipality. The SBA, currently headed by Kristine...
Expensive rents hard on downtown businesses
By Leigh Armstrong High rent is pushing some businesses farther up Broadway Street or off the street entirely. Even though it’s prime real estate, the cost of having a business on Broadway is becoming prohibitive to small...
Alaska cities and boroughs learning to tax online sales
By Lilly Milman The Skagway Borough has received its first sales tax return from Amazon, which started collecting tax on many of its orders delivered into Alaska communities, including Skagway, on Jan. 1. The amount of tax...
Borough adds new SMART bus stop zone
By Lilly Milman The borough assembly on June 6 approved temporarily expanding one SMART bus...
