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Microloans Available for Alaska Businesses

| November 1, 2012 | 0 Comments
Wanetta Ayers
Dept. of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Division Director
(Juneau, AK) – Alaskans interested in starting or growing a small business will soon have a new source of business financing through the Alaska Microloan Revolving Loan Fund (AMRLF). The Division of Economic Development will begin accepting loan applications for the new fund on November 5, 2012.
 
The AMRLF provides short term loans to Alaska businesses for working capital; purchasing machinery, equipment, and inventory; and, leasehold improvements.
 
“We are pleased this financing option will encourage entrepreneurs to capitalize on their ideas and ingenuity to create job opportunities,” said Susan Bell, Commissioner for the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
 
Loans are available up to $35,000 for individuals or $70,000 for two or more people, with a maximum loan term of six years. The new loan fund is the result of House Bill 121 that passed in the final session of the 27th Legislature.
 
Applications and specific program information for all loan programs will be available on November 5, 2012 on the Division of Economic Development’s website at www.commerce.alaska.gov/ded/fin or by contacting a loan officer at
1-800-478-LOAN(5626).  Email inquiries can be sent to financing@alaska.gov.

Seldovia Featured in a Premier Episode of “Buying Alaska”!

| October 18, 2012 | 2 Comments

by Jenny Chissus

Many of you remember the 5 men in black with big cameras this summer, as Paper Route Productions came to Seldovia for a total of 6 days to film 5 properties in the our area for the new show “Buying Alaska” on Discovery’s channel Destination America – for us, we can access it on Dish Network channel 194! Continue Reading

KPB Office of Emergency Management Provides Access to the State Disaster Assistance Center

| October 8, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Janelle Hames

2 Seldovians Recognized in the Alaska Journal of Commerce, Summer Resident Keefer Brown and Seldovia’s City Manager Tim Dillon

| September 28, 2012 | 0 Comments


Alaska Communications and Boys & Girls–Clubs Alaska recognized six youth heroes as part of the 2012 Summer of Heroes program. Alaska Communications presented each hero with a $1,500 scholarship during Continue Reading

Kenai River Closed Until Further Notice

| September 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Brenda Ahlberg

NOTE: THE KENAI RIVER IS CLOSED TO ALL BOATING TRAFFIC, EFFECTIVE 1:00PM 09/24/12, AND SHALL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL DECLARED SAFE – AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF PARKS & OUTDOOR RECREATION, KENAI/PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA

City of Seward – Press Release #20

| September 23, 2012 | 0 Comments

Sunday, September 23, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

*New Information:

Be Advised! The Department of Environmental Conservation has issuing the following advisory for Kenai Peninsula property owners near flooding streams and rivers: Flooded wells may be contaminated with bacteria or other microorganisms that can cause illness. People with onsite wells on flooded property should boil water used for drinking, cooking, hand washing, or dish washing. Boil filtered and settled water vigorously for two minutes. After the flooding has subsided, the well and water system should be disinfected with chlorine and thoroughly flushed, and then tested by a certified laboratory to ensure the water is safe to drink. Continue Reading