Econ 919 — How the Kenai Peninsula Works
9:01 a.m. and 5:01 p.m. Fridays
Econ 919 is a weekly economic report for the Kenai Peninsula from the KDLL News Team.
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Ninilchik has fewer than 1,000 year-round residents.But in the summer, the town balloons with thousands of tourists. Over two weekends in particular,…
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The Kenai Municipal Airport is is the first thing a lot of people see when they get into town.So it’s important that it looks good. And it’s much more…
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When an 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit near the Alaska Peninsula Wednesday, local alert systems sprang into action, beeping, buzzing and blaring to notify…
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Seafood in Southcentral Alaska for the most part means fish.But there’s another growing seafood sector in the region, taking shape in shellfish and kelp…
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When you start laying out the expenses line by line, a weekend of dipnetting doesn’t sound so cheap.How much does it cost Kelly and Larry Williams?“A ton!…
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Eight Alaska lawmakers are meeting this month to talk through big-picture fiscal issues that have stumped Legislatures for years. The Comprehensive Fiscal…
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Personal fireworks are largely illegal on the Kenai Peninsula. That rule goes for most of Southcentral, too, though each municipality is responsible for…
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There have been a lot of “help wanted” signs in store windows this spring. The Kenai Peninsula, like the rest of the country, is facing a worker shortage,…
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Triumvirate Theatre might be moving to Kenai. The nonprofit is asking the city for a donation of two acres for a new building after its Nikiski theater…
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There’s no doubt about it — Alaskans like their guns.But there’s only so much you can do with a gun without bullets. And this past year, those have been…