economy

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Cassidi Cameron, executive director of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District.

This final installment in a new reporting series by KDLL called “What a Relief,” looks at whether recipients of federal COVID-19 relief funds think the influx of aid made a difference.

In the next installment of KDLL's new reporting series, "What A Relief," hear from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District about the ways more than $30 million in federal funding facilitated a pivot to remote learning and kept staff employed.

On this fourth installment of KDLL's new reporting series, "What A Relief," business owners consistently say they prioritized keeping staff employed with federal pandemic aid.

In the next installment of KDLL's new reporting series, "What A Relief," hear about how nonprofit organizations already not in the business of making money faced new challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, and used relief aid to offset hardships.

In this next installment in KDLL’s new reporting series, peek behind the curtain at the municipal forces that helped pump tens of millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 pandemic aid into borough communities.

This new reporting series from KDLL examines the impact and legacy of federal COVID-19 relief funds distributed to the Kenai Peninsula.

The Kenai Peninsula sees an influx of snowbirds in the spring and summer months. For area senior centers, that means an increase in clientele and donations.

This year, the minimum wage is going up twice. On July 1, it’s jumping by more than a dollar – to $13 per hour.

Next week will mark two years since voters on the central Kenai Peninsula overwhelmingly supported three large bond initiatives on the Oct. 4, 2022 municipal ballot.