Homer Alaska - Business

Safety, seafood driving airport improvements
Small towns from the tip of the Alaska Peninsula to the far-flung Aleutian Islands are some of the trickiest areas to get to and aircraft is often the only means to do so. Improving access, safety and economic benefits are driving renovations moving forward in several such places this year.

Transparency tops list of 12 proposed changes for IPHC
A consulting firm has recommended sweeping changes centered on improving transparency and increasing stakeholder participation after completing a performance review of the International Pacific Halibut Commission.

Mooy joins Homer News staff as advertising rep
Alisa Mooy has joined the staff of the Homer News as an advertising sales representative.

Alaska Adventure Cabins to host chamber mixer
This month's Homer Chamber of Commerce mixer will be from 5-7 p.m. this evening at the Alaska Adventure Cabins, 2525 Sterling Highway. The event is open to the public.

Navarre to give 'state of borough address' Tuesday
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre will talk about the state of the borough at next week's Homer Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Wasabi's.

Parnell signs budgets with few vetoes
Gov. Sean Parnell signed state budgets totaling $12.1 billion on Monday after making $66.6 million in vetoes, the smallest cuts of his term and a figure he attributed to lawmakers sticking to a spending limit he'd set.

Farmers' Market You, too, can join local food revolution
For those of you who have been seeing snowflakes in the last week, you may find it hard to believe that the gardening season is upon us. You may find it even harder to believe that Homer is the epicenter for an amazing agricultural revolution taking place, but it's true.

Statistics show Kenai Peninsula residents are getting healthier
Residents of the Kenai Peninsula Borough are generally living longer, better and engaging in more healthy activities than they have been in the past and are healthier for it — more so than in some other surrounding areas, according to a national survey.

North Dakota passes Alaska in amount of oil production
North Dakota has passed Alaska to become the second-leading oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas.

Homer's shopping derby takes flight
Young entrepreneur learns business skills, raises funds for Relay for Life Team Puppies
18,000-plus pounds of electronic waste kept out of area landfills
Efforts aim at cutting risk of breast cancer
Levine, Thomas, Carey elected to HEA board