Keeping Your Home’s Air Healthy
As Alaskans shelter in place, indoor air quality becomes a greater concern. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service offers these considerations on home air quality.
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Small Business Owners Need to Know about the Paycheck Protection Program
The Paycheck Protection Program is an SBA loan program that provides a direct incentive to small businesses to keep employees on the payroll as we all manage the COVID-19 crisis.
State of Alaska Unveils COVID-19 Dashboard
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, unveiled the new Alaska COVID-19 Dashboard in an effort to keep the public informed with the latest data available.
AIDEA Creates Billion Dollar Loan Guaranty Program
Sustaining Alaska’s Future Economy Guaranty Program (AK SAFE) was recently approved by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), to confront the economic impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. AIDEA will make up to $50 million available for loan guarantees under AK SAFE, and subject to authorization for a statutory change, AIDEA will increase the program cap to $1 billion.
‘Eskimo Ninja’ Nick Hanson Leads Live, At-Home Workout Series with GCI
NBC “American Ninja Warrior” competitor Nick Hanson, known around the state as the Eskimo Ninja, will stream a series of live, at-home workouts on GCI’s Facebook page to promote activity and mental health while Alaskans are staying in their homes and practicing social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Update: Trump Signs $2 Trillion CARES Act
UPDATE: Following it’s passage by the US House of Representatives, President Trump has signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill to provide major relief to families, small businesses and their employees, as well as to stabilize our economy and protect jobs. The bill also provides a surge of support for bolstering the healthcare response during this COVID-19 pandemic.