Saturday is Tax Free Day in Kodiak. That means if you shop at participating businesses you can make purchases on Saturday without paying the City of Kodiak’s seven percent sales tax. The tax free day began in 2009 when the City Council adopted a resolution by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce as a way to encourage people to spend …
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The Kodiak City Council last night advanced to public hearing two ordinances, one of which deals with edible marijuana products, and the other, online sales tax. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has more. Click arrow to listen or continue on to read report. The two ordinances will now go to public hearing, where at least the marijuana edibles one, …
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The Kodiak City Council will consider allowing the sale of marijuana edibles within the city limits during tonight’s regular council meeting. The new ordinance is being introduced under New Business, which means there is no specific public hearing tonight. If it is advanced to second reading at the next meeting, a public hearing will be held then. However, there is …
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Kodiak Chamber of Commerce is rallying the community around the KFC/Taco Bell, after owner Debbie Rohrer announced last week that the restaurant would be closing. The Chamber is putting out a call for letters from the community in support of KFC/Taco Bell. They’re planning to send the letters to KFC and Taco Bell’s parent corporation, Yum! Brands. “Naturally when we …
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BREAKING BREAKING BREAKING This is a breaking story. KMXT will update with more information in future news stories. KMXT’s Maggie Wall spoke with the chair of the Kodiak Salmon Workgroup, Duncan Fields, shortly after the Alaska Board of Fisheries voted to limit access to two traditional fisheries. Photo: ADFG. Kodiak salmon fishermen were dealt a major blow yesterday …
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Alaska’s increase in minimum wage, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, is good for low income workers, but will also be hard on local small businesses dependent on those workers, according to the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. Executive Director Sarah Phillips said… “Naturally a wage increase always impacts our small businesses within the Kodiak community because that …
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Today is Black Friday, traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year. Before you go spending a ton of money online, the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce is challenging everyone in Kodiak to shop locally. And many local businesses are getting into the spirit of the season by offering discounts and special sales on items in their stores. It is all …
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