Tag Archives: Kodiak Chamber of Commerce

Concerns over the coronavirus has prompted the rescheduling of Alaska’s longest running fisheries trade show. The 41st annual ComFish Alaska, hosted by the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, will be held in mid-September instead of later this month.   KMXT’s Maggie Wall spoke with Chamber Executive Director Sarah Phillips Wednesday night about the change of dates.   Click arrow below to …

  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 …

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 …

A new family event takes place this weekend. The Venture-Thru-Vehicles will be held at Oscar’s Dock on the spit downtown from 11-5 on Saturday. The basic premise is exactly as it sounds — get a bunch of cool, giant trucks, boats, and a helicopter together in a parking lot and let boys and girls of all ages explore them and …

The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce took the unprecedented move of sending a letter to Alaska Legislators urging a vote to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s sweeping line-item vetoes. The Chamber, which works to develop an economically strong and diverse business community, seldom takes a stand on political issues. The letter was mailed early yesterday afternoon according to Chamber Executive Director Sarah …

Crab Fest is coming up, and for many, that calls to mind memories of Bruin Burgers, funnel cakes, or fried turkey legs. But for the vendors producing those fried goodies, the upcoming festival also represents the need to make fire safety upgrades to their booths. Tacos 49 truck at Crab Fest 2017. (Photo by Kayla Desroches/KMXT) Updated state fire code …

Trevor Brown is stepping down as the director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. (Photo courtesy of Trevor Brown/Kodiak Chamber of Commerce) Mitch Borden/KMXT Trevor Brown is preparing for his final Kodiak Crab Festival as the director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. He’s run the chamber for about 8 years and thinks it’s time for someone else to take …

King crabs in a crab pot. (Photo by allyhook/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Dana Haynes, the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce community relations director, and Toby Sullivan, the executive director of the Kodiak Maritime Museum, chat with KMXT’s Mitch Borden about this year’s Kodiak Crab Fest. Their conversation ranges from Crab Fest events, Kodiak’s relationship with crabbing, …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak residents will rally to clean local streets tomorrow – at least that’s the hope of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber organizes Community Clean Up day every year, and executive Director Trevor Brown says participation usually depends on weather, but so does the amount of trash strewn around town. “It’s been a rough winter with the …

Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce is putting on a community forum with seven members the Alaska State House of Representatives. Trevor Brown, the chamber’s executive director, says Kodiak’s representative, Louise Stutes, invited legislators to see what it’s like to live in the region. He thinks their visit will be good for the community. “It allows the legislators to …