Another round of the CARES Act-funded “Shop Local and Save” program is on the way.
Earlier this month, the Haines Chamber of Commerce and Haines Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) collaborated on the program that awarded $100 in gift certificates, paid for by $20,000 in CARES Act funds, to the first 200 people who spent $300 on discretionary purchases in town. The program closed in 13 days after residents spent more than $60,000 locally, exhausting program…