Survey signals positive business climate in Haines, across region

A majority of respondents ranked Haines’ business climate as “good” in this year’s Southeast Alaska Business Climate Survey, which recorded the most optimism among the region’s business leaders since 2017.

Haines also was one of three Southeast communities the survey highlighted for having especially optimistic outlooks on job growth. But local respondents’ perception of quality of life fell slightly short of the regionwide average.

The study’s findings represent a dramatic improvement from the past few…