A program aimed at incentivizing local shopping begins Oct. 1 when the first 200 people who spend $300 on discretionary spending in town will be eligible for a $100 gift certificate to a business of their choice.
The Haines Chamber of Commerce and Haines Economic Development Corporation proposed the program at a commerce committee meeting last week and the assembly later approved $22,000 in CARES Act funding for the program.
Businesses are being asked to…
