As the biggest shopping weekend of the year continues, small business owners across Anchorage are hoping you’ll shop local and support neighborhood stores.

More than 30 downtown businesses are celebrating Small Business Saturday, offering special deals, discounts, and giveaways to encourage shoppers to stay local this holiday season.

Small businesses make up the backbone of Alaska’s economy — 99% of all Alaska businesses are small, according to the Anchorage Downtown Partnership, and they employ more than half of the state’s workforce.

“There’s a lot of enthusiasm for shopping local. I think Alaskans know how important it is to support our small business owners,” said Erin Gallagher with the Anchorage Downtown Partnership.

To make things even more exciting, shoppers can enter for a ch

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