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Bank offers lessons on protection from fraud
A law enforcement official with more than 30 years experience told a group of Kenai Peninsula residents and…
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Denali park opens for summer tourists
FAIRBANKS — Denali National Park and Preserve’s entrance area facilities opened Wednesday for the summer visitor season, despite…
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Assembly considers $73.2 million budget
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly introduced its $73.2 million fiscal year 2014 budget on May 7. The budget…
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Hilcorp dominates Cook Inlet lease sale
Bidding was modest in the state’s May 8 Cook Inlet areawide lease sale, held every spring. Twenty-eight lease…
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Apache’s seismic work still stalled by permit delays
After launching one of the largest and fastest 3D seismic data gathering campaigns in Cook Inlet’s history, Apache…
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Dixon family café now open on Spit
From upscale white tablecloth restaurants to take-out sandwich shops, Homer’s creative chefs have been crafting a cuisine that,…
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Buccaneer spuds first well at Cosmo site
Buccaneer Energy has spudded its first well with the Endeavour-Spirit of Independence jack-up rig nine months after it…
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Kids test business skills on Lemonade Day
Small businesses and small, as in “young,” business owners are the driving force behind Lemonade Day, a national…
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ConocoPhillips, Buccaneer make deal
Buccaneer Energy will have access to drill for oil with the Endeavour-Spirit of Independence jack-up rig within a…
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Winners selected in amateur photo contest Winning photos and photographers in Nomar’s 2013 Shorebird Festival Amateur Photo Contest have…
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3 former labor commissioners back minimum wage increase
JUNEAU — Three former state labor commissioners are behind an effort aimed at raising Alaska’s minimum wage. Ed…
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Fry wins another term on HEA board
Three directors were elected to Homer Electric Association’s board during the utility’s Wednesday annual meeting in Kenai. Dan…
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HEA’s steam dream approaches reality
Bob Day, Homer Electric Association power production manager, gets visibly excited when he talks about the technology behind…