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Remote gold operations pick up pace
High gold prices have stimulated Alaska mining projects including several in remote areas. The small Nixon Fork underground…
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AEDC predicts strong growth for Anchorage
The Anchorage economy showing promise can be used as an indicator for the rest of Alaska, Bill Popp,…
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Petco opens store in Soldotna
Store manager Anthony Havrilla carefully dipped a clear plastic Petco bag into an aquarium in the aquatic section…
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Alaska Air Group reports record quarterly profits
Alaska Air Group, Inc. announced record profits when its third quarter earnings were released Oct. 25. The airline…
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KPC anthropologists research Dena’ina, Yup’ik perspective on mining’s impact on Bristol Bay
Two Kenai Peninsula College anthropology professors concluded that a degradation of the water in Bristol Bay could have…
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HEA energy fair set for Saturday
Homer Electric Association is offering its members an opportunity to learn about the latest innovations in energy-saving…
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Borough considers fisheries economic study
While scientists, managers and stakeholders gathered in Anchorage to identify gaps in the state’s king salmon data at…
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Demand for health care means stable, high-paying job opportunities in industry, say state economists
As members of the baby-boom generation age into Medicare at 65, for those inspired to care for the…
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Symposium yields no easy answers on season’s low king salmon counts
Salmon researchers, managers, and users gathered in Anchorage Oct. 22 and 23 to talk about what happened to…
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Southcentral utilities plan to import gas to meet projected 2014 shortfall
Like it or not, new gas supplies will have to be imported into Southcentral Alaska to deal with…
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School district earns two financial reporting awards
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has earned two financial reporting awards: a Certificate of Excellence in Financial…
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Rock and Mineral Show scheduled for Nov. 9-11
The 11th annual Rock and Mineral Show put on by the Chugach Gem and Mineral Society and sponsored…
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Last day to buy tickets for car raffle is Nov. 8
The last day to buy tickets for the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center car and Honda…