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North Pacific council releases December agenda, public comments deadline

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will hold its final meeting of 2015 from Dec. 7-15 at the…

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Pebble conflict moves to Capitol Hill

The fight over the proposed Pebble mine at times makes politics look tame. That impassioned battle resumed on…

Business in Brief

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Business in Brief

Editor’s Note: This brief has been changed to reflect the correct day of the Business After Hours event.…

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Alaska Air grows, improves on-time performance

Morris News Service — Alaska Alaska Airlines significantly increased its capacity and improved its on-time performance in October,…

A state plow truck spreads sand at the intersection of Diamond Ridge Road and Skyline Drive in October 2014.-Homer News file photo

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Road maintenance will reflect budget cuts

Snow has fallen across much of Alaska, and winter tires could be more important than ever this season.…

Workers with Snug Harbor seafoods sort halibut at the start of the season in 2011. -Homer News file photo

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Alaska leads nation in seafood production in volume, value

Alaska once again led the nation’s seafood output in 2014, according to a recently released report from the…

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Fish prices high for consumers

Seafood producers were hoping U.S. consumers would have cheaper salmon this year, but that doesn’t seem to be…

Bristol Bay fishermen seek state’s help on prices

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Bristol Bay fishermen seek state’s help on prices

A group of Bristol Bay fishermen have started a petition to have a mediator from the Alaska Department…

Lisa Parker, right, manager of government relations and external affairs at Apache Corporation, accepts Apache’s Pinnacle Award from Laurie Fagnani, president of MSI Communications, which designed the Apache Rainbow Challenge logo.-Photo provided

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Apache wins award for Rainbow Challenge logo

ANCHORAGE — Apache Alaska has received a prestigious Pinnacle Award for the logo design of its signature fundraising…

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Record-keeping workshop set for Nov. 12 at chamber

The Alaska Small Business Development center will conduct a record-keeping workshop Nov. 12 at the Homer Chamber of…

New brewery being built

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New brewery being built

Workers on Monday raised the beams for Grace Ridge Brewery, a new brewery under construction on Ocean Drive.…

Contractors move cabins for Waddell Way project

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Contractors move cabins for Waddell Way project

Contractors last month moved nine cabins from property at the corner of Heath Street and the extension of…

Steve and Stacey Veldstra have been the owners of Wagon Wheel since May.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky

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New owners keep business rolling at Wagon Wheel

Steve Veldstra is and isn’t new to Wagon Wheel.  He is in the sense that he and his…