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Cassidi Cameron (left) and Tim Dillon (right) stand in Dillon’s office at the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 near Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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KPEDD director prepares to pass the torch

When Tim Dillon steps down as head of the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District at the end of…

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Alaska Association of Realtors President Dale Bagely presents a regional real estate update during the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District’s 2022 Industry Outlook Forum on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Kenai.

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KPEDD forum to offer overview of peninsula economic projects

The all-day forum will feature panels on topics including mariculture, oil and gas, food sustainability, tourism and broadband

Graphic by Ashlyn O'Hara.

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State minimum wage to increase $0.51 in January

The federal minimum wage has not increased since 2009

KPEDD Executive Director Tim Dillon sits in his office on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 north of Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Industry outlook forum kicks off this week

The annual forum is put on by the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District

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Uncertainty clouds future of state’s economy, modest job growth expected

That’s according to the January edition of “Alaska Economic Trends”

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Study: PFD increases spending on kids among low-income families

New study looks at PFD spending by parents

The entrance to the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area in the Tongass National Forest was covered in snow on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, a day after federal authorities announced the next step in restoring the 2001 Roadless Rule on the forest. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Feds put freeze on Roadless Rule rollback

On the Roadless Rule again.

(Black Press file photo)

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Peninsula rental rates some of state’s lowest

The median rent payment on the Kenai Peninsula Borough was about $1,009 in 2020 and about $1,023 in…