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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)
    KPEDD director prepares to pass the torch
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 20, 2023 2:30 am

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

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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.
    KPEDD forum to offer overview of peninsula economic...
    By Jacob Dye • January 5, 2023 1:30 am

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

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    Graphic by Ashlyn O'Hara.
    State minimum wage to increase $0.51 in January
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 21, 2022 2:30 am

    The federal minimum wage has not increased since 2009

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    KPEDD Executive Director Tim Dillon sits in his office on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 north of Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Industry outlook forum kicks off this week
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 5, 2022 2:30 am

    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
    Uncertainty clouds future of state’s economy, modest job...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 5, 2022 2:30 am

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

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    Study: PFD increases spending on kids among low-income...
    By Peter Segall • December 1, 2021 5:30 am

    New study looks at PFD spending by parents

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    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)
    Feds put freeze on Roadless Rule rollback
    By Peter Segall • November 24, 2021 5:30 am

    On the Roadless Rule again.

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    Peninsula rental rates some of state’s lowest
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 8, 2021 2:30 am

    The median rent payment on the Kenai Peninsula Borough was about $1,009 in 2020 and about $1,023 in 2021

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