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Cook Inlet lease sale draws bids on 44 tracts
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska's annual Cook Inlet petroleum lease sale drew bids on 44 tracts by five bidding groups or individuals. Hilcorp Alaska LLC, Apache Alaska Corp. and Cook Inlet Energy LLC ...
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Alaska gets $71,000 in Skechers' settlement
WASHINGTON - Claims that Skechers' fitness shoes can help shed pounds and tone muscles are sketchy at best, says the government - and they're going to cost the company millions of dollars. The foo...
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$107 million to be spent on Pebble permitting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A Canada-based mining company eyeing development of a huge copper and gold deposit near one of the world's premier salmon fisheries said Tuesday that $107 million has been alloc...
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North Dakota passes Alaska to become nation's second-leading oil producer
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota has passed Alaska to become the second-leading oil-producing state in the nation, trailing only Texas, state officials said Tuesday. North Dakota oil drillers pumped ...
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Report: Amid problems, Bering snow crab, U.S. fish stocks rebound
BOSTON - A record number of fish populations have been rebuilt in U.S waters, even as problems continue to threaten the future of the high-profile New England fishing industry, according to a feder...
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Alaskan Brewing Co. receives 3 awards
JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaskan Brewing Co. received three medals at this year's World Beer Cup competition in San Diego. The Juneau Empire (http://bit.ly/KfjY2x) reports that the competition involved ne...
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7 airlines will have seasonal service to Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska's largest airport is about to get a little busier. Officials at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport have announced seven carriers will provide summer seasonal pa...
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No construction planned in 2012 for Anchorage port
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Expansion of the Port of Anchorage is on hold while engineers try to figure out what's wrong with the current design. "There is no construction plan for this summer and the lik...
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Cost of losing customers is too high
FAIRBANKS - Here’s the answer, now what is the question? • 1 percent die • 3 percent move away • 5 percent other friendships • 9 percent competitive reasons • 14 percent product dissatisfactio...
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Alaska canneries can hire foreign workers for now
KODIAK, Alaska - Canneries in Alaska can continue to hire foreign workers until at least November under the J-1 Summer Work and Travel Program. The visa program brings more than 100,000 foreign co...
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Shell wants judge to uphold Arctic offshore permits
JUNEAU, Alaska - Subsidiaries of Royal Dutch Shell PLC are making "improper use of the judicial system" by suing to head off challenges to permits that put them closer to exploratory drilling off A...
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TransCanada solicitation will include both pipeline options
JUNEAU, Alaska - When TransCanada Corp. goes to the marketplace this year to gauge interest in a pipeline project, it won't just be for a line that runs to tidewater. While TransCanada got permiss...
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FAA seeks to fine Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air over safety violations
WASHINGTON - Federal officials are seeking $655,125 in fines against Alaska Airlines and its Horizon Air affiliate for alleged safety violations, including failing to inspect a plane for cracks. T...
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Alaska Airlines traffic rises 6.3 percent in April
SEATTLE - Alaska Airlines said on Thursday that April traffic rose 6.3 percent, boosting occupancy on its planes. The Seattle-based airline said its flying capacity rose 3.1 percent. Because traff...
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State gives TransCanada OK to shift attention
JUNEAU, Alaska - The state of Alaska has given TransCanada Corp. permission to shift its attention to a natural gas pipeline project that would be capable of overseas exports. This was requested b...
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