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Alaska film subsidy needs a clear-eyed assessmentWhen the Legislature takes up the question of extending the Alaska film subsidy program, it should make the program more transparent and require more from the Outside film companies that are reaping most of the benefits. |
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The Bookworm Sez: ‘Diversity’ is history, not how-toYour customer base is changing. |
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Report: Alaska only state to meet tobacco prevention CDC funding recommendationsRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — States have cut funding for tobacco prevention programs 12 percent this year, to the lowest level since 1999, according to a new report that a coalition of public health groups released. |
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Bulletins 12/04/11 |
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Proposed bill to merge military commissariesThe organization of the country’s military commissary stores could change in the next year, due to a move in the Senate to consolidate the military store system into a single worldwide network. |
Health care employment booms in state, expert panel saysEmployment in health services has leaped in Alaska over the last two decades and shows no signs of a slowdown, a panel of state officials told the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Nov. 28. |
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AIDEA issues $122.7 million tax-exempt bonds for Providence HealthThe Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, AIDEA, has issued $122.72 million in tax-exempt “conduit” revenue bonds for Providence Health and Services, the agency announced Nov. 27. |
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Gas pipeline office releases off-take studyThe Alaska Gas Pipeline Project Office, a part of the state Department of Natural Resources, released the results of a study Nov. 28 prepared by Black & Veatch that considers potential costs for delivery of natural gas to small communities as part of the natural gas transportation pipeline systems proposed by the Alaska Pipeline Project, the 48-inch North Slope pipeline project being led by TransCanada Corp. and ExxonMobil Corp. |
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Alyeska pays $600,000 fine to settle federal safety citationsAlyeska Pipeline Service Co. has agreed to pay a $600,000 fine to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to settle four enforcement actions brought by PHMSA, an Alyeska spokeswoman said Nov. 28. |
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Kodiak shipping pioneer officially retiring, selling companyKODIAK (AP) — In 1965, Ronald Sears came to Alaska for the first time. Serving as a messman onboard a barge escort, he plowed the choppy ocean between Washington state and Whittier six times — seasick each time. |
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Retailers looking at happy holiday salesShoppers didn’t even wait until Black Friday as traffic backed up outside stores Thanksgiving evening. On that Friday, the crowds started strong. While the congestion diminished across the weekend, Alaska can still expect strong seasonal retail sales that are on par with the rest of the country. |
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Review mandated, but with no clear rulesThe state of Alaska is tasked by a 2006 federal law to conduct a review of the Community Development Quota programs. But so far the only part of the process that has been determined is that the effort will take place in 2012. |
‘Meeting season’ starts as North Pacific council goes to AnchorageThe seafood business has two seasons — fishing and meeting — and meeting season is about to kick into high gear. |
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Pac Northwest fishing interests pushing against CDQsAnother letter from the Pacific Northwest has surfaced with Bering Sea fishing interests taking aim at the Alaska majority on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and the Community Development Quota program. |
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Food banks welcome bycatch; seafood industry touts economic impactAlaska food banks are the beneficiaries of fish taken as bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska, thanks to Kodiak fishermen and local processors. |
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7 year-end tax tips for mutual fund investors to considerBOSTON (AP) — A surge of cashflow into a business can make it seem like a powerhouse. Yet its bottom line might be underwhelming after taxes and other expenses are figured in. |
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Tips for happier holiday shopping. No, really.NEW YORK (AP) — Countless “experts” are eager to tell you how to do your holiday shopping. |
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Need cash? Pawn shops edge into the mainstreamNEW YORK (AP) — Pawn shops are beckoning from the shadows. |
