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Shell Oil denies asking for delay in Chukchi drilling plan
WASHINGTON – The president of Shell Oil Co. says the company did not ask a federal agency to delay a decision on the company’s request to drill for oil and gas in Alaska’s Chuk...
WASHINGTON – The president of Shell Oil Co. says the company did not ask a federal agency to delay a decision on the company’s request to drill for oil and gas in Alaska’s Chuk...
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Oil companies plan to curtail work on North Slope
ANCHORGE , Alaska – Two oil and gas companies plan to cut back their investment in Alaska next year, but another is expanding. ConocoPhillips said it won’t drill a new exploration wel...
ANCHORGE , Alaska – Two oil and gas companies plan to cut back their investment in Alaska next year, but another is expanding. ConocoPhillips said it won’t drill a new exploration wel...
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Alaska commercial salmon harvest 11th largest
JUNEAU , Alaska – This year’s commercial salmon harvest was the 11th largest in state history. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says nearly 162 million salmon were harvested thi...
JUNEAU , Alaska – This year’s commercial salmon harvest was the 11th largest in state history. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says nearly 162 million salmon were harvested thi...
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Federal scientists recommend slightly lower pollock catch
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Government scientists have come up with their recommendation for next year’s allowable catch of Bering Sea pollock – the nation’s largest commercial f...
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Government scientists have come up with their recommendation for next year’s allowable catch of Bering Sea pollock – the nation’s largest commercial f...
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Sheraton hotel workers in Anchorage call for boycott
ANCHORAGE , Alaska — Union workers at the Sheraton in downtown Anchorage are asking visitors to boycott the hotel because management have imposed a sharp cost increase on family health coverage. ...
ANCHORAGE , Alaska — Union workers at the Sheraton in downtown Anchorage are asking visitors to boycott the hotel because management have imposed a sharp cost increase on family health coverage. ...
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Fight is on between fish protectors, Pebble Mine backers
ANCHORAGE , Alaska (AP) – The fight is on between backers of an Alaska mine being developed near the world’s most productive wild salmon streams and 13 Seattle restaurants. This week,...
ANCHORAGE , Alaska (AP) – The fight is on between backers of an Alaska mine being developed near the world’s most productive wild salmon streams and 13 Seattle restaurants. This week,...
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Are you hiring the right people for a world in transition?
FAIRBANKS – Can we agree we are living in a world that is changing at nearly the speed of light? Each month last year, ABC , NBC and CBS enjoyed 10 million unique viewers collectively...
FAIRBANKS – Can we agree we are living in a world that is changing at nearly the speed of light? Each month last year, ABC , NBC and CBS enjoyed 10 million unique viewers collectively...
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Gold sees another boom as prices surge
CHICAGO — The new gold rush is on. The price of the precious metal is soaring, hitting a record $1,119 per ounce Wednesday — confounding market analysts who thought there was no way gold would r...
CHICAGO — The new gold rush is on. The price of the precious metal is soaring, hitting a record $1,119 per ounce Wednesday — confounding market analysts who thought there was no way gold would r...
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Does your organization know what it is trying to accomplish?
Based on some incredibly horrific customer service experiences this week, there are many organizations in our community that have no idea what they are trying to accomplish. Employees in these org...
Based on some incredibly horrific customer service experiences this week, there are many organizations in our community that have no idea what they are trying to accomplish. Employees in these org...
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Five ways to deal more effectively with difficult people
Here is a funny difficult customer story from the Web site www.notalwaysright.com. Video rental in Lansing, Mich. Customer: “I want a free rental on my account for this movie.” Me: “Was the movi...
Here is a funny difficult customer story from the Web site www.notalwaysright.com. Video rental in Lansing, Mich. Customer: “I want a free rental on my account for this movie.” Me: “Was the movi...
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Carnival's Alaska numbers a mystery
JUNEAU , Alaska (AP) – Financial filings from Alaska’s largest cruise line have added some fog to its claim that visits to the state declined this summer. According to its financial r...
JUNEAU , Alaska (AP) – Financial filings from Alaska’s largest cruise line have added some fog to its claim that visits to the state declined this summer. According to its financial r...
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Alaska officials says big blowout sales are bogus
JUNEAU — Dozens of “sale” signs dotted South Franklin Street this week. One store advertised “70 percent off everything.” Another touted a “blowout” sale in which “everything must go.” Though it...
JUNEAU — Dozens of “sale” signs dotted South Franklin Street this week. One store advertised “70 percent off everything.” Another touted a “blowout” sale in which “everything must go.” Though it...
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Gold price rises over $1,000
LONDON — Gold prices rose above $1,000 per ounce on Tuesday to its highest since March 2008 — suggesting investors are wary of the U.S. dollar’s weakness and expect international interest rates...
LONDON — Gold prices rose above $1,000 per ounce on Tuesday to its highest since March 2008 — suggesting investors are wary of the U.S. dollar’s weakness and expect international interest rates...
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