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Homer business's 'bulletproof' nets are quite a catch
HOMER, Alaska - It's been 17 years since Matt Alward did his first for-hire work on nets. Today, Alward owns and operates Bulletproof Nets and, with the help of an eight-10 person crew, keeps a ste...
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Shell hopeful for Arctic drilling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - It's the billion-dollar question in Alaska for 2012: Will this be the year Shell Oil begins large-scale offshore exploratory drilling in Arctic waters? Two months into 2012, th...
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Report says construction spending in Alaska should be up
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Officials anticipate an increase in construction spending this year in Alaska. A forecast from the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchora...
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AltaGas to buy Alaska natural gas utility
CALGARY, Alberta - AltaGas Ltd. has agreed to pay more than $1.1 billion for natural gas businesses in Alaska and Michigan, which it says are a good fit with its own assets and part of a strategy o...
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Anchorage emissions testing to end March 1
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Emissions testing in Anchorage is ending early. The Anchorage Daily News (http://bit.ly/z8jVvZ ) says the Assembly has voted to do away with the program March 1. The Environme...
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New excursions to be added to Alaska cruise stop
HOONAH, ALASKA - Representatives of a southeast Alaska cruise ship destination say two new excursions will be offered in the upcoming visitor season. Officials say the new excursions add to a list...
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United Airlines will have seasonal Denver-Fairbanks flights
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - United Airlines will begin seasonal flights this summer between Denver and Fairbanks. The airline announced the daily flights in a release Tuesday for summer travel. The flight...
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Appreciate the people who provide services
FAIRBANKS - I love getting emails from readers. Last week Perri sent me the following email, and with Perri’s permission I share it now with you: “Dear Mr. Dexter, I have greatly enjoyed reading y...
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Alaska hospitals expand to keep up with growth
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A growing population has created a boom in Alaska hospital construction. Providence Health and Services is renovating and expanding a facility in Anchorage, upgrading the mater...
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Thwarted on U.S. oil pipeline, Canada looks to China
KITAMAAT VILLAGE, British Columbia - The latest chapter in Canada's quest to become a full-blown oil superpower unfolded this month in a village gym on the British Columbia coast. Here, several hu...
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Anchorage port project under new scrutiny
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The troubled Port of Anchorage expansion project is under new scrutiny with attention being given to whether the design for redoing the port is suitable. Local and state politi...
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Strong quarter allows Alaska Permanent Fund gains
JUNEAU, Alaska - Things are looking up for Alaska's fund to share oil wealth. Officials with the Alaska Permanent Fund say it ended the second quarter of the 2012 fiscal year with $38.6 billion, a...
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Alaska Air 4th-quarter profit dips as fuel costs jump
SEATTLE - Alaska Air Group Inc.'s fourth-quarter net income dipped, to below analyst expectations, as fuel costs soared 31 percent. The company, which operates Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, pai...
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Bering Sea ice threatening crab fishery
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sea ice that is encroaching on the central Bering Sea is threatening to shut down the snow crab fishery at the peak of the season, according to the Bering Sea Fishermen's Associ...
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Taco Bell rolls out breakfast menu in Alaska, other western states
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Yo quiero Taco Bell breakfast burrito! The Mexican-style fast-food chain that's best remembered for a 1990s ad in which a Chihuahua proclaimed "I want Taco Bell" in Spanish, intr...
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