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Photos: They're here web-posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 The cruise vessel Norwegian Star arrived in Juneau in the early morning hours on April 30, bringing with it about 2,000 eager visitors and approximately 1,000 crew members to kick off the 2008 tourism season. | 
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VTRC focussed on bringing jobs to Alaska web-posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Archie Cavanaugh was born in Wrangell and grew up in Kake, where he graduated from high school in 1969. Following graduation, he went to Everett, Wash. where he attended the Everett Community College under a basketball scholarship. | 
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Palin supports Bush's call to open ANWR web-posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Gov. Sarah Palin released a statement April 29 supporting President Bush's call to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil exploration in the face of surging gasoline prices: |
Rice shortage scare hits Alaskan stores web-posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Grocery store shelves where supplies of rice were once on display are now bare around Alaska following reports of a global rice shortage. A number of Juneau stores said they sold out of rice within the first few hours of business, reported the Juneau Empire. |
Healy appointed chief engineer of DOT&PF web-posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Longtime Juneau resident Roger Healy, P.E., has been appointed to serve as the chief engineer for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Facilities (DOT&PF). |
BP donates $10,000 to assist with crisis web-posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 British Petroleum offered a $10,000 grant to the United Way of Southeast Alaska to assist the non-profit organization with distributing funds to families in need during the energy crisis. |
KVB welcomes new employees web-posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 The Ketchikan Visitors Bureau is welcoming two new full-time staff members to its organization. Dragon London has been hired to fill our Tourism Marketing coordinator position and Kerri Hassett joins us in a new position, serving as our Visitor Information Services coordinator. |
Permanent Fund invited to IMF meeting web-posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Michael J. Burns, executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, along with the U.S. Treasury Department, attended an initial meeting on April 30 and May 1 in Washington D.C. at the International Monetary Fund to develop best practices guidelines for sovereign wealth funds. |
Photo: Learning about construction careers web-posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Commissioner Leo von Scheben offers career advice to more than 100 Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District students who attended the first ever Alaska Construction Career Day April 30 at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer. | 
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Pebble to spend $140 million on mine efforts web-posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Backers of the proposed Pebble Mine in Southwest Alaska said April 21 that they have budgeted $140.1 million for 2008, about $15 million more than previously estimated. |

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Downtown shops prepare for new season
Juneau's Sunny Point construction resumes
Griffin-Satre steps into UAS vice-chancellor position
Spring clean your financial records
Ketchikan firm receives $615,805 grant
State agencies address Juneau power crisis
City approves $3 million loan for AEL&P
Investigators look into prostitution ring
Report ranks Alaska worst state for workplace safety
Market turmoil impacts Permanent Fund in third quarter
Alaska marmot marks museum milestone
Department of Law employees receive awards for service
State rejects ExxonMobil Point Thomson project
SeaAlaska awards $530,000 in scholarships
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Kensington mines: Alaska's golden touch
TransCanada, Enbridge ready to work with oil majors
True North FCU offers assistance in lieu of Energy Crisis
ATIA granted 30/70 match from state
Bill Peters joins True North FCU
UAS professor honored by cable industry
Museum to hold history, culture workshops
Juneau History and Culture with Richard Stokes
Introduction to Native Arts & Culture with Ross Soboleff and Kathy Ellis
UAS Sitka offers ADRD course
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
It's not easy being green
Airport wants portion of cruise ship tax
New ocean charts from NOAA available
Chinook allocation cut in half this season
Sitka Company awarded contract
Affordable housing developer hosts presentation
Sen. Stevens honored by U.S. Chamber
Parking garage delayed
Business health premiums increase 29%
Harbor fines cut in half
Alaska looks to go Hollywood
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Truck traffic on North Slope highway revs up
Erickson takes over dental office
AFE welcomes new president, moves HQ
State rating now AA+
Mayor honors White
North Star Awards
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Projections on the upcoming spring king salmon season
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