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Interest in farm-raised meat grows
For those who want farm-raised meat, it can be a challenge to get unless they happen to own…
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Peninsula sheds 234 jobs from 2017–2018
The Kenai Peninsula lost about 234 jobs in the third quarter of the fiscal year compared to the…
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State budget battles may stall amid election year
Three years into the Legislature’s budget battles, a comprehensive fix to the state’s fiscal problems doesn’t seem likely…
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Kenai Peninsula loses jobs again in 2017
Employment continued to drop in the Kenai Peninsula Borough through 2017, though at a slower rate than in…
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Borough mayor pitches budget plan
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify the borough’s education spending and include a statement from…
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Senator optimistic for Alaska’s outlook in 2018
Alaska’s junior U.S. senator is heading into 2018 with a sense of optimism about the state’s future. Sen.…
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In new state role, Navarre’s message about fiscal plan remains the same
The commissioner of Alaska’s Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development is making rounds of the state, advocating…
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Peninsula job losses continue into retail, tourism sectors
The Kenai Peninsula lost jobs and saw reduced wages in 2016 and the first two quarters of 2017,…
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Industry Outlook Forum looks to diversity
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct Alaska Oil and Gas Association President and CEO Kara…
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Oiling the financial gears
Alaska’s economic dependence on oil and gas extraction is quantified in a report that the McDowell Group, an…