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• USGS releases new Alaska mineral potential maps - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  23-02-2015 22:55
  
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  USGS releases new Alaska mineral potential maps
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The U.S. Geological Survey has released maps of two Alaska regions that show their potential for critical minerals such as rare earth element deposits. The maps also show potential for placer gold. The maps are part of a USGS study ...
  USGS mines Alaska data for new map of potential gold, mineralsKTUU.com
  
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• Top 5 Employers in Alaska: Which Companies Have the Most Jobs? - Newsmax.com

  23-02-2015 22:32
  
  Top 5 Employers in Alaska: Which Companies Have the Most Jobs?
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  Some of Alaska's top employers have deep roots in the state, reaching back more than a century, while others are newer entrants to the Alaskan economy. Here are the top five employers in the state, as ranked by Alaska's Department of Labor and ...
  
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• Alaska minimum wage goes up on Tuesday - KTUU.com

  23-02-2015 22:27
  
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  Alaska minimum wage goes up on Tuesday
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  Alaska's minimum wage will rise to $8.75 an hour Tuesday, giving a pay increase to thousands of workers. Voters in November overwhelmingly approved raising the minimum wage from $7.75 per hour to $8.75 per hour, effective Jan. 1. However, since the ...
  
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• Delta Air Lines amps up battle vs Alaska Airlines, in Hawaii and Alaska - Atlanta Business Chronicle

  23-02-2015 22:04
  
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  Delta Air Lines amps up battle vs Alaska Airlines, in Hawaii and Alaska
  Atlanta Business Chronicle
  Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) is upping its game against Alaska Airlines by adding new flights in two of Alaska Air's key markets: one warm, one cold. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, which has been muscling into Alaska territory, on Monday announced ...
  
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• USGS mines Alaska data for new map of potential gold, minerals - KTUU.com

  23-02-2015 22:04
  
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  USGS mines Alaska data for new map of potential gold, minerals
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  A new map covering a broad swath of northern Alaska offers a data-driven look, one federal officials say is the first of its kind publicly available in the state, at possible locations for deposits of gold and rare-earth minerals. The U.S. Geological ...
  New USGS maps show Alaska sites with rare-earth element potentialAlaska Dispatch News
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• February heat wave sets more Alaska temperature records - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-02-2015 21:07
  
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  February heat wave sets more Alaska temperature records
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Gusting winds batter a flagman warning sign and drive rain sideways along Turnagain Arm on Monday afternoon, February 16, 2015, on the Seward Highway. Erik Hill / ADN. Alaska broke warm weather records again this week, while southern states braced ...
  Freezing rain creates hazardous conditions in Interior AlaskaFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  
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• Aging baby boomers boost Alaska's senior population - The Idaho Statesman

  23-02-2015 20:34
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  Aging baby boomers boost Alaska's senior population
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  FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Aging baby boomers are significantly boosting Alaska's senior population, while younger age groups are maintaining their numbers, according to the state Department of Labor. Alaska's senior population — age 65 and older — in 2014 ...
  Aging baby boomers help grow Alaska's senior populationThe Olympian
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• Freshwater Is Pouring Out Of Alaska Faster Than The Mississippi River - io9

  23-02-2015 20:33
  
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  Freshwater Is Pouring Out Of Alaska Faster Than The Mississippi River
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  Scientists have verified that the rate of freshwater being released into the Gulf of Alaska is approximately 1.5 times the amount being dumped into the Gulf of Mexico each year. Disturbingly, half of this water is coming from the melting of glaciers ...
  Thanks to glacial melt, freshwater runoff into Gulf of Alaska exceeds output ...Alaska Dispatch News
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• BBC America Premieres New Natural History Co-Production 'Wild Alaska' March ... - TVbytheNumbers

  23-02-2015 18:03
  
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  BBC America Premieres New Natural History Co-Production 'Wild Alaska' March ...
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  Part of the most modern nation on Earth, Alaska is a unique wilderness marked by extremes. This series offers a beautiful insight into life in this untamed land. New York – February 23 – Alaska is huge – a fifth of the size of the US – but with fewer ...
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• Officials: Parties moving ahead on Alaska gas project - Casper Star-Tribune Online

  23-02-2015 17:12
  
  Officials: Parties moving ahead on Alaska gas project
  Casper Star-Tribune Online
  JUNEAU, Alaska — Representatives of the companies pursuing a major liquefied natural gas project with the state said Wednesday that the project remains on track for a decision next year on whether to proceed to the next phase. But Bill McMahon with ...
  Alaska already sits at gas line tableFairbanks Daily News-Miner
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• Laine Welch: Alaska permit prices dropping; crab, shrimp shells find way into ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-02-2015 06:06
  
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  Laine Welch: Alaska permit prices dropping; crab, shrimp shells find way into ...
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  Last year was one of the busiest years ever for Alaska brokers who help fishermen buy, sell and trade fishing permits and quota shares. “I was really happy to see such a good mix of permits we were selling -- it wasn't just one thing,” said Olivia ...
  Alaska Fish Factor: Busy Year for Alaska BrokersTheFishSite.com
  
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• Southeast Alaska fund program gets cash infusion from Nature Conservancy - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-02-2015 04:19
  
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  Southeast Alaska fund program gets cash infusion from Nature Conservancy
  Alaska Dispatch News
  In this May 7, 2014 file photo, Rico Worl speaks in Juneau about opening a new shop which will feature his designs based on Southeast Alaska Indian culture. Worl's business has benefited from Haa Aani's Community Development Fund. Michael Penn / AP.
  
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• Yearly glacial flood into Gulf of Alaska exceeds freshwater output of ... - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-02-2015 02:15
  
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  Yearly glacial flood into Gulf of Alaska exceeds freshwater output of ...
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Satellite data has confirmed that the amount of freshwater released into the Gulf of Alaska from streams and rivers in Alaska and northern Canada is about 1.5 times what the Mississippi River dumps into the Gulf of Mexico each year. That astounding ...
  
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• Warm weather, freezing rain wreak havoc on Alaska road conditions - Alaska Dispatch News

  23-02-2015 01:42
  
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  Warm weather, freezing rain wreak havoc on Alaska road conditions
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Icy roads in Fairbanks were prompting officials to advise against non-essential travel in the area on Sunday morning, Feb. 22, 2015. AKDOT&PF. Update, 6:30 a.m., Monday: Fairbanks North Star Borough schools are closed Monday because of icy conditions, ...
  Freezing rain creates hazardous conditions in Interior AlaskaFairbanks Daily News-Miner
  
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