Parting Shot -- 2.3.12
Provided by: The Spokesman-Review
Mike Mathers, of Fairbanks, Alaska, poses with a cast of former NFL football player Irv Eatman's arm at the NFL Experience during Super Bowl festivities today in Indianapolis.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:44:05 GMT
Draft EIS out for in-state gas pipeline
Provided by: Petroleum News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has published the draft environmental impact statement, or DEIS, for the 737-mile Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline, ASAP, project bringing Alaska North Slope natural gas to Fairbanks and Cook Inlet.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:31:50 GMT
Case manager helps ground homeless Alaska vets
Provided by: Alaska Journal of Commerce
Don Harpole, left, military veteran case manager for F.A.I.T.H. at the Fairbanks, Alaska, Rescue Mission, poses with Air Force veteran Murray Colvin, right, Friday, Jan.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:00 GMT
Congressional delegation speaks out against F-16 move
Provided by: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
... survived closure in 2005 during a round Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) review. According to the Fairbanks North Star Borough's most recent Community Research Quarterly, the base employs 1,803 military active duty personnel and 2,871 ...
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:47:54 GMT
T-Rac Part of 2012 NFL All-Star Super Bowl Tour
Provided by: Tennessee Titans
... year T-Rac has decided to head to Alaska to support the troops. He is traveling to Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska with Armed Forces Entertainment and Pro Tour Productions. Armed Forces Entertainment is the official Department of ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:33:01 GMT
Fairbanks utility agrees to $4.5 million in refunds as part of settlement
Provided by: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks Sewer and Water has agreed to pay $4.5 million in customer refunds as part of a settlement for setting its utility rates too high last decade, the company announced Wednesday.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT
Albuquerque pilots, flight engineers tops in annual pay
Provided by: Business Journal
... top the list with average salaries of $150,250, followed by New York at $148,960 and Dallas at $145,440. a Fairbanks, Alaska, is No. 1 in the Production Occupations sector (BLS Code 51), with annual average pay of $54,130. It's followed by ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:50:49 GMT
Albany at least $9K behind pacesetters for construction pay
Provided by: Business Journal
... sector (BLS Code 49), with average pay of $54,570 per worker. Close behind are San Francisco at $54,470, Fairbanks, Alaska, at $54,250, and Vallejo, Calif., at $54,100. On Numbers has been releasing comprehensive salary data for 22 sectors in daily ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:58:18 GMT
'Steam Laundry': Author's novel in poems tells story of pioneer Fairbanks woman's life, dreams
Provided by: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
... "Steam Laundry," tonight at 7 p.m. in the UAF Wood Center ballroom. Photo courtesy of Nicole Stellon-O'Donnell FAIRBANKS - When Nicole Stellon O'Donnell was poking through the archives of the Rasmuson Library in graduate school, she found many books ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:33:29 GMT
Author's novel in poems tells story of pioneer Fairbanks woman's failed dreams
Provided by: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
When Nicole Stellon O'Donnell was poking through the archives of the Rasmuson Library in graduate school, she found many books and stories about people who helped found Fairbanks.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:18:51 GMT
Blogger claims media privilege in Joe Miller lawsuit against Fairbanks borough
Provided by: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
... privilege during a deposition. Andrew Halcro was deposed by Miller's legal team in Miller's claim against the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Miller alleges that confidential information from his borough personnel file was improperly leaked to the ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:33:57 GMT
Small markets offer top pay in transportation, production sectors
Provided by: Business Journal
... top the list with average salaries of $150,250, followed by New York at $148,960 and Dallas at $145,440. a Fairbanks, Alaska, is No. 1 in the Production Occupations sector (BLS Code 51), with annual average pay of $54,130. It's followed by ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:37:51 GMT
United, WestJet and Copa Airlines Plan New Routes to Here and There
Provided by: Jaunted
... back and forth each and every day of the week. Other seasonal options from United include flights from Denver to Fairbanks, Alaska throughout the summer as well as new nonstop flights between Houston and Rapid City, South Dakota. Last but not least, ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:47:45 GMT
Art committee debating use of green space in downtown Fairbanks
Provided by: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
... ahead. After initial plans for a steel "gateway arch" in the triangle drew harsh criticism from the public, the Fairbanks Metropolitan Area Transportation System planning group decided to start over and appoint an ad-hoc committee to guide the art ...
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT
Though small in number, Occupy Fairbanks has no plans of leaving
Provided by: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Occupy Fairbanks protesters have been considerably less comfortable since the borough removed their chemical toilet from Veteran's Memorial Park last month, but the rotating group of protesters still plans to keep the Fairbanks wing of the Occupy Wall Street movement going into the spring.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT
Buffalo area is down the list for production and transportation salaries
Provided by: Business Journal
The study compared annual average pay in 406 metropolitan areas and divisions. a Fairbanks, Alaska, is No.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:02:57 GMT
Yukon Quest 300 amps up its style
Provided by: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
... will be open, serving food and providing lodging. Silver returns? Will Silver, the rock-star lead dog from Fairbanks musher Brent Sass' team return for another Quest? It's still undecided and will be a race morning decision, Sass said. Now a ...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:53 GMT
Fairbanks borough squashes car tax proposal
Provided by: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
A controversial vehicle registration tax is dead after its sponsors signaled plans to bury the ordinance during a Borough Assembly work session Thursday night.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:45:37 GMT