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Stimulus Watch: Port of Anchorage Expansion, Improvement Funds PDF  | Print |  E-mail
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Friday, 28 August 2009 23:08
PORT OF ANCHORAGE EXPANSION - FULLY PERMITTED, READY TO PROCEED IMMEDIATELY, WILL CREATE 1000-1500 JOBS. NUMEROUS PROJECTS INCLUDING DOCKING FACILITIES AND CARGO HANDLING AREAS.
$75,000,000.00 - 1500 JOBS - TRANSIT PROGRAM

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Last Updated on Saturday, 29 August 2009 01:45
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Recession hurts Anchorage air cargo business PDF  | Print |  E-mail
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Friday, 28 August 2009 22:47
Shuttle buses to be reduced, managers considering increased parking fees

The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE - The global recession has hurt one of the mainstays of the Anchorage economy - the air cargo business at the Anchorage airport.
There's a hiring freeze for airport workers. And a $20 million building project between the north and south terminals has been delayed. The airport staff plan to leave windows unwashed this summer and don't plan to mow the grass as often, either.
Last Updated on Saturday, 29 August 2009 01:44
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Aborigines open Canberra session PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Saturday, 21 June 2008 10:29
Aborigines open Canberra session

Australia's parliament has opened with an Aboriginal welcome, ahead of an apology for past wrongs inflicted on the country's indigenous community.

In a special ceremony, an Aboriginal elder handed a symbolic message stick to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

On Wednesday Mr Rudd is due to deliver a historic apology to Aborigines for past assimilation policies.

Under these policies, in place until the 1960s, thousands of children were forcibly taken from their families.

Last Updated on Sunday, 22 June 2008 15:58
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Metropolis strives to meet its thirst PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Saturday, 21 June 2008 10:29
Metropolis strives to meet its thirst The Australian of the year 2007, environmentalist Tim Flannery, once predicted that Perth in Western Australia. He could become the world's first ghost metropolis...
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 June 2008 15:58
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Australia making Asian friends PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Saturday, 21 June 2008 10:29
Australia making Asian friends Australia's diplomatic march into Asia is continuing, with its latest achievement being a historic security pact with Japan. The agreement is seen ...
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 June 2008 15:58
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