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An O’Reilly Auto Parts is planned for most of the spot once occupied by the Carrs Safeway grocery store.

You don’t have to believe in others. But you have to believe in yourself.

Complaints of bad behavior and petty sabotage in the office include stolen lunches, spandex office gear and a lack of basic hygiene.

The proposal would require the platforms to disclose the number of short-term rentals in the city, in order to better understand their impact on a tight housing market.

Challenges to the mine permit are now pending in both state and federal courts within Alaska.

They typically won’t save money in Anchorage. But the natural gas crunch might change that. They’re fairly common in Juneau, where it’s warmer.

The Pikka field is set to deliver first oil within two years, said Kevin Gallagher, chief executive for Santos.

Attorney General Treg Taylor said there could be benefits and drawbacks to the deal that would combine Fred Meyer and Carrs Safeway stores in Alaska. He said the state can bring its own action if there’s a risk of “actual harm to Alaskans.”

The leader of striking Oregon grocery workers argued the proposed merger would undermine unions ability to bargain, while a top Kroger labor relations official said unions would remain formidable even if the merger were approved.

In an email to his bosses, Kroger’s senior director for pricing acknowledged that the company had raised its prices more than required to adjust for higher costs.

The Trump administration had taken steps to remove the protections, but the Biden administration found legal flaws in that process.

One company, Bluecrest, said it will need more support even after a state agency agreed to forgive some $7 million in loans. Another company, HEX, says it needs the state to agree to a royalty reduction before it will drill a well.

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A lawyer for supermarket chain Albertsons has told a federal judge that the company might have to lay off workers and close stores if its planned merger with Kroger isn’t allowed to proceed.

Transcripts show National Transportation Safety Board investigators homed in on specific times, and the specific workers involved, when work on the problem door plug occurred.

Working “on reserve” with hours of unpaid labor makes it difficult for new flight attendants to turn the job into a career.

The Federal Trade Commission’s challenge to the blockbuster merger, joined by Oregon and eight other states, is broadly seen as a test of the commission’s emboldened efforts to rein in corporate consolidation.

AIDEA has long used outside attorneys. What’s new is selecting firms in advance, which the agency’s leader says allows work to happen more quickly than going through the state’s procurement process each time an issue comes up.

The U.S. Department of Justice has chosen not to challenge the $1.9 billion deal.

Sens. Cathy Giessel and Bill Wielechowski want the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the company has engaged in “illegal anticompetitive practices.”

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Since launching in the state in late 2022, Starlink has given Alaskans another option for web access in places that are harder to reach with physical infrastructure.

The Puppy Dog Lake project in Nikiski will nearly triple solar energy in Alaska, a project representative said.