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Crabbers get a boost in bairdi Tanner quotas

Kodiak and Alaska Peninsula crabbers got some good news last week -- bigger catch quotas for bairdi Tanner crab, a mid-January fishery important to local economies. Bairdi are the larger cousins of the better-known opilio Tanners, or snow crab.

DAVID REAUME

Pipeline's worth varies with who's counting

The ongoing valuation dispute between the owners of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), on the one hand, and state and local governments, on the other, is a classic case of trying to make real-world sense out of vague legislative directives.

Cruise passenger tax clearly legal, Alaska AG says

Alaska has a strong case to defend itself in the cruise ship industry's lawsuit on a passenger tax, according to the state attorney general.

Inside Alaska business

Alaska business news in brief

Inside Alaska business

Alaska business news in brief

Thursday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

North Slope oil: $77.62, down $0.78

Facing environmental lawsuits, Shell debates Arctic drilling

Shell, the giant oil company that hopes to open a new petroleum frontier for Alaska, says it will decide within months whether to risk sending a large fleet of vessels to drill for oil and gas in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas next summer.

Chevron to lay off an estimated 25 workers in Cook Inlet region

Chevron announced Wednesday it plans to cut an estimated 25 jobs in the Cook Inlet region because of decreased activity at the oil fields and tough economic times.

Business people

News on hires or promotions of employees to senior or midlevel professional or supervisory positions

LAST OF FOUR PARTS

Goldman got cozy with loan star that crashed and burned

Goldman Sachs was one of the last Wall Street giants to enter the subprime lending world, but when it did, it quickly climbed into bed with profligate, high-flying firms -- companies such as New Century Financial Corp.

State says it's keeping close eye on gas line project

State officials said Tuesday that they are closely monitoring a major pipeline company's progress on a North Slope gas line to ensure the state's multimillion-dollar stake in the project is well-spent.

Public can join in gas authority meeting

Commercial fishing banned in Arctic waters as of Dec. 3

A plan that puts a large area of the Arctic Ocean off-limits to commercial fishing goes into effect Dec. 3, federal officials said Tuesday.

Public can join in gas authority meeting

The Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority conducts a public meeting at 1 p.m. today to discuss current and upcoming contracts and projects.

THIRD OF FOUR PARTS

Goldman left foreign investors holding subprime bag

Inside the thick Goldman Sachs investment circular were the details of a secret, $2 billion deal channeled through a Caribbean tax haven.

Goldman Sachs bet on housing crash

Goldman Sachs mortgage sent couple into bankruptcy

SECOND OF FOUR PARTS

Goldman Sachs mortgage sent couple into bankruptcy

When California wildfires ruined their jewelry business, Tony Becker and his wife fell months behind on their mortgage payments and experienced firsthand the perils of subprime mortgages.

Goldman Sachs bet on housing crash

PART ONE OF A SERIES

Goldman Sachs bet on housing crash

In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but never told the buyers it was secretly betting that a sharp drop in U.S. housing prices would send the value of those securities plummeting.

Loans Goldman purchased didn't get much scrutiny

Congress' fix for financial crisis: restoring regulation

Backers of competing gas line projects prepare pitches

Energy industry giants are winding up their pitches for a North Slope gas pipeline next year, but the state and its critics remain at war over whether any of the hundreds of millions being spent now will result in a successful project.

Alaska nonprofits welcome Permanent Fund charity windfall

While many nonprofits in Alaska and around the nation are struggling due to a decline in corporate giving, some Alaska organizations this week are receiving an unexpected windfall.

Business people

News on hires or promotions of employees to senior or midlevel professional or supervisory positions

Meetings

Business meetings scheduled around Alaska

Kodiak opens shipyard to service local fleet

It's taken a decade and $18 million but the city of Kodiak has a new shipyard capable of servicing 660-ton vessels.

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