Today's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

North Slope oil: $71.89, up $0.70

LYNNE CURRY

If manager has a habit of firing employees, get out

A year or two ago, I caught on to my manager's pattern. There's always one employee he blames. He criticizes his target to the rest of us. Because he's so convincing, most of my co-workers start to see the employee as a problem.

Business meetings

Business meetings scheduled around Alaska

Conventions and conferences

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Seminars

Scheduled seminars in the area

'Tubular goods' flow through port

So far, three ships have made unusual stops to the Port of Anchorage to deliver a total of 17.6 million pounds of well tubing and casing, what folks in the energy industry term OCTG -- oil country tubular goods. The latest arrived in early January.

CHRIS STEPHENS

Letters of Intent vital in property deals

Offers for commercial leases and oftentimes for purchase of commercial properties are made through what is called a Letter of Intent (LOI).

Kensington mine looks richer than expected

The company developing the Kensington mine near Juneau has discovered a new vein of gold.

Friday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

U.S. natural gas (Henry Hub): $5.61 per million BTU, up $0.14

Airlines boost flights to Alaska this summer

An unexpected surge in new commercial flights scheduled for Alaska this summer may trigger competition among airlines and cheaper tickets to some major Lower 48 cities, travel experts say.

Thursday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

North Slope oil: $73.14, down $3.84 U.S. natural gas (Henry Hub): $5.47 per million BTU, down $0.04

INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

Highway designer, urban planner talks the walk

Lynn Peterson, highway designer and urban planner, presents "Safe Walking: The Foundation of Healthy Communities," noon-1:30 p.m. Friday, City Hall, 632 W. Sixth Ave.

Business people

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

Wednesday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

North Slope oil: $76.98, down $1.50 U.S. natural gas (Henry Hub): $5.51 per million BTU, up $0.03

Conoco's Alaska profits drop; production leads other units

Conoco Phillips' profits from its Alaska oil production dropped last year but stood out as the biggest single contributor to the company's global oil production income, according to new financial statements.

Vodka producer experiences explosive growth

There's so much new going on with the Valley-based makers of Permafrost vodka, it's hard to know where to start.

Mystrom pushing railroad extension to Port MacKenzie

Former Anchorage Mayor Rick Mystrom is a part-time Valley resident and, since November, a part-time promoter of a big-ticket Mat-Su Borough project to build a rail line from the Alaska Railroad north of Wasilla to Port MacKenzie, where borough officials hope to attract industrial development.

Tuesday's oil, gas, gold, zinc prices

North Slope oil: $78.48, up $2.80U.S. natural gas (Henry Hub): $5.48 per million BTU, up $0.19

Estimates of mineral deposits at Pebble prospect grow

The potential for riches keeps growing at Pebble, a huge copper and gold deposit in Southwest Alaska near some of the world's most productive wild salmon streams. But the timeline for developing the project has slipped.

The Pebble Blog

LYNNE CURRY

Fake job histories, references sold online

We got burned by a business manager we hired. She came complete with a resume that listed all the skills we needed, a confident attitude and four glowing reference letters.

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