Alaska Railroad plans significant layoffs Sep 12, 2009
" And the Flint Hills petroleum refinery in North Pole, the railroad's largest customer, has also continued to drop production in recent years, he wrote. Earlier this year, the refinery announced it had shut down one of three processing units at the North Pole refinery because of lower demand. It reopened in May but was again closed in Augus 00004000 t because of lack of demand, Flint Hills spokesman Jeff Cook said Friday. The refinery employs about 175 people, Cook said. The refinery provides... (Anchorage Daily News)
More U.S. Home Sellers Cutting Prices: Survey Aug 14, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One in four U.S. homes for sale on August 1 had their prices marked down at least once since landing on the market, data compiled by real estate website Trulia. com showed on Friday. (ABC News -- Wire)
2 arrested in illegal weekend street race Jul 14, 2009
Unable to submit Real Estate, Services, and Business Investements at this time. Map the Valley. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Mortgage applications sink as rates rise May 28, 2009
"We've seen traffic on our site grow every single month since the beginning of the year so there's a huge amount of pent-up demand, particularly from first-time home buyers," said Pete Flint, chief executive of Trulia, a San Francisco-based real estate website. But there will be bargains for the next few years, curbing the urgency to purchase immediately, he said. (USA Today -- Money)
Railroad releases financial report Apr 15, 2009
Profits from the railroad's real estate topped $10. 4 million last year, up 56 percent from a year earlier. (Anchorage Daily News)
Stay-at-home parents hunting for jobs Mar 16, 2009
The Republican-American. Monday, March 16, 2009 3:14 AM EDT. (Republican-American)
Bank woes near historic level Feb 17, 2009
Bankers attributed that rapid spike to the economy s year-end nose-dive, along with local banks heavy concentration in residential real estate construction loans. This is the quarter where many of our builders just threw up their hands and gave up, said Marvin Cosgray, s CEO.. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
