ANCHORAGE, Alaska----Northrim BanCorp, Inc. reported today that diluted earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 were $0.56, up 27% from $0.44 per diluted share for the same quarter a year ago .
It was supposed to have remote cameras for watching geologic cauldrons bubble and vent and a seismometer to chart the Earth's rumblings. Instead, the North Pacific Volcano Learning Center has a for-sale sign on it, and no one associated with the failed project is happy.
City officials in Fairbanks are looking at a mix of new taxes and fee to make up for a ten million dollar deficit in next year's budget after voters slashed property taxes. Officials on Monday will propose the short-term fix before the city's next budget year begins in January.
It was supposed to have remote cameras for watching geologic cauldrons bubble and vent, a seismometer to chart the Earth's rumblings, a visitor center giving schoolchildren and tourists sweeping views across Cook Inlet to Alaska's snowcapped volcanoes.
The city of Fairbanks is trying to find a way to close a $10 million deficit after voters approved a cut in property taxes. Fairbanks officials have been scrambling to close the gap after the measure passed on Oct. 3.
On Monday, less than three weeks after voters slashed the city’s rate of property taxes, city officials will propose a mix of new fees and taxes meant to cover an expected $10.3 million shortfall in next year’s budget.
A memorial service for Lewis Warren Beyer will be held at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 23, at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. The Rev. Scott Fisher will officiate.
An iPod, PlayStation 2 and jewelry together worth about $1,700 were reported stolen Monday after a burglary on Newby Road, stated an Alaska State Trooper report.
