...very difficult time finding technicians," Denton said. At this point, technicians most often are hired through state job service programs and are trained on the job, a set-up that is not optimal, she said. "When you have to start from zero...

...season it can be quite profitable to work on "the slime line." Ken Sirois, who handles fisheries jobs for the state job service office in Kenai, says the worker shortage is a problem both statewide and on the peninsula. About 380 Southeast...

...issued by Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., the city and Valdez schools, among others. Jean Cobb, manager of the state Job Service office, said she was inundated with calls from homeowners and businesses the first week of February. Cobb said...

...issued by Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., the city and Valdez schools, among others. Jean Cobb, manager of the state Job Service office, said she was inundated with calls from homeowners and businesses the first week of February. Cobb said...

...younger, unemployed people that needed work, most of them with homes in Anchorage. Western hired them through the state job service. Merila said his shelter has received food from churches but he expressed concern about the situation. "The canneries...

...season it can be quite profitable to work on "the slime line." Ken Sirois, who handles fisheries jobs for the state job service office in Kenai, says the worker shortage is a problem both statewide and on the peninsula. About 380 Southeast...