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Originally Posted by Rusty
We had a down turn in 2014. They gave my wife an early retirement package that was worth 2 years pay. Most of the imported skilled people left. Now things are starting to boom again. But there is not enough local skill people to do the work, but the import people are not coming back. For the most part. They don't like the weather. The wages are still staying high.
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Like Alaska. They were paying piping designers $90-120/hr with OT to go up there cuz no one wants to deal with that cold. Not to mention the cost of living is ridiculous.