Archive of: Construction Articles

Study: Port of Anchorage replacement flawed

A new federally commissioned study says the problems with the Port of Anchorage replacement go as far back as the project's design.

Nome, Kotzebue projects move ahead, await bond vote

Proposed port development and improvement projects in northwest Alaska are moving forward with environmental and planning surveys, officials in Kotzebue and Nome said.

Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce

Kodiak Launch Complex expansion faces delay

Alaska Aerospace Corporation's plans for a new launch pad have been delayed, not canceled.

JAMES BROOKS, Kodiak Daily Mirror

Alaska gas line project could cost $65B or more

A liquefied natural gas project in Alaska could cost more than $65 billion and would represent a mega-project of "unprecedented scale and challenge," officials behind the project told Gov. Sean Parnell.

BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

9th Circuit stops work at Port MacKenzie; 200 workers idled

Work on the Port MacKenzie rail extension was stopped Oct. 1 by a panel of judges from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Molly Dischner, Alaska Journal of Commerce

US builders boost housing spending, cut elsewhere

U.S. builders spent more to construct homes in August, further evidence of a housing rebound. Still, the increase couldn't offset cuts in public projects and commercial real estate.

MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer

WTC skyline rises in Manhattan 11 years later

NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven years after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, the new multibillion-dollar World Trade Center once again dominates the lower Manhattan skyline. Hundreds of construction workers are at the 16-acre site every day, and tourists snap thousands of photos of the two towers that are nearing completion.

The Associated Press

Kotzebue airport gets $15.5 million federal grant

Federal Aviation Administration officials say the Kotzebue airport is the recipient of a $15.5 million grant for a runway safety improvement project.

Associated Press

Ballot opposition group still holds money edge

The group opposing a ballot measure that would re-establish a coastal management program in Alaska raised more than $683,800 in three weeks, a majority of that from big oil companies, and held a huge cash advantage heading into next week's primary.

BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press

Retailers looking at Alaska, residential sales up slightly

At the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 13, Brandon Spoerhase of Jack White Commercial gave a rundown of new developments to look out for in the future while Michael Droege of Century 21 said home sales are looking good.

Jonathan Grass, Alaska Journal of Commerce