Road work begins as snow finally recedes

As much as rousting bears are a rite of spring, so is the rousting of construction equipment.

ELWOOD BREHMER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

Qualified mortgage rule still worries lenders after revisions

Despite federal agencies taking steps to tweak and adopt the qualified mortgage and ability-to-repay rules set to go into effect in January 2014, private industry officials are nervous about the impact they will have.

ELWOOD BREHMER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

CIRI adding shopping in Mat-Su, office space in Midtown

Cook Inlet Regional Inc. has plans for at least two new projects to add to its real estate portfolio.

ELWOOD BREHMER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

Proposed housing facility at ANMC will cut Medicaid costs

Anchorage could see another major construction project in the near future if the Gov. Sean Parnell approves a plan to add a residential housing facility at the Alaska Native Medical Center.

MOLLY DISCHNER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

Homebuilders can't find enough qualified workers

U.S. builders and the subcontractors they depend on are struggling to hire fast enough to meet rising demand for new homes.

ALEX VEIGA, AP Real Estate Writer

CIRI’s assets nearing $1 billion with new projects on tap

Cook Inlet Region Inc. will build new office buildings in Anchorage and is proposing a major new shopping mall in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sophie Minich, CIRI’s new CEO, said May 2.

Defendants in Port of Anchorage suit ask for dismissal

All three defendants in a lawsuit the Municipality of Anchorage filed March 8 over the bungled Port of Anchorage expansion project have firmly denied liability and asked for dismissal in court responses to the municipality’s claims.

ELWOOD BREHMER, ALASKA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE

Defendants in port suit hold their ground

All three defendants in a lawsuit the Municipality of Anchorage filed March 8 over the bungled Port of Anchorage expansion project have firmly denied liability and asked for dismissal in court responses to the municipality’s claims.

Elwood Brehmer, Alaska Journal of Commerce

Knik Arm crossing remains too far a financial bridge

Thanks to failure to win passage of the bill to guarantee state backing of its public-private partnership financing mechanism, the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority will survive, but must continue searching for a way to win legislative support next year.

Bob Tkacz, For the Journal

Interior engineers build treatment plants for hostile locales

FAIRBANKS — It’s been a good year for Lifewater Engineering Co. It’s also been a fairly crazy one.

Jeff Richardson, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner