Cindy Riley - Wed September 27, 2017
Air Force Base Constructs Flight Simulator
At Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, construction is under way on a $22 million F-35A Lightning II flight simulator facility. The simulator will allow the initial F-35 pilots, who arrive at Eielson approximately six months before the first aircraft arrive, to maintain many of their flying currencies and skills....
Toben Shel-The Associated Press - Tue September 26, 2017
State Has Mixed Feelings About Upheld 'Roadless Rule'
A federal court upheld a rule limiting road construction and logging on national forestland around the country. KTOO.org reported Alaska conservation groups like the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, which opposes expanded logging in the Tongass National Forest, celebrated the ruling Sept....
Thu September 21, 2017
SkillsUSA WorldTeam Meets Top Education Officials Prior to International Competition
The SkillsUSA WorldTeam traveled to our nation's capital Sept. 12 to meet top officials at the U.S. Department of Education. The team will represent the United States at the upcoming WorldSkills Competition Oct....
Thu September 14, 2017
FAA Announces Another Round of Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Sept. 13 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $264 million in airport infrastructure grants to 95 airports in 31 states across the United States as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP)....
Associated Press - Thu September 14, 2017
Alaska's Arctic Road Project Will Likely Cost Over $300M
Alaska has budgeted $7.3 million to plan the construction of a road network that would extend hundreds of miles across the Arctic. The Arctic Strategic Transportation and Resource Project has been promoted as a plan to connect isolated communities in the northern part of the state, some only accessible by plane, and to develop oil fields, Alaska's Energy Desk reported Sept....
Emily Buenzle - Mon September 11, 2017
Army Names 15 Companies for $540M National Guard Construction Project
The U.S. Army has awarded 15 companies a $540 million contract for construction and repair projects at National Guard units in Washington and Oregon. According to the Department of Defense, the National Guard Bureau received 28 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract....
US Army Corps of Engineers - Wed August 30, 2017
Alaska Corps Employee Earns Highest Honor for Construction Personnel
His dedication to public service and eagerness to accomplish more to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' mission in Alaska landed him a prestigious accolade in the construction field. Joel Spano, lead quality assurance representative in the U.S....
Fri July 21, 2017
AGC Releases Latest Construction Employment Numbers by Sate
Forty-one states added construction jobs between June 2016 and June 2017 amid continuing widespread demand for construction services, while 25 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released July 21....
Juliet Linderman - Thu July 20, 2017
Hotel, NFL Arena May Sport Flammable Panels
In promotional brochures, a U.S. company boasted of the "stunning visual effect" its shimmering aluminum panels created in an NFL stadium, an Alaskan high school and a luxury hotel along Baltimore's Inner Harbor that "soars 33 stories into the air."Those same panels — Reynobond composite material with a polyethylene core — also were used in the Grenfell Tower apartment building in London....
Wed July 19, 2017
Alaska Project Reaches Design Phase
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) joined the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in signing the Gravina Access Project Record of Decision and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement....
