Alex DeMarban

The ruling is a setback for Oil Search, which is developing the giant Pikka oil field. But the judge also issued a stay in the case, delaying any changes, at least for now.

But Enstar’s president warned of risks as some of the gas supply will depend on future drilling.

The sale will apply to 400,000 acres of the North Slope coastal plain. Both supporters and critics of drilling in the refuge have criticized the sale.

Construction wages rose the most, to $93,472, up 10% from $84,870 in 2022.

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s commitment could allow a pipeline developer to complete up to $50 million in engineering studies in hopes that an initial in-state gas line is built.

Fewer Alaskans could mean more imported workers and fewer students and youths to fill future jobs, a state demographer says.

The bus transit center in downtown Anchorage had been closed four years ago to make way for the project.

Muldoon Pizza will change hands after more than 40 years. Also, Spinz Pollo a la Brasa has closed, along with Kiss a Moose gift shop.

The extra expenses will in part help pay for the $2 billion modernization project at the Don Young Port of Alaska.

As the facility marks its first year and ramps up for the holidays, the company has delivered more than 3 million packages in Anchorage and Mat-Su.

Strong job growth, with big oil field and infrastructure projects in development, is one factor, a state economist said.

More than 500 crashes occurred on the Midtown Anchorage road over a recent 10-year period, many of them causing injuries.

The 19-mile gravel road would be designed to link the village of King Cove with life-saving medical access. Alaska’s elected leaders and the village have fought for the road for more than three decades.

More opportunities for oil drilling in the Arctic refuge and other long-sought Alaska projects could be renewed under a Trump presidency, Alaska elected leaders say.

Trump referred to his “special relationship” with Gov. Mike Dunleavy and said he will focus on developing Alaska resources and getting the state’s long-sought gas pipeline built.