(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) is booming with construction and development well underway this summer. $100 million dollars in airfield construction is already underway. Investments are also being made by the airport’s tenants. Alaska Airlines is nearing completion of their $40 million dollar hanger and today the airport is announcing the start of construction of a new multi-million dollar tenant project. “This is encouraging and a testament that the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport continues to be a vibrant economic engine for the City of Anchorage and our State,” said Jim Szczesniak, Airport Manager.

ROTAK Helicopter Services will begin construction of a $2.2 million hangar at the Kulis Business Park. Founded in Alaska, ROTAK provides specialized helicopter services including precision external load lifting of the KMAX, an intermeshing rotor synchropter.

The airport will be hosting a ground breaking ceremony and all media are invited.

The ground breaking will be at the construction site of ROTAK’s new facility located on the Kulis Business Park at noon on July 27th, 2018. The address is 5014 Captain Hill Court. Directions: From Raspberry Road take a right onto Kulis Drive. Take Kulis Drive to Capt Hill Ct and make a left.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities oversees 237 airports, 9 ferries serving 35 communities along 3,500 marine miles, over 5,600 miles of highway and 839 public facilities throughout the state of Alaska. The mission of the department is to “Keep Alaska Moving through service and infrastructure.”

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