The Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility let a $7-million contract last year to install 4,200 linear feet of high-capacity 48-inch-diameter steel spiral water main pipe, in 40-foot joint lengths.

It seems like a bit of modern day magic. Tap a few keys on your keyboard, perhaps with an accompanying mouse click or two, and then, voila!, one to two days later that new bestseller, necktie, or roll ...

A $2.5-million restaurant development at a historic University Avenue building hit a roadblock Thursday when city building officials shut down construction at the site. But the project was allowed to ...