{"id":32260,"date":"2015-10-13T17:23:39","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T00:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/20m-asphalt-plant-under-construction-in-north-pole\/"},"modified":"2015-10-13T17:23:39","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T00:23:39","slug":"20m-asphalt-plant-under-construction-in-north-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/20m-asphalt-plant-under-construction-in-north-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"$20M asphalt plant under construction in North Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"
FAIRBANKS \u2014<\/strong> A new $20 million asphalt plant will be built in North Pole.<\/p>\n The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Petro Star Inc. announced the plant at its North Pole Refinery.<\/p>\n The plant will be built this winter, and asphalt production is expected to begin in the spring.<\/p>\n Among the customers for the asphalt will be the Alaska Department of Transportation and its contractors.<\/p>\n The company said tax credits passed by the Alaska Legislature made the project. Petro Star and its parent organization, the Arctic Slope Regional Corp., say in a statement that they are considering other projects that would qualify for the credits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"