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Sullivan moves to ease planning, zoning laws

Mayor Dan Sullivan, releasing his long-awaited proposals for changes to Anchorage's zoning and land use code Wednesday, said he hopes to make Anchorage more friendly for developers.

PDF: Sullivan administration's Title 21 recommendations

Five lanes planned for West Dowling Road

Over the next four years, the state plans to build a big crosstown road that will change the way many drivers get around Anchorage: West Dowling Road, running east and west from the Old Seward Highway to Minnesota Drive.

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Photo business expands horizons

TSS Photography and The Cage -- which will be housed in a 3,400-square-foot, two-story building -- will contain offices for both businesses as well as a new studio so that TSS can expand into the portrait and senior markets.

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Technology center will aid oil firms

Unique Machine performs overhaul and repair for many major Alaska industries, including construction, mining and fishing, as well as for the general public.

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Target plans Oct. 11 opening for 3rd store

Target Anchorage South, a roughly 170,000-square-foot general merchandise store that will include an oversized stockroom to accommodate unique inventory requirements for the market.

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Shops at O'Malley Centre due in April

The Shops at O'Malley Centre is a two-building retail facility located in the O'Malley Center south of O'Malley Road on the Old Seward Highway.

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VA Clinic, office to have 190,000 square feet

The new Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic and Regional Office is under construction near the Muldoon entrance to Elmendorf Air Force Base. The two-story building will be 190,000 square feet and will connect to a pedestrian walkway to the 3rd Medical Group hospital, the hospital at Elmendorf.

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Horn Doctor Music Store Inc. -- a general music store with an emphasis on wind instrument sales and repair -- is undergoing major expansion. The current facility, which is about 1,900 square feet, will increase to 9,500 square feet.

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Anchorage Native Primary Care Center Phase III -- an expansion of Southcentral Foundation -- will be three stories high and encompass 79,280 square feet.

Kingdom Hall is 'quick build'

The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses for the Eagle River congregation is a 4,100-square-foot structure that includes a 160-seat auditorium, an overflow room with windows and sound projection, and a library.

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Fashion City upgraded with Value Village

A renovated, 4,200-square-foot building that will house a Fashion City apparel store. The building is part of a larger makeover of the Value Village Center.

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Engineers union gains expanded home

International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302 will relocate its Anchorage headquarters. The 16,500-square-foot building will house administrative and training offices, said Tony Hansen, who oversees union operations for Southcentral Alaska.

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Eagle River gets health care center

Providence Eagle River Health Care, a two-story building that has 10 medical office spaces, is 22,000 square feet. It contains imaging services, an outpatient laboratory patient service center, a primary care clinic and physician offices. One suite remains available for occupancy, said Kirsten Kolb, public affairs specialist for communications and marketing at Providence Health and Services Alaska.

Crowne Plaza makes Midtown move

Crowne Plaza is an upscale brand of the InterContinental Hotels Group, which also operates the Holiday Inn and other brands. This will be the first Crowne Plaza in Anchorage.

New garage to ease downtown parking crunch

The Linny Pacillo Parking Garage site -- on Seventh Avenue between E and F streets -- will add 836 new parking spots to downtown Anchorage for use by Atwood Building employees.

Hospital adapts to state's aging population

Alaska Regional Hospital recently completed construction of an endovascular neuroradiology suite in its radiology department. It is 600 square feet and offers alternatives to brain surgery for treatment of aneurysm and stroke.

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It's a new museum piece

The Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center is undergoing expansion and renovation.

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Mountain View face-lift includes a retail center

A new retail center with space for two to eight tenants is coming to Mountain View.

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Subway on Tudor Road moves across the street

The Subway restaurant located in a strip mall on Tudor Road will relocate across the street to the site of the former Courtney's Tudor Service gas station.

A new Experience Theatre

The Alaska Experience Theatre, originally built in 1981 on the corner of Sixth Avenue and G Street, operated there until March 2007 when the property was sold, and the site is now a parking lot, said Thomas Howard, general manager of the theatre.