INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS.

Northern Pacific Airways

The new trans-oceanic carrier using Anchorage as its hub launches this month, except the inaugural route doesn't pass through Anchorage and is entirely over land. Northern Pacific Airways carries its first passengers on June 2 on a one-hour hop to Las Vegas from Ontario International Airport, inland from Los Angeles. The round-trip route departs on Fridays this summer and returns from Las Vegas on Sundays, enabling the startup airline to earn revenue. Routes through Anchorage, to the East Coast, and to international destinations in Japan and South Korea are in the planning stages at press time. np.com

Three Bears Alaska

The twentieth location in the Three Bears Alaska chain is a former liquor store in Ester, west of Fairbanks. The supermarket took over Gold Hill Imported Beer and Fine Wines in March and is planning a "full facelift" this summer into a gas station convenience store, similar to recent renovations in Trapper Creek and Ninilchik. threebearsalaska.com

Peter Pan Seafood

Peter Pan Seafood is taking over Trapper's Creek Smoking Co., maker of salmon jerky, hot- and coldsmoked fish, and gift packs under the Copper River Smoking Company, Alaska's Best, and Eat Like a Grizzly brands. From its smokehouse near midtown Anchorage, Trapper's Creek also makes custom packages for fresh-caught salmon, halibut, or crab. Trapper's Creek Smoking Cos current owner Andi Wahry is staying on as an advisor during the transition. The acquisition further integrates Peter Pan Seafood with an additional channel for value-added products. ppsf.com

ASRC Federal

A subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) is acquiring the logistics arm of a Virginia-based military contractor. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) signed an agreement to sell its logistics and supply chain management business to ASRC Federal. The $350 million cash transaction adds supply chain management and logistics capabilities for US Department of Defense agencies to ASRC Federal's current procurement and warehousing services at military locations nationwide. asrcfederal.com

Tlingit & Haida

A hotel and cafe in downtown Juneau are now under tribal ownership. The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska purchased The Driftwood Hotel and Sandpiper Cafe, across the street from Tlingit & Haida's Andrew Hope Building and two other commercial office buildings acquired in 2021. The area is designated the Aak'w Village District, an...