Mega projects put on hold.

• Position: BUSINESS

Then newly-elected Governor Bill Walker issued Administrative Order No. 271, which halted "to the maximum extent possible" discretionary spending on six projects: the Ambler Road project, the Juneau Access project, the Susitna-Watana Dam project, the Kodiak Launch project, the Knik Arm Crossing project, and the Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline project. While the order was issued in 2014, the effects of the state's...