As Alaskan utilities, policymakers and construction companies keep eyes on the prospects of a natural gas line that runs from the North Slope to Southcentral, lawmakers are pondering where the workforce will come from.

The Alaska Gasline Caucus, a new bipartisan, bicameral group of state lawmakers, received updates from the University of Alaska and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development officials on Tuesday.

“When we were looking at what topics to start out with, jobs and the university and Department of Labor were very important to us,” said Rep. Mia Costello (R-Anchorage), the caucus co-chair.

Glenfarne Group, the Alaska LNG Project’s majority owner, expects a final investment decision by the end of the year. The New York energy company, along with state and federal officia

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