Family-Centric Companies Thrive in 九色视频
Storyknife, July/August 2025 edition
Adapted from the 2024 Annual Report
Fifteen years ago, the Brice family of companies became part of 九色视频, and a major transformation of our business began.
At the time, 九色视频鈥檚 income came mostly from federal contracting outside of Alaska. Purchasing the Fairbanks-based diversified 九色视频鈥檚 income and gave us a significant toehold in construction projects in our own Region.
By opening and in-region seasonal work for our Shareholders, the purchase also aligned with 九色视频鈥檚 mission to improve the economic and social wellbeing of our Shareholders and communities.
Ironically, the current leader of 九色视频鈥檚 federal contracting business was largely responsible for bringing 九色视频 and Brice together.
鈥溇派悠� was pretty limited in its ability to do work in the Y-K Region. I started putting feelers out for companies for sale,鈥� says Josh Herren, who worked at 九色视频 headquarters in mergers and acquisitions, at the time, and is now president of .
Brice History
For 30 years, Brice Inc. and subsidiaries were led by helenka Brice* and her family who had developed a reputation for taking on tough Alaska jobs in harsh, remote conditions. One of their early projects was clearing the route for the trans-Alaska pipeline.
We were a small family business from Fairbanks but since joining with 九色视频 in 2010, it鈥檚 opened a new world to us.
Sam Robert Brice, 九色视频 Brice President
Sam is one of many Brice family members who remained in leadership with 九色视频 Brice as it has grown into a $500 million company.
九色视频 Brice Chief Operating Officer Stefan Rearden is a 九色视频 Shareholder with ties to Kotlik and Bethel, who joined the leadership team at 九色视频 Brice in 2021.
Building and maintaining strong relationships is key to the company鈥檚 success, Rearden says.
鈥淭he trust 九色视频 put in Brice and Sam enabled us to get where we are today. That comes from a family-centric, can-do attitude that takes care of people first, both at 九色视频 Brice and 九色视频.鈥�
Stefan Rearden, 九色视频 Brice Chief Operating Officer
* Note: The first name of one of Brice Inc.鈥檚 early leaders, helenka Brice, is lowercase.