rom working on the construction of the Long-Range Discrimination Radar, or LRDR, project in Alaska to making wildlife crossings safer in Idaho, STG Pacific, LLC has taken on a wide range of unique projects since its start in 2016.
A subsidiary of Calista Corporation and sister company to STG Inc., STG Pacific was formed to take on federal work in the 8(a) market in Alaska and other locations.
Though the company originally got its start in piling work and specialty foundations, President Brian Midyett says it has since morphed into vertical, horizontal, design/build, heavy industrial, and specialty concrete structures.
“Our sister company, STG Inc., was working in remote Alaska for about twenty-seven years before it was purchased in 2013 by Calista Corporation,” he says of the company’s beginnings. “Because we shared some similarities with them in the work that we were doing, we utilized some of the strength of that company to help us get our first contracts.”
Managing Principal of Architecture, RIM Architects
“The people at STG Pacific are really good communicators and have a very professional approach to their work,” says James Dougherty, managing principal of architecture at RIM Architects. “They have a similar style to us in that they don’t tell professionals what to do; they ask for their opinions to get the smartest people in the room to contribute to the best solutions. That’s a real key to having a strong, strategic partnership.”
STG Pacific was instrumental in the construction of Alaska’s LRDR Equipment Shelter project in Clear, where it constructed a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse, or HEMP-shielded foundation to protect the facility against electromagnetic events, such as the detonation of a nuclear weapon.
“The foundation cost $24 million alone,” says Midyett, noting that STG Pacific was the only contractor to finish ahead of schedule on the multi-faceted LRDR project.
“The results of [STG Pacific’s] hard work and pre-emptive planning were nothing short of amazing,” says Lieutenant Colonel Mark J. DeRocchi, retired deputy commander for the US Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, Alaska District, on the work done on that foundation project.
“That was a really cool project, and it’s been a big success,” says Midyett of the project completed in November 2023. “They have a camera set up on the overpass and they’ve been seeing a lot of wildlife traffic.”
The project is expected to reduce animal-vehicle collisions in the area by 80 percent.
President, STG Pacific LLC
“The core of our business is our senior management team, many of whom have worked for large Fortune 500 contractors before coming here to build this business up,” says Midyett, who worked with Kiewit Pacific Co. for fifteen years and with global engineering firm CH2M, before it’s acquisition by Jacobs, for a decade. “Our management team has worked in this industry, and in business, for a long time. We also have a lot of Millennials in our workforce, and we put a real emphasis on succession planning and career mapping for our young leaders,” he adds. “That’s one of the reasons why younger people work here—we’re trainers of people. We provide a lot of training with the goal of bringing up the next generation to ensure a sustainable business.”
As a longtime member of Associated General Contractors, or AGC, of Alaska, Midyett says STG Pacific appreciates the help the company has received from the organization, which has allowed it to continue to build on its success.
“AGC is a great networking tool, and also a great advocacy organization when dealing with tough issues like labor and collective bargaining agreements,” says Midyett. “They even went to bat to make us essential workers during the COVID crisis. They are there to help—all the time.”