sold to the Community Enterprise Development Corporation of Alaska (CEDC). In November 1992, the CEDC sold the stores in turn to The North West Company, a Canadian retailer mainly serving northern communities. ACC now has 33 stores in 30 remote Alaska Villages. Northern Commercial retained the heavy equipment division, which continues to operate under the name NC Machinery. See also Maritime fur trade Further reading Sloss, Frank H. "Who Owned the Alaska Commercial Company?." Pacific Northwest Quarterly 68.3 (1977): 120-130. Online References External links Online Ordering Facebook Page Alaska Commercial Company Records, 1868-1940 (18 linear ft, housed in the Department of Special Collections and University Archives at Stanford University Libraries) Alaska Commercial Company Records MSS 234. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library. The Department Store Museum, Northern Commercial, Anchorage, Alaska Retail companies established in 1868 1868 establishments in Alaska Companies based in Alaska Pre-statehood history of Alaska Retail companies of the United States