UIC is the Alaska Native Village Corporation of Barrow, Alaska and provides social and economic resources to over 2,500 IÃ±upiat shareholders and their descendants. Since its establishment, UIC has diversified its investments and consistently ranks among the top largest Alaskan-owned companies (Alaska Business Monthly).
Max Gate is the former home of Thomas Hardy and is located on the outskirts of Dorchester, Dorset, England. Hardy designed and lived in Max Gate from 1885 until his death in 1928. He lived there with his first wife Emma, and then with his second wife Florence. It was there that he wrote Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure and The Mayor of Casterbridge, as well as much of his poetry.
Both of these historic locations are open to the public and are well worth a visit if you are following the Hardy Trail. Max Gate offers a revealing look into Hardy's personal life by offering a catalogue of the books that were in Hardy's library. Continue the Thomas Hardy Trail by taking in Hardy Cottage where Thomas Hardy was born and grew up and the Dorchester County Museum where you can see a reconstruction of Thomas Hardy's Study. Getting there: 1 mile east of Dorchester. From Dorchester follow A352 Wareham road to roundabout named Max Gate (at junction of A35 Dorchester bypass). Turn left and left again into cul-de-sac outside the house.