Outreach

The CEDS development process began in September 2016, and ran through April 2017. During that time, project staff worked with over thirteen communities, gathered input from all major industry sectors in Alaska, and analyzed data from more than 700 individual and business survey respondents. This CEDS was facilitated and compiled by the State of Alaska’s Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development (DCCED), with the core project team from the Division of Economic Development (DED), and contracted assistance from the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development (UACED). The project was jointly funded by the Federal Economic Development Administration (EDA), and the State of Alaska.

Communities engaged:

Barrow

Bethel

Kotzebue

Nome

Kodiak

Fairbanks

Mat-Su Borough

Anchorage

Kenai Peninsula

Glennallen

Valdez

Ketchikan

Juneau

Industries engaged:

Seafood Industry

Oil and Gas Industry

Visitor Industry

Mining Industry

Entrepreneurial and Business Start-Up Sector

Telecom Industry

Alaska Native Corporations

Agriculture Industry

Timber Industry

Stakeholders Engaged:

Tribes

Regional non-profits

Non-profit sector

Alaska Regional Development Organizations

Chambers of Commerce

Industry Associations

Economic Development Organizations

University of Alaska

Municipalities

Boroughs