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