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How You Can Help Build Alaska's Economy!

The Alaska Partnership for Economic Development would like to thank the 300 concerned Alaskans who participated in the online survey component of the Alaska Forward Initiative! The information you provided was the foundation of our Phase 1 Situational Analysis.

In the coming weeks we will release Phase I: Situational Analysis to the Parnell Administration, the Alaska State Legislature and the Alaskan public in preparation of the transition into Phase II: Developing and Implementing a Statewide Strategic Economic Development Plan.

Alaska Forward Phase I Overview (.ppt)
Posted 02/08/2010
 

Please continue to check our website and our newsletter for project updates and future surveys. You can sign-up for our on-line newsletter here.

The project, known as "Alaska Forward: Toward a Next Generation Economy" will result in a roadmap for promoting economic growth and sustainability in Alaska today and for future generations of Alaskans.

Governor Sean Parnell officially supports the Alaska Forward Initiative.
On Friday, December 4, 2009, Gov. Sean Parnell mailed the Alaska Partnership for Economic Development a letter supporting our efforts to develop a statewide comprehensive economic development strategy. You can read it here. Parnell further supports Alaska Forward Phase II with $100,000 of funding in the FY11 Budget!


"Thank you, Governor Parnell for your continued support as we move into Phase II!"


The Alaska Municipal League supports the Alaska Forward Initiative.
See the November 20, 2009 resolution here.

Alaska State Chamber of Commerce supports the Alaska Forward Initiative! See the legislative position paper here.
 

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A Vision for Future
Economic Development in Alaska

Alaska’s economy thrives in an atmosphere of smart growth,  balancing economic and environmental priorities while retaining and creating sustainable wage jobs, expanding and diversifying the tax base, and growing economic wealth to ensure resources that provide for the people and businesses of Alaska into the future.

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Alaska Strategic Economic Development Plan is to formulate sound economic policies, promote the growth of economic wealth and to ensure a high quality of life for all of Alaska’s residents, while allowing for the preservation of the population’s unique character and cultural diversity.

Value Statement

As Alaska moves forward in the 21st Century, the state’s success will depend on resiliency and economic diversity, as well as the ability to compete at the regional, national and global levels.

It will become increasingly difficult, financially, to address Alaska’s pressing economic, social and climate change challenges unless the state has a strong and diverse economy beyond reliance on oil and gas.

Alaska’s public policy must ensure that economic growth in Alaska is promoted without compromising the attributes that provide for Alaska’s high quality of life.

This can be achieved by:

Diversifying the tax base to secure fiscal stability in state, regional and local revenues. This will also help mitigate the impacts of volatile global resource prices, providing a more stable economic base and fiscal certainty.

Promoting the creation of wealth in Alaska, while developing an environment that fosters the retention of that wealth in Alaska. It is time for Alaskans to own the tractors, not drive them.

Enhancing the retention and attraction of workers of all ages by addressing health and public safety issues, and promoting the overall welfare of Alaska residents.

Growth
 

Mining
 

Fisheries
 

Tourism