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Alaska

Welcome to Alaska on Business Facilities Online

ALASKA FAST FACTS

• Population (2006): 670,053
• Largest Cities (2006): Anchorage, 278,700; Fairbanks, 31,142; Juneau, 30,737; Sitka, 8,835; Wasilla, 9,236
• Targeted Industries: Oil and Gas, mining, tourism, fishing

• Key Incentives: Agricultural Revolving Loan Fund, Alaska Growth Capital, Business and Export Loan Guarantee Program

ALASKA STATE INCENTIVES

Provided by the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBS), Business And Industry Loan Guarantees of up to $25 million are available for businesses located in rural areas or cities under a population of 50,000 (in Alaska this includes all areas outside the municipality of Anchorage). Applicants may be individuals, partnerships, corporations, cooperatives, or nonprofit corporations. Almost all legal non-agriculture businesses are eligible. Eligible purposes include real estate, equipment, working capital, transfer of ownership, and debt structure.

Value-Added Producer Grants provide funding to independent agriculture producers (this includes fishermen), producer groups, and producer-owned cooperatives. Funds can be used to support marketing of the producer's value-added products, or for working capital needs related to the processing facility.

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STATE CONTACTS
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Alaska Division of Investment
Greg Winegar
Director, Dept. of Economic Development
P.O. Box 34159
Juneau, AK, 99803-4159
Tel: 907-465-2510
Web:

Alaska Office of Economic Dev.
Joe Osterman
Acting Director
550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1770
Anchorage, AK, 99501
Tel: 907-269-8100
Web: www.commerce.state.ak.us/oed

UTILITIES

REGIONAL CONTACTS

Fairbanks E.D.C.
Jim Dodson
President
301 Cushman Street, Suite 301
Fairbanks, AK, 99701-4629
Tel: 907-452-2185
Web: www.investfairbanks.com

Kawerak, Inc. (Bering Straits Region)
Barb Nickels
Regional Director, Community Planning and Development
P.O. Box 948
Nome, AK, 99762
Tel: 907-443-5231
Web: www.kawerak.org

Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, Inc.
John Parker
Executive Director
14896 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite 103A
Kenai, AK, 99611-7756
Tel: 907-283-3335 224
Web: www.kpedd.org

Northwest Arctic Borough
D'Anne Hamilton
Director of Economic Development
P.O. Box 1110
Kotzebue, AK, 99752
Tel: 907-442-2500
Web: www.nwabor.org

Prince William Sound Economic Development District
Sue Cogswell
Executive Director
2207 Spenard Rd., Ste. 207
Anchorage, AK, 99503
Tel: 907-222-2440
Web: www.pwsedd.org

Southeast Conference
Shelly Wright
Executive Director
P.O. Box 21989
Juneau, AK, 99802-1989
Tel: 907-523-2321
Web: www.seconference.org

Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference
Andy Varner
E.D. Specialist
3300 Arctic Blvd., Suite 203
Anchorage, AK, 99503-4579
Tel: 907-562-7380
Web: www.swamc.org

COUNTY CONTACTS

CITY CONTACTS

Anchorage

Anchorage Econ. Dev. Corp.
Bill Popp
President/CEO
900 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 300
Anchorage, AK, 99501-2048
Tel: 907-258-3700
Web: www.aedcweb.com

Bethel

Lower Kuskokwim Econ. Dev. Council
Carl Berger
Executive Director
P.O. Box 2021
Bethel, AK, 99559
Tel: 907-543-5967
Web: www.lkedc.org

Dillingham

Bristol Bay Econ. Dev. Corp.
Alice Ruby
Economic Development & Brokerage Coordinator
P.O. Box 1464
Dillingham, AK, 99576
Tel: 907-842-4370
Web: www.bbedc.com

Fairbanks

Fairbanks North Star Borough
Jim Whitaker
Mayor
809 Pioneer Road, P.O. Box 71267
Fairbanks, AK, 99707-1267
Tel: 907-459-1000
Web: www.co.fairbanks.ak.us

Glennallen

Copper Valley Dev. Association, Inc.
Karen Linnell
Business Manager
P.O. Box 9
Glennallen, AK, 99588
Tel: 907-822-5001
Web: www.alaskaeconomicdevelopment.org

Juneau

Juneau Economic Dev. Council
Chuck Collins
Chairman
612 West Willoughby Avenue, Suite A
Juneau, AK, 99801-1732
Tel: 907-523-2300
Web: www.jedc.org

Sitka

Sitka Economic Development Assoc.
Hugh Bevan
Executive Director
329 Harbor Drive, Suite 212
Sitka, AK, 99835
Tel: 907-747-2660
Web: www.sitka.net

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