The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation released its 2008 annual report this month at the second quarter 2009 Board of Directors meeting. Copies of the report are being mailed to all AEDC investor companies. The report summarizes highlights from the year as well as key economic indicators for the city and AEDC financial data. Download the report, here.

According to the latest preliminary numbers recently released by the Alaska Department of Labor, Anchorage saw an average of 2,267 new jobs created in Anchorage in the first quarter 2009 compared to the same period in 2008.

According to a study released last month by the land economics consulting firm Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS) and commissioned by AEDC and the Municipality of Anchorage, the city may be running short of industrial land supply.