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In an article titled "America's Best Places to Find a Job 2009" by U.S. News & World Report, Anchorage ranks as one of the top ten places to find a job during our tough economic times. Citing the jobs added in the education and health services, and government, as a factor responsible for its listing, the article also points out that the large energy industry worked as a buffer to the recession that has hit the rest of the country. A stable housing market as well as 20 consecutive years of growth also contributed to the positive outlook for employment in Anchorage. You can read the full article on USNews.com. |
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Anchorage - Bill Popp, AEDC President and CEO presented AEDC's Mid Year Economic Report and 3-Year Economic Forecast to the Anchorage Convention and Visitor's Bureau today at the Dena’ina Center. During the lunch time presentation Mr. Popp stated that, “Flat is good” but went on to point out that although the Anchorage economy is predicted to flatten out in the remainder of 2009 and start to grow over subsequent years, the tourism industry is in for harder times. |
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Bill Popp, President and CEO of AEDC recently presented the findings of the “Anchorage Industrial Land Assessment” study which was commissioned by AEDC and the Municipality of Anchorage. The study by land economics consulting firm Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS) found that should forecasted population and job growth occur, the Anchorage area will end up short of needed industrial land. |
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Flat is the new growth according to AEDC President and CEO Bill Popp. The Mid Year Economic Report released at the Annual AEDC Investor Luncheon on Wednesday July 29th, 2009 shows that while some sectors were feeling the effects on the global recession a little more dramatically than others, the overall economy of Anchorage was up in the first quarter of 2009 and has started to flatten out as we pass the mid-year point.
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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. |
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