The Anchorage Economic Development Corporation released its 2009 annual report at the second quarter 2010 Board of Directors meeting on May 12th, 2010. Copies of the report are being mailed to all AEDC investor companies. The report summarizes AEDC accomplishments and highlights from the year as well as key economic indicators for the city and AEDC financial data. Download the report, here.
Anchorage has been recognized as a TOP100 Place to Live in America for 2010. For the full list and information please visit RelocateAmerica’s Top 100 Places to Live report.
Anchorage was recently named #3 in "Best Mid-Sized Cities For Jobs" on Forbes.com. In the overall ranking Anchorage still does well being ranked #18 in the "Best Cities For Jobs List."
The list created by Michael Shires of Pepperdine University and Joel Kotkin, Forbes weekly columnist and presidential fellow in urban futures at Chapman University ranked metropolitan areas based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The full article and more information on the methodology can be found here.
Bill Popp, President & CEO of the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation discusses a recent trip to Washington D.C. and the opportunity the Export Import Bank provides.
Anchorage was named as a best city for Jobs in a March 10, 2010 article on Forbes.com.
According to a recent survey from the employment services firm Manpower. Anchorage, Alaska, and Burlington, Vt., tie for the top spot, with a net of 22% of surveyed employers there expecting to hire between April and June.Out-of-the-way Anchorage, population 260,000, benefits from its role as a cargo hub for the rest of North America. Anchorage International Airport is one of the world's largest "cargo through-put" airports, a refueling and cargo transfer stop for planes traveling between the Pacific Rim and North America. FedEx ( FDX - news - people ) and United Parcel Service ( UPS - news - people ) are major local employers; the airport accounts for 18,000 jobs.
