On Jan. 31, the sold-out 2018 Anchorage Economic Forecast Luncheon drew 1,500 Alaskan business leaders and entrepreneurs to the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center for a program packed with networking opportunities, new economic research and reports and insights from keynote speakers Joe Marushack of ConocoPhillips Alaska and Ron Duncan of GCI.
Presentations from Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen updated attendees on municipal and university priorities going into the new year. The 2017 Live. Work. Play. Report Card, published in the January issue of STRIVE Magazine, offered dozens of metrics measuring the ongoing effort to make Anchorage the #1 city in America. The results of the 2018 Business Confidence Index and recent Anchorage Consumer Confidence Index gave guests valuable data regarding the shifting local economy, and the 2018 Anchorage Economic Forecast, presented by AEDC President Bill Popp, predicted slowing job losses and a return to growth beyond 2018.
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman – AEDC’s crystal ball sees light at the end of recession tunnel
Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman – ConocoPhillips fired up about Alaska prospects in 2018
KTUU Channel 2 – Anchorage’s economic outlook slightly up for 2018, as recession expected to moderate
KTUU Channel 2 – End of recession is near, AEDC says
KTVA Channel 11 – AEDC president discusses Anchorage’s economic forecast
KTVA Channel 11 – Anchorage unemployment at 6-year high, AEDC says
Anchorage Daily News – Anchorage faces more job losses this year as state budget problems linger
Alaska Journal of Commerce – AEDC: business confidence fall tied to legislative inaction
