Juneau Economic Development Council NEWS  |  January 2017
Only TWO weeks until the Innovation Summit! 

Have you registered for the Innovation Summit yet? We have an exciting day and half in store for you. Check out the agenda HERE and see for yourself.  You can look forward to Innovation Tours at the beginning of the first day, three exciting Summit Speaker presentations, Innovation Shorts [always a crowd favorite], a Pitch Contest with five Alaskan entrepreneurs and more! Check out Brandon Howard's testimonial video below to get an idea into why some choose to go to the Innovation Summit. 

Brandon Howard Talks Innovation Summit
Brandon Howard Talks Innovation Summit

Innovation Summit Unveil: Exciting Elements!
Investor Program: Renew your Investment in Juneau and get 50% off Innovation Summit registration 

We're offering our JEDC Investors 50% off Innovation Summit registration for new or renewed Investor by Monday, February  6th.  The JEDC investor program is ongoing and the next major sponsorship event we have is the Innovation Summit.  Renew your sponsorship HERE.  
Future Use of Auke Bay Laboratories Forum
Wednesday, February 1 at 7PM



FIRST Lego League Championships

This month we held two FIRST Lego League championships in Alaska, an Invitational in Anchorage and and an Open event in Fairbanks. The two teams representing Alaska at the FIRST Championship in Houston, TX on April 19-22 will be the "Brickmasters" from Anchorage and "Illuminati" from Barnette Magnet School in Fairbanks. The "Mooseketeers" from Bethel were the 2nd place Champion's Award winners at the Invitational Championship and will compete at the Open Championship at LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad, CA May 19-21. This is the first time a team from Bethel has been awarded a Champion's Award to advance to a competition down south. 


Anchorage Championship


Anchorage Championship


Fairbanks 




FIRST Lego league international robotics competition and celebration where teams win recognition, gain self confidence, develop people and life skills, make new friends, and perhaps discover an unforeseen career path. For students aged 6-18, it's the hardest fun you'll ever have.
Looking to Expand Your Business or Have a Business Idea that You Want to Make Happen?
 
If you have a project that will create or retain jobs in Southeast Alaska, Juneau Economic Development Council could be the lender you've been looking for. We are a non-profit financial institution created to fund development in Southeast Alaska. It is often very difficult for new businesses and businesses in depressed industries to get the financing they need to get started and so Juneau Economic Development Council launched the Southeast Alaska Revolving Loan Fund in 1997 to bridge the gap between what banks will finance and what the business community needs.  Our goal is to provide financing for viable projects that will create and retain quality jobs and help to diversify local economies in Southeast Alaska. JEDC operates a community-based loan fund and one region wide loan program that serves smaller communities throughout Southeast Alaska. Find out more by contacting  Margaret O'Neal

Economic Indicator: 2016 Was a "Seller's" Real Estate Market in Juneau

Juneau continued to have a strong "seller's" market for homes in 2016, where demand is larger than the supply. The past two years have seen larger homes coming on the market as retirees downsize into condos or leave town. Families in starter homes have been able to move up to the larger homes, and renters have been moving into the starter homes. 


You can download the 2016 Economic Indicators HERE  
Choose Juneau Partner Button For Your Website 

The Juneau Economic Development Council has been working on the  Choose Juneau  campaign which focuses on positioning Juneau as a great place to live, work, retire, and invest.  We created a Choose Juneau website button that you can include on your website to direct traffic to Choose Juneau.  Link it to your website, now, using this link:  http://choosejuneau.org/link-to-us



Check out the site at www.ChooseJuneau.org! 
Investor Spotlight: Alaska USA Federal Credit Union 



JEDC thanks Alaska USA Federal Credit Union for its investment in Juneau's economy. 

Alaska USA Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profit, member-owned financial services cooperative providing service, value, and convenience to members since 1948. Alaska USA provides members with great rates on loans and deposits as well as low fees for services. This commitment to each member's financial well-being is what makes the Alaska USA experience better than banking®.
Alaska USA has branches in Alaska, Arizona, California, and Washington and serves members living in all 50 states and around the world. With a full range of financial services, members have everything in one place, including checking and savings accounts, consumer loans, and credit cards. In a growing number of locations, Alaska USA also offers business services, personal insurance, and real estate loans, as well as mortgage loans by Alaska USA Mortgage Company.

Learn more about supporting the work of JEDC and consider an Investment in Juneau.
Become a 2017 JEDC Investor 

We invite you to invest in Juneau by becoming a JEDC Investor. Show your support of the work we do to forward Juneau and Southeast's economy.

By supporting JEDC you are supporting the long-term economic success of Alaska's capital city, and creating a business climate that in turn supports your business or organization.  

To learn more about our investor program, please visit www.JEDC.org/investors or send an email to Dana Herndon
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Sincerely,

Executive Director
Juneau Economic Development Council

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