The 2022 Edition of the Juneau & Southeast Alaska Economic Indicators (PDF) was researched and compiled by the Juneau Economic Development Council (JEDC) and is now available to the public. Through this and other research publications, the JEDC hopes to increase awareness and engage citizens in local and regional economic issues. Special thanks to the many sources of data, including the State Department of Labor. We also thank our JEDC Investors for their support.

Welcome Gina Morris: Downtown Director

Gina Morris is an entrepreneur, educator, small business advocate and artist. The founding Director of BridgeLab at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, Gina built PNCA’s first entrepreneurial development and resource center and went on to teach Business for Artists at the Oregon College of Art and Design. She was the owner and manager of Radish Underground, an independent boutique in downtown Portland for ten years, and is the co-founder of the West End Neighborhood and Marketing Co-Op. Gina has been an international public speaker and lecturer and was proud to serve as the 2015 Entrepreneurial Summit Chair and EmCee for the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network. She is an accomplished performing artist and choreographer, most recently teaching at the Portland Opera and Young People’s Theatre Project and performing annually with Weinland’s New Year's Eve Super Group. She maintains a studio practice in watercolor and fiber arts, loves romping through the Alaskan wilderness with her family and pup, and is delighted to join JEDC in supporting the Downtown Businesses Association and community of Juneau.

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Junior Achievement Program

Junior Achievement’s lessons align with national and state educational standards and are delivered to millions of students across the country with the help of our education partners and volunteers from the local community.

Research shows that JA Alumni are more likely to have a college degree, feel confident managing money, have career success, and have started a business as an adult.

JEDC needs volunteers to teach the programs. Interested volunteers contact Robyn at rmesdag@jedc.org. Visit the link below for more information on the Junior Achievement Program.

Did you miss JEDC's feature on Action Line this month? Listen at the link below. 

Hear from Brian (Executive Director) and Craig (Americorps Member) as they discuss the upcoming FIRST Season including FIRST Lego League and FIRST Tech Challenge.

Cerealsly Milky is a micro creamery. What that means is we’re a custom order ice cream shop! We make your ice cream in front of your own eyes. By using liquid nitrogen that freezes your ice cream. Making a smooth ice cream, with small ice crystals.

Use the app and claim our special offers:

• Buy 10 Soft Serve Ice Cream get 1 free
• When you spend $150 cumulatively get 15% back

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Multistate Tax Commission Resale Certificate MEMO

Here is a new resource that may benefit many local businesses purchasing goods for resale from lower-48 suppliers. The Alaska Remote Sellers Sales Tax Commission (ARSSTC) has recently been approved to be listed on the Multistate Tax Commission’s (MTC) Uniform Sales & Use Tax Resale Certificate as a participating jurisdiction.

What this means for your local businesses: 

Alaskan businesses that order inventory and have it shipped through Seattle frequently have difficulty trying to obtain sales tax exemption from the WA sales tax that they are being charged. This is despite the Alaskan business presenting their supplier a copy of their resale exemption certificate issued by their local taxing authority.

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FIRST Lego League

FIRST Tech Challenge

The FIRST Tech Challenge game was revealed September 10 and teams all over Alaska (and the world) have been building and programming robots to meet the challenge. You can see this year’s POWERPLAY presented by Raytheon Technologies Game Animation below!

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