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The Costs of Alaska’s Economic Roller Coaster

Name: The Costs of Alaska’s Economic Roller Coaster
Start: 2019-01-27
End: 2019-01-27

Petroleum revenues have benefitted Alaska greatly, but these revenues are highly volatile and largely at the whim of global forces beyond state control. Alaska Common Ground recognizes that to achieve a strong and stable economy our state will need an ongoing income stream large enough to pay for essential state governmental services. This event examined the costs of a start-and-stop economy and the benefits of a stable source of state income.

Moderator: John Tracy

Panelists:
Business – Angela Libal, Owner, Title Wave Books
Banker – Joe Schierhorn, Chairman, President & CEO, Northrim Bank
Labor – Ryan Andrew, Business Representative, IBEW Local 1547
Municipal – Larry Persily, Former Chief of Staff, Kenai Borough
Rural – Greg Razo, VP Government Relations, CIRI
Service – Mark Schneiter, Schneiter & Moad CPAs

Economist Response: Moucine Guettabi, University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research

This event was co-sponsored by Title Wave Books, the IBEW Local 1547, the Anchorage Public Library, and the League of Women Voters of Anchorage.