• Data often influences legislators’ decision-making, but finding the information they need, when they need it, can be challenging. Information broken down by district can be especially hard to find.  

    UACED created the 2024 Economic and Demographic Factsheets as a way to provide quick, handy reference information that’s relevant to legislators when making decisions impacting their districts. We’ve included indicators like population, educational attainment, income levels, use of public benefits, and more. We hope this is useful to lawmakers, their staff, journalists, and members of the public.

  • The Alaska Statewide CEDS was the product of a six-month process reflecting extensive analysis of the state economy, the input of hundreds of Alaskans, and the involvement of dozens of business, government, education, and nonprofit leaders. Although led by state government, it was designed to be used broadly by anyone working to strengthen the Alaska economy.

    The UA Center for Economic Development developed the CEDS under the direction of the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and the Alaska Development Team in the Governor’s Office.

    You can find the most recent statewide CEDS document here.

State & Local Government & Policy Makers


Students

  • Upstart Interns connects Alaskan/UAA-based students to startups! Students learn about entrepreneurship and what it means to be a founder, while startup founders get to work with the University’s best and brightest as they grow their companies.

  • Upstart Alpha is led by UA CED and provides participants with the resources to turn ideas into startups, within the span of a school year. Following the Lean Launch philosophy, participants learn how to test ideas, engage in customer discovery, meet investors, and more!


Entrepreneurs & Innovators


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University Staff & Faculty


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Tribal Organizations


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Economic Development Organizations


Non-Profit Organizations