The 2021 Economic Forecast Virtual Luncheon is Jan. 27, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year’s event will be hosted virtually on Zoom with Alaska Public Media. Tickets for investors and the public are on sale now. A limited number of tickets will be available, click here to purchase tickets.

AEDC is proud to announce this year’s keynote speakers will be Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Sen. Murkowski will share her views on the coming year from a federal perspective, with a focus on COVID-19 relief efforts (unemployment, business assistance, Infrastructure investment, etc.), key economic policy initiatives that will affect Alaska, and more! Gov. Mike Dunleavy will speak to his perspectives on the coming year with specific requests that he speak on topics including the 2022 budget and the solutions to the state’s fiscal policy challenges, how the state is responding to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19, and the Governor’s vision for the path forward for Alaska’s economy.

AEDC President & CEO Bill Popp will present the 1-Year Economic Forecast for Anchorage and share the results of the following updates and reports:

• Year-End Real-Time Jobs Intelligence Report
• Employment Report
• Housing Update
• Jobs Update
• Anchorage Consumer Optimism Index
• Business Confidence Index