During the 2019 NADO Annual Training Conference (October 19 - 22 in Reno, NV), Robert Venables shares information on creating and delivering interactive CEDS, and on the Southeast Conference.
Building the Commons: Community Archiving & Decentralized Storage
Moving in the Right Direction: The Latest Trends in CEDS Planning
1. CONOMIC RESILIENCE AND PARTNER ENGAGEMENT
Southeast
Conference
REIMAGINING
DEVELOPMENT
NADO 2019 IN RENO, NV
2. About Southeast Conference
• Southeast Conference was incorporated in
1958, with 1st goal of creating AMHS
• After that success, stayed together to
continue to advocate for economic issues
that are key to the southeast region as a
whole.
• Work for consensus for the betterment of
the region.
• Members from nearly every community,
chamber of commerce, and economic
development organization in the region.
• Support the Southeast Conference of
Mayors, AMHS Reform initiative and the
Marine Transportation Advisory Board.
• Southeast Conference is the federally
designated Regional Economic
Development District and the State-
designated Alaska Regional Development
Organization.
3. About Southeast Alaska
• 34 Communities
• 1,000+ Islands
• 500 Miles
• 18,500 shoreline
• 10% of AK Economy
5. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
• Plan is winner of
the 2018 NADO
Innovation
Award
• “The region’s
current CEDS
Southeast
Alaska 2020 is
one of the best
examples in the
country…”
6.
7. Visitor Industry
Market Southeast Alaska to Attract More Visitors.
Improve Access to Public Lands.
Increase flexibility in terms of permit use.
Increase Yacht and Small Cruise Ship Visitations.
Improve Communications Infrastructure.
Advocate for Adequate Funding to Maintain Existing Recreational
Infrastructure.
Timber Industry
Provide an adequate, economic and dependable supply of timber from
the Tongass National Forest to regional timber operators.
Stabilize the regional timber industry.
Work with USFS to direct federal contracts toward locally-owned
businesses.
Support small scale manufacturing of wood products in Southeast
Alaska.
Continue old growth harvests until young growth supply is adequate.
Community-Based Workforce Development.
Update young growth inventory.
Other Objectives
Housing: Support Housing Development.
Food Security: Increase Production, Accessibility, and Demand of
Local Foods.
Communications: Improved Access to Telemedicine in Southeast
Alaska.
Marketing: Market Southeast Alaska as a Region.
Solid Waste: Regional Solid Waste Disposal.
Arts: Increase recognition of Southeast Alaska’s thriving arts
economy.
Mining: Minerals & Mining Workforce Development.
Attract Research Jobs.
Research: Attract science and research jobs to southeast Alaska.
Cultural Wellness: Support development of activities and
infrastructure that promote cultural wellness.
Transportation
Minimize Impacts of Budget Cuts to AMHS and Develop Sustainable
Operational Model.
Road Development.
Move Freight to and from Markets More Efficiently.
Ensure the Stability of Regional Transportation Services Outside of
AMHS.
Energy
Work with Federal and State government to promote regional energy
projects.
Diesel displacement.
Support community efforts to create sustainable power
systems that provide affordable/renewable energy.
Complete Regional Hydrosite Evaluation for Southeast Alaska.
Maritime
Maritime Industrial Support
Maritime Industrial Support Sector Talent Pipeline: Maritime
Workforce Development Plan.
Increase access to capital for the regional maritime industrial support
sector.
Harbor Improvements.
Examine Arctic Exploration Opportunities That the Region
as a Whole Can Provide.
Seafood Industry
Mariculture Development.
Full Utilization and Ocean Product Development.
Increase Energy Efficiency and Reduce Energy Costs.
Regional Seafood Processing.
Seafood Markets.
Sea Otter Utilization and Sustainable Shellfish.
Maintain Stable Regulatory Regime.
Seafood Workforce Development.
Promote strong economies, healthy communities, and a quality environment in Southeast Alaska.
Southeast Alaska 5 Year Plan
17. Annual Business ConfidenceHow do you view the regional business climate right
now?
Very Poor
6%
Poor
38%
Very Good
5%
Don't know
1%
Good
50%
Very Poor
5%
Poor
34%
Very Good
Don't know 5%
2%
Good
54%
2019 +4%2018
18. Annual Business Confidence
Much Worse
2%
Worse
14%
Same (poor)
18%
Same (positive)
37%
Much Better
2%
Better
27%
Much Worse
1%
Worse
13%
Same (poor)
18%
Same (positive)
38%
Much Better
5%
Better
25%
What is the economic outlook for your
business or industry over the next year?
2018 2019 +1%
19. Economic Outlook Industry 2020
What is the economic outlook for your business/industry over the next year (compared
to the previous year)?
Ketchikan
Juneau
Wrangell
Petersburg
0% 23% 45% 68% 90%
Better Much Better Worse
Hoonah
Gustavus
Skagway
POW
Much Worse
Juneau
20. Adding Jobs in 2019
Visitor or Tourism Industry
Construction / Architecture / Engineering
Transportation (non tourism)
Food/Beverage Industry
Seafood, Commercial Fishing
Professional & Business Services / Consultant
Health Care (includes senior services)
Retail / Wholesale Trade
Energy
Real Estate
Financial Activities
Arts
Communications / Information Technology
53.333
13%
17%
17%
18%
20%
23%
24%
31%
33%
40%
42%
Over the next year, do you expect your organization to add jobs, maintain, reduce jobs,
or unsure
% of businesses that say they will add jobs in2019/2020
22. Over the next year, do you expect your organization
to add jobs, maintain, or reduce jobs?
Adding Jobs in 2019
Unknown
12%
Add Jobs
27%
Maintain Jobs
51%
Add Jobs
13%
59%
Unknown
13%
Add Jobs
23%
Maintain Jobs
48%
Southeast
Reduce Jobs
11%
Juneau
Reduce Jobs
13%
Unknown
15%
Maintain Jobs
Ketchikan
Reduce Jobs
16%
Reduce Jobs
18%
Unknown
9%
Add Jobs
23%
Maintain Jobs
50%
Add Jobs
21%
Maintain Jobs
58%
Add Jobs
57%
Maintain Jobs
38%
Sitka Haines
Reduce Jobs
Unknown
9%
12%
Skagway
Unknown
5%
Reduce Jobs
40%
Unknown
40%
Maintain Jobs
20%
Add Jobs
42%
Maintain Jobs
46%
Petersburg
Prince of Wales
Unknown
13%
23. Annual Business Investment
Less than$5,000
$5,000 to$10,000
$10,001 to $25,000
$25,001 to $50,000
$50,001 to$100,000
$100,001 to$500,000
$500,001 to$1,000,000
$1,000,001 to$5,000,000
$5,000,001 -$10,000,000
$10,000,001 -$20,000,000
$20,000,001 -$30,000,000
$30,000,000+
2800% 4200%
4
2
1
2
15
10
33
25
33
17
28
41
$221 Million
24. Southeast AlaskaHealth
Care Workforce Assessment
University of Alaska Southeast . University of Alaska
Anchorage . Bartlett Regional Hospital . SoutheastAlaska
Regional Health Consortium . Alaska State Hospital and
Nursing Home Association . Southeast Conference
Greetings. We want to give you a quick introduction to Southeast Conference, our region of Southeast Alaska, and our CEDS and then move onto the mechanics of how we incorporated resiliency into our CEDS as we “reimagine regional development” and successfully engage our partners toward success.
Strong support from EDA has enabled sustained success in southeast! Helps to set the stage for other federal and state participation.
Beautiful but challenging business environment with little economy of scale
The mission of Southeast Conference is to undertake and support activities that promote strong economies, healthy communities, and a quality environment in Southeast Alaska. Our key areas of focus includes economic development, transportation, energy, maritime, seafood, tourism, timber, and mining.
Thank you, NADO – very meaningful and helps us showcase what we do – and why we do it.
Best “office” day ever!!
Process was VERY inclusive with focus on local resources, their full utilization - growing jobs and opportunity.
Wealth of resources surrounding us!
Out of those objectives, we prioritized 7 to become our core Southeast Alaska workplan moving forward. Each of these priority objectives has project champions, partners, steps to be completed, budgets, individual timelines, and evaluation measures so we can track progress and success.
So many success stories – public/private partnerships, investments. Collaborative efforts such as AWEDTG for biomass – huge success displacing diesel and feeding students through STEM
Success with regional shipyard constructing 2 new Alaska Class ferries
320 businesses responded to annual survey
Exciting initiative with goal of educating, training and employing local/regional residents that could replace more expensive itinerant workforce (and better utilize University’s role in workforce development)
Last year was in Ketchikan. We had 350 people (Gubernatorial forum), 64 speakers, 8 workshops. This year was in Sitka – 300 attendees, 65 speakers!
We hosted a gubernatorial debate
We hosted a Southeast Alaska legislators debate.
“Field trips” during annual meeting – hands on application to economic development.
Telling the story and showing the product of the process