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PORT OF ANCHORAGE
An Assessment of Port Expansion: Operations,
Construction, Benefits and Finance
Prepared by
Shane Coffey: Chief Economist
Jarek Kupczynski: Financial Analyst
Donald Neal: Director of Operations
Luke Stowe: Chief Engineer
Stone Consulting Group, LLC
Submitted to
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
November 28, 2011
Stone Consulting Group, LLC
1111 Alaskan Way
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
www.stone.net
(907) 555-5555
November 28, 2011
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
731 West 34th Avenue Suite 113
Anchorage, AK, 99508
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board:
The attached assessment, requested by the Board of Directors in a letter dated October 2, provides a written supplement to our presentation on the Port of Anchorage given on October 28. We believe this information will be valuable to members of the chamber in examining current and future aspects of the port expansion.
This study was designed to examine the Port of Anchorage in these four areas:
* A brief history of the port
* Current port operations
* Expansion construction and engineering
* Benefits of the expansion project
* Port finances
Primary research consisted of interviews including Jenifer Johnston with the Anchorage Enterprise Oversight Committee and former Assembly member and city lobbyist Dan Coffey. Secondary research sources included pertinent written materials supplied by government and private entities as well as a myriad of online resources.
We would be pleased to discuss this assessment in further detail with you and your members at your request. The Stone Consulting Group thanks you for your confidence in selecting our company for this assessment.
Sincerely,
Shane Coffey
Chief Economist
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Enclosure
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Port of Anchorage is essential to the vitality of the economy of Alaska. Through its gates travel the vast majority of goods...