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ALASKA FAST FACTS

• Population (2008): 686,293
• Largest Cities (2008): Anchorage, 279,243; Fairbanks, 35,132; Juneau, 30,988; Wasilla, 10,256; Sitka, 8,889
• Targeted Industries: Healthcare, Mining, Forestry, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Tourism, Seafood Processing
• Key Incentives: Film Industry Tax Credit, Developing Alaska Rural Tourism (D.A.R.T.), Tourism Mentorship
   Assistance Program (TMAP)
• GDP (All Industry 2008): $48 billion*

*Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce

ALASKA STATE INCENTIVES

Provided by the Rural Business Cooperative Services (RBS), Business And Industry Loan Guarantees of up to $25 million are available for businesses located in rural areas or cities under a population of 50,000 (in Alaska this includes all areas outside the municipality of Anchorage). Applicants may be individuals, partnerships, corporations, cooperatives, or nonprofit corporations. Almost all legal non-agriculture businesses are eligible. Eligible purposes include real estate, equipment, working capital, transfer of ownership, and debt structure.

Value-Added Producer Grants provide funding to independent agriculture producers (this includes fishermen), producer groups, and producer-owned cooperatives. Funds can be used to support marketing of the producer's value-added products, or for working capital needs related to the processing facility.

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