To :

AIDEA
813 West Northern Lights Blvd .
Anchorage, AK 99503

From : Clark Penney

Managing Director, New Industry Development Team
550 W

7 th

Ave, Suite 1535, Anchorage, AK 99501

Date: 5/1/2019
Contract#: 19048

Month End Report 4/2019

Overall:

The internal structure and continued expansion of the Advisory Board were established this month .
Going forward NID Advisory will have a waitlist in which we can use to cycle members. We are now able
to identify the approaches to take working towards NIDs core goal of expanding new industry
development. We were successful in introducing NID to various departments around the State and have
begun conversations on how to work together efficiently going forward .

82.2 General

We have refined our meeting agendas for both the internal and external meetings
Found and implemented a CRM system
Successful implementation of projects by sector
Various State Departments are reaching out to us as economic opportunities arise
Drafted 6 areas of approach for NID to work through
Conversations with the Governor on Vision
82.3 New and Existing Industry Growth (highlights)

Timber meeting with an entity that helped identify barriers and solutions
Recreational Development
MTA media announcement (Governor attended)
Gaming/Gambling/Sports Betting Initial Conversations

 82.4 Marketing

We are developing and expanding :
Website
Materials for State/Regions/Communities
Videos Highlighting State Lifestyle
Expo and Industry Events

82.5 Finance

Creating a master list of various options
o The list will be something the NID team has access to as conversations progress with
industry and corporations
o This will include working with UAA, AIDEA etc.
Procurement
o

Learned various approaches

The Month Ahead:

Focus for the following month will be:
Finalizing travel plans and budget
Continued refinement of the 6 NID approaches
Expanded Research
Continued execution of the NID Outreach list/plan
Managing the team and overall vision