Alaska’s embattled economic development agency approves $700,000 PR budget

By: Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 573

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The state agency leading some of Alaska’s most polarizing development projects has approved a new communications budget, saying it needs to do a better job telling its own story amid attacks from critics.

The state-owned Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is run by a former chief of staff to Gov. Mike Dunleavy and is charged with promoting economic growth and expanding natural resource extraction and exports.

It is leading work to develop state-owned oil …

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