S1:E8 - The Economy Part 2 w/ Neal Fried, Matthew Berman, George Martinez & Fred Laurion

On this episode we consider the Anchorage economy – past, present, future – with these guests:

• Neal Fried is an economist with the Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development.
• Matthew Berman is a professor of Economics, University of Alaska Anchorage, Institute for Social and Economic Research.
• George Martinez is a community entrepreneur, small business owner, diplomat and educator. He is the Program Director for the Alaska Humanities Forum and is a candidate for Mayor of Anchorage in 2021.
• Fred Laurion is a financial advisor.  He is the Senior Vice-President for Primerica in Anchorage.

Neil Fried’s article “The Anchorage Economy: The First Hundred Years can be found at:  http://labor.state.ak.us/trends/dec14.pdf