Join us to celebrate Juneau’s rich maritime culture, history, and commerce with thousands of your family, friends, and neighbors!
2026 Juneau Maritime Festival
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Juneau Economic Development Council
Our Mission
The Juneau Economic Development Council (JEDC) fosters a healthy and sustainable economic climate in Juneau and throughout Southeast Alaska. In collaboration with other organizations, JEDC implements initiatives to maintain, expand, and create jobs and economic opportunities. Our primary focus: help make Juneau a great capital city; strengthen key regional industry; promote entrepreneurship and small business; develop talent; and deliver core economic development services.
Current Opportunities
2026 STEM Summer Camps
JEDC’s STEM Summer Camps have been a cornerstone of summer learning and childcare activities in Alaska's capital city since 2009. Most of our camps are FIRST® LEGO robotics-based and supplemented by STEM-adjacent activities, including 3D design and printing, technical trades, and entrepreneurship.This year's camps begin June 17 and they are filling up FAST with 230+ spots already filled! All camps are run on a “Pay-As-You-Can” fee structure, allowing registrants to choose an amount that works best for them.
2026 is shaping up to be our BIGGEST and most EXCITING camp season yet, but we need your help!
Sponsorships directly fund reduced registration fees, transportation, and meals for low and middle-income campers, ensuring that all young Juneauites, regardless of their families’ financial circumstances, can participate.
Trade Up Juneau
Trade Up Juneau connects recent high school graduates with paid training, paid jobsite experience, and direct pathways into a career in skilled trades. Supported by a cross‑sector partnership that includes the Juneau School District, University of Alaska Southeast, local unions, employers, and community organizations, this program prepares local young adults with the necessary skills to take part in building Juneau’s future.We are seeking:
- Interested participants – JSD students and recent graduates (age 18 and older) ready to gain hands-on skills, earn workplace safety certifications, and move into paid internships with clear pathways to postsecondary training, registered apprenticeships, and local trades careers.
- Local companies – Employers willing to host paid, on-site internships (for five to nine weeks) and help develop members of Juneau’s skilled workforce.
Help us connect local talent and employers to strengthen Juneau’s long-term economic future through the trades!
Comment on Draft Tongass Forest Plan Revision
The Tongass National Forest Plan Revision is the process of updating the long-range blueprint that guides how the forest is managed for roughly the next 15 years. The plan influences decisions that affect commercial operators, including access, infrastructure, and permitting, as well as community-wide use and long-term business certainty across sectors such as fishing, mariculture, transportation, and timber.The Forest Service is currently seeking feedback on preliminary plan content & proposed Species of Conservation Concern materials during a 45-day comment period, which ends May 6.
JEDC and other Forest Service partners are hosting our own feedback forms designed to help commercial operators and business owners respond to preliminary Tongass Forest Plan Revision materials in a clear, structured, and practical way.
If you are using the partner survey tools (two different forms) please submit by May 3. We will submit all of your input to the Forest Service by the May 6 deadline.
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GLOF Business Impact Map
We are pleased to showcase a new Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) Business Impact Map, developed through a collaborative partnership between JEDC and the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). This groundbreaking tool, now available to the public, provides unprecedented insight into how different flood levels affect businesses throughout the Mendenhall Valley and surrounding areas.
Latest Publications
JEDC is pleased to present the 2025 edition of the Juneau & Southeast Alaska Economic Indicators and Outlook report to our community. The report is an annual publication exploring trends in employment and earnings, demographics, education, construction, business and industry, and much more.
In anticipation of the CBJ Municipal Election on October 7, JEDC analyzed the current state of Sales Tax and Property Tax burdens for Juneau households alongside the potential ramifications of the three ballot initiatives.
JEDC recently partnered with the Alaska Committee to survey all elected officials and staff of the 34th Alaska State Legislature about their satisfaction with Juneau and its amenities.
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