Seeking Champions for Alaska's Economic Future 2011 Alaska Business Report Card Last year, the Alaska Business Report Card was launched. The following groups will once again be developing the report card to give their collective memberships a clear sense of how each legislator, as well as the Governor, stand up for Alaskan business: Each of the participating organizations, who represent companies that employ tens of thousands of Alaskans, actively works to build a strong economy in Alaska and to ensure the state develops a policy regime that supports jobs and business. Each of our organizations will continue to work with all of our policy makers to make Alaska an attractive place for private sector investment, jobs, and economic growth. Admittedly, the Alaska Business Report Card participants did not do a sufficient job last year of informing legislators of our process. We aim to improve our communication with legislators and at the same time, commit to disseminating the 2011 and 2012 grades to an even wider audience to ensure it is known how legislators are/are not advocating for the business community. We will evaluate members of the 2011 Alaska State Legislature and the Governor based on their respective performances related to the priorities of Alaska’s business community. Legislators will be evaluated on the following broad policy areas:
Letter grades will be given to legislators following the legislative session, computed through an average of each participating organization’s input. Each organization will grade based upon its own specific priorities and issues. Individual grades from each organization will not be released. Specific legislation considered in the grading process will be posted throughout the legislative session to www.alaskabusinessreportcard.com as well as on each participating organization’s website. Grading will be based on:
We would be happy to discuss additional details or answer questions with you or your staff. Please contact us at info@alaskabusinessreportcard.com to set up a meeting. We look forward to working with you this session to make Alaska a better place to invest. View this information as a pdf
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