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Anchorage Business Survey

Section 1: Business Information
1.Business Name(Required.)
2.First/Last name(Required.)
3.Position(Required.)
4.Email(Required.)
5.Zipcode(Required.)
6.If your business is headquartered out of state or has locations in multiple zip codes please choose the one that best describes your business:
Section 2: Business Climate & Operations
7.From a business standpoint, what's the best thing about doing business in Anchorage?(Required.)
8.From a business perspective, how do you think Anchorage's Economy will fare in 2027 compared to 2026?(Required.)
9.From a business perspective, how do you think Alaska's Economy will fare in 2027 compared to 2026?(Required.)
10.How important are the following for the success of business in Anchorage?(Required.)
Very Important
Somewhat Important
Not important
Does not impact my business
Access to affordable and reliable energy
Affordable housing
Childcare services
Public safety
Reduce homelessness
Airport and air cargo development
Well maintained roads
Upgrade water/wastewater utility infrastructure
Climate resilience and adaptation planning
City permitting and regulatory efficiency
Public transportation and transit infrastructure
Attracting new business to Anchorage (tax incentives, marketing, etc.)
Downtown revitalization and redevelopment
Economic diversification
Industrial land availability and development
Military and defense-related investment
Mineral resource development projects
North slope natural gas (LNG Pipeline)
Renewable energy development
Port of Alaska Modernization
Workforce training
Cost of health care
K-12 Education Funding
Retaining and expanding existing Anchorage business
Tourism and visitor industry growth
11.If the Municipality of Anchorage wanted to diversify its revenue sources, how supportive are you of each of the following options?(Required.)
Very supportive
Somewhat supportive
Somewhat opposed
Very opposed
Sales Tax
Increase bed tax (tourism)
Property Tax Credit Elimination
Wastewater Utility Fee Tax
Excise tax (alcohol, tobacco, fuel, luxury, etc)
Increase bonds
12.In response to the State of Alaska's budget gap, how supportive are you of each of the following?(Required.)
Very supportive
Somewhat supportive
Somewhat opposed
Very opposed
Reduction of PFD
Statewide sales tax
Reductions to state spending
Other broad-based statewide tax
Statewide income tax
Elimination of PFD
13.Which of the following categories best describes your organization's annual gross sales (total before any reductions) or annual operating budget?(Required.)
14.How do you anticipate gross sales (total sales before any reductions) of your business to fare in 2027 compared to 2026?(Required.)
15.How do you anticipate net profit (net profit = total revenue – total expenses) of your business to fare in 2027 compared to 2026?(Required.)
16.Are you planning to grow your business in the next 12 months?(Required.)
17.If yes, how? (check all that apply):(Required.)
18.What are the barriers to business growth in Anchorage (check all that apply)?(Required.)
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