Bristol Bay Native Association P. O. Box 310 Dillingham, Alaska 99576 Bristol Bay Regional Economic Opportunity Plan Prepared for BBNA By The Stadum Group Anchorage, AK April 2004 Bristol Bay Regional Economic Opportunity Plan April 2004 Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................1 Bristol Bay .................................................................................................................................3 Regional Overview ....................................................................................................................3 Land Ownership.....................................................................................................................4 Bristol Bay Demographic Overview .......................................................................................5 Bristol Bay Economic Overview.............................................................................................5 Potential Regional Economic Development Projects ................................................................9 Fisheries Restructuring..........................................................................................................9 Employment and Training......................................................................................................9 Economic Diversification........................................................................................................9 Employment and Training......................................................................................................9 Regional Infrastructure Development and Planning ............................................................10 The Dillingham Census Area...................................................................................................11 Overview and Land Ownership ...............................................................................................11 Area Population and Characteristics .......................................................................................11 Dillingham Census Area ......................................................................................................12 Community Summary ..........................................................................................................12 Population Trends................................................................................................................13 Age and Gender ..................................................................................................................14 Ethnic Distribution................................................................................................................15 Area Economy.........................................................................................................................15 Area Labor Force and Employment.....................................................................................17 Economic Sectors................................................................................................................17 Major Employers..................................................................................................................19 Unemployment.....................................................................................................................21 Capital Improvement Projects..............................................................................................22 Infrastructure........................................................................................................................22 Specific Industry Sectors .....................................................................................................23 Identification of Dillingham Census Area Projects...................................................................25 Infrastructure Development and Planning ...........................................................................26 Current Funded Projects......................................................................................................26 The Bristol Bay Borough .........................................................................................................28 Overview and Land Ownership ...............................................................................................28 Regional Population and Characteristics ................................................................................28 Bristol Bay Borough .............................................................................................................29 Community Summary ..........................................................................................................29 Population Trends................................................................................................................29 Age and Gender ..................................................................................................................30 Ethnic Distribution................................................................................................................31 Area Economy.........................................................................................................................32 Area Labor Force and Employment.....................................................................................32 Economic Sectors................................................................................................................33 Major Employers..................................................................................................................35 Unemployment.....................................................................................................................36 Capital Improvement Projects..............................................................................................37 Infrastructure........................................................................................................................37 Specific Industry Sectors .....................................................................................................38 i Bristol Bay Regional Economic Opportunity Plan April 2004 Identification of Bristol Bay Borough Projects .........................................................................40 Infrastructure Projects Identified by the Bristol Bay Borough ..............................................40 The Lake and Peninsula Borough ...........................................................................................41 Overview and Land Ownership ...............................................................................................41 Regional Population and Characteristics ................................................................................42 Lake and Peninsula Borough...............................................................................................42 Community Summary ..........................................................................................................42 Population Trends................................................................................................................43 Age and Gender ..................................................................................................................44 Ethnic Distribution................................................................................................................45 Area Economy.........................................................................................................................46 Area Labor Force and Employment.....................................................................................46 Economic Sectors................................................................................................................47 Major Employers..................................................................................................................50 Unemployment.....................................................................................................................51 Capital Improvement Projects..............................................................................................52 Infrastructure........................................................................................................................52 Specific Industry Sectors .....................................................................................................53 Identification of Lake and Peninsula Borough Projects ...........................................................55 Infrastructure Projects Identified by the Lake and Peninsula Borough ................................56 Current Funded Projects......................................................................................................60 Regional Economic Development ...........................................................................................62 Bristol Bay Native Association (BBNA) ...................................................................................62 Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC)...................................................................................63 Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation (BBEDC).....................................................63 Bristol Bay Housing Authority (BBHA).....................................................................................65