Kenai
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Introduction |
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Kenai Peninsula Borough staff develops quarterly reports containing economic data from throughout the area for use by businesses, agencies, and other entities to make planning and management decisions. The
publication is divided into eight sections: Kenai Peninsula Borough,
Homer, Kenai, Seldovia, Seward, Soldotna, KPB Unincorporated, and a
Local Officials Directory. To
provide unity within the document, certain conventions are applied: ·
In the real
estate section, the following abbreviations apply:
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In Sales and
Employment sections, the following industry abbreviations apply:
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Information
sources for each section are listed in the index. ·
General
information applicable to all sections is provided in the Kenai
Peninsula Borough section. ·
Percentages of
parts may not total 100%, due to rounding. Information
presented will assist in decision-making by providing economic and
demographic information in graphic, table and text form.
Local and state government officials; local, state and federal
agencies; businesses within the borough and elsewhere; and private
citizens use data contained in the publication. Data
is received from various sources and is subject to change as updates,
revisions and corrections are received.
The KPB makes no claims to accuracy or completeness of
information provided. Only
summary information is published. For
further detail, contact Jeanne Camp, Economic Analyst, KPB Community and
Economic Development Division, 907-174-2336, or the data source listed
in the index. Quarterly
reports are available electronically on the KPB website located at
http://www.borough.kenai.ak.us. To
correct your mailing address
or to be added to or deleted from the mailing list for this report,
please email [email protected]
or call 907-714-2336. Be
certain to identify yourself and the complete mailing address to be
added or deleted. For
additions, an email address is appreciated to be used for notification
of errors. ______________________________________________________________________ The
Kenai Peninsula Borough wishes to thank all entities listed below for
data provided for this publication. Alaska
Department of Labor and Workforce Development (AK DOL) The writer wishes to thank those
persons who gave of their time to review this document to find errors
and make suggestions that result in a more professional and accurate
document. Those individuals
include Jane Stein, Community Leader; Sylvia Vinson, KPB Planning
Department; and Debbie Brown, KPBSD Board Member. |
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Functions
of the CEDD and the EDD
Frequent
questions regarding differences between KPB Community Economic Development
Division (CEDD) and the Economic Development District (EDD) suggest the
need for an explanation. The
table below defines the differences.
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What is a “Moving Average Trendline?”Charts
in the KPB economic reports frequently include “moving average
trendlines.” After
individuals read the documents, comments make their way back to the
office. One comment that has
been heard several times addresses these trendlines, noting that they are
not labeled correctly. They
are. A description of
“trendline” is in order. The
purpose of a trendline is to demonstrate the average of data groupings and
how that average relates to averages of similar groupings within the
chart. Imagine
that a bar chart illustrates twelve quarters of data. The trendline begins at the fourth entry in the series and
marks the point representing the average of the first through the fourth
numbers in the series, in this case a 1st, 2nd, 3rd
and 4th quarter value, one year.
The trendline continues to the right in the chart.
As the trendline reaches the next entry in the series, the line
will move to the point on the scale representing the average of the second
through the fifth entries in the series – still four quarters of data,
but this time those values would be the 2nd, 3rd and
4th quarter of the first year plus the 1st quarter
of the second year. The process continues through the chart. As the line moves through the chart, it drops the entry marking the beginning of the trend point average, adds the entry just ahead of the previous set of four and indicates the average of the new set of four numbers in the series. The resulting “smoothing” effect allows the reader to more easily see change from one year to the next. |
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