When the office opens in space leased by the Department of Environmental Conservation, it will be the first time since its creation in 1976 that the corporation has opened a satellite branch outside Juneau.
“The principal policy driver behind this is recruitment and retention of employees,” said board chair Ethan Schutt.has struggled to recruit and keep workers
Some potential new hires have also said they would prefer to live in Anchorage rather than Juneau, he said. The staff member who fielded the most intense questioning, Mike Barnhill, has since resigned, though it wasn’t immediately clear on Thursday whether his decision was linked to the satellite office.
Juneau lawmakers have fought the satellite-office concept for years, deterring the state-owned corporation from plans to open offices in Anchorage and investment centers like New York City.
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