A former chief of staff to Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy will take over as head of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority early next year.
A former chief of staff to Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy will take over as head of an Alaska economic development agency early next year.
Randy Ruaro will become executive director of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority starting Jan. 3, replacing Alan Weitzner, whoThe agency’s chief investment officer, Morgan Neff, has served as interim executive director. Ruaro has a long history in Alaska government. He recently served as the governor’s special assistant for statehood defense, which helps coordinate the state’s action on disputes with the federal government involving control of Alaska lands and waters. He has been chief of staff in the Senate and House Finance committees and served in leadership roles in multiple Republican administrations in Alaska, starting with Gov. Frank Murkowski about two decades ago.
Ruaro takes over a state agency that has often been the target of opposition from environmental groups. It has made a controversial decision to buy federal leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and pursued development of a road to the Ambler mineral district in Northwest Alaska that has faced strong opposition. The agency in November also
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