John
Your sound as lost as the governor.
Japan was suppose to respond by the end of this summer, not a peep out of their reps.
You keep trying to make Alaska something Alaska isn't. 
Recognize Alaska for what it is, accept the population and job market and move ahead.
More is not always better.  
Move if you want jobs, competition, and the chaos tha those commodities bring.
Leave Alaska be, the corrupt boom bust good ol oil days are over in Alaska