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Spend Like It Matters: Black-owned Businesses and Makers at SEA
Wed, Jun 24, 2020
Recent events in our local community and across the U.S. are spotlighting a checkered history of systemic racism that continues to impact our communities and essential institutions. The Port will continue to use our policy platfor...
Port Enacts Police Department Policy Changes, Announces Department Assessment
Tue, Jun 23, 2020
Port of Seattle Executive Director Steve Metruck announced today immediate changes to Port of Seattle Police Department protocols regarding hiring practices, commitment to diversity, and use of force. Executive Director Metruck al...
Barb Wilson Hired as Port of Seattle Commission Chief of Staff
Tue, Jun 23, 2020
Barb Wilson joins the Port of Seattle as the Chief of Staff for its five-member elected body, the Port of Seattle Commission. Wilson brings 25 years of experience in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors in Seattle. "We ar...
Support Black-owned Businesses
Mon, Jun 22, 2020
A portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth," Juneteenth celebrates emancipation an and the abolition of slavery. On June 19, 1865 — two months after the U.S. victory over the Confederacy, and two years since the Emancipation Proclama...
What Does Juneteenth Mean to Me?
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
Delmas Whittaker, C.M., is the Maritime Division Senior Manager, Fishing and Commercial Vessels at the Port of Seattle. Delmas is a retired naval officer who served our country for 25 years in active duty. Now retired from the U.S...
Commission President Steinbrueck and Executive Director Metruck Juneteenth Statement
Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the former confederate state of Texas, June 19, 1865, where the news came two- and one-half years late, after Lincoln's original Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. Though Juneteenth mark...
Doubling Down on Cleaning at SEA
Thu, Jun 11, 2020
This time of year prompts spring cleaning in homes and public spaces, but this year has seen bolstered cleaning efforts in response to the global pandemic. At the beginning of COVID-19, Seattle-Tacoma International Airp...
Solidarity, Acceptance, and Flexibility Mark Pride Month
Wed, Jun 10, 2020
The Port-Wide Pride (PWP) Employee Resource Group (ERG) stands in solidarity — we believe Black Lives Matter. As part of our commitment to diversity, equity, and justice issues, we revisited our priorities for the month of June to...
Commission Offers New Financial Relief for Airport Dining and Retail Tenants
Tue, Jun 09, 2020
Port of Seattle Commissioners approved extensions of leases for current airport, dining, and retail (ADR) tenants by up to three years today. The lease extensions give current tenants more time to recover financially from the econ...
Investment in Art Benefits Local Community
Mon, Jun 08, 2020
Art matters more now than ever during COVID-19. In periods of crisis and isolation, artists capture and document the moments, feelings, and stories of our community. Artists are also among those economically impacted by the global...
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