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Local Businesses Invited to Tap into Global Growth Strategies at Sept. 8 Exporting Conference Featuring Expert Trade Panels

Local Businesses Invited to Tap into Global Growth Strategies at Sept. 8 Exporting Conference Featuring Expert Trade Panels

Tue, Aug 23, 2022

Greater Seattle Partners in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Commerce, Port of Seattle, and Coupang is hosting a conference offering small and medium-sized businesses the opportunity to learn more about growth...

Curating from Local to Global: New Airport Shops Feature Glass Art and African Goods

Curating from Local to Global: New Airport Shops Feature Glass Art and African Goods

Tue, Aug 23, 2022

Two new small businesses featuring blown glass by Seattle artists and handmade products from Africa opened near Gate A1 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) this week. Glass Eye Studio and Africa's Best join the airport's...

Michael Villa Selected as Port of Seattle Police Chief

Michael Villa Selected as Port of Seattle Police Chief

Wed, Aug 17, 2022

Port of Seattle Executive Director Steve Metruck announced today the selection of Interim Police Chief Michael Villa for the permanent post of Chief of the Port of Seattle Police Department. Chief Villa joined the Port Police D...

Clean Energy Future Gets Historic Boost

Clean Energy Future Gets Historic Boost

Fri, Aug 12, 2022

The Port of Seattle cheered today's passage by the US House of Representatives of the Inflation Reduction Act, the single largest national investment in clean air, clean energy, and environmental justice in history. The legisla...

Carbon Emissions Drop 46 Percent for Port Owned and Controlled Facilities and Operations

Carbon Emissions Drop 46 Percent for Port Owned and Controlled Facilities and Operations

Tue, Aug 09, 2022

A national leader in sustainability initiatives, the Port of Seattle released its annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory today showing that it cut emissions from its own operations by 46 percent in 2021 over 2005 baseline. The ...