Education=Competitiveness=Jobs
August 26th, 2010 by Bill
Two unrelated events this past Tuesday (Aug 24) should focus our attention on Washington’s education system and competitiveness. First, the port commission received its annual report from Port Jobs—a program that lifts people into apprenticeship and training programs so that they may enter maritime and construction trades or secure airport employment. Since ...
Clean Up Our Traffic Mess: Support Jobs
August 18th, 2010 by Bill
On Monday (Aug. 16), Seattle opened a new, widened Spokane Street and a new Spokane St. ramp to 4th Avenue. The Port of Seattle contributed $3.4 million to this project as part of its commitment to helping move freight more efficiently. Moving freight efficiently from our seaport to SR99, I-5 and I-90 ...
How is the Port of Seattle Doing?
August 14th, 2010 by Bill
“How is the Port of Seattle doing?” Every day people ask me that. Often, they are more than just curious. Since the Port of Seattle generates over 100,000 jobs in King County, how it's doing is one indicator of our economy’s health. Here are facts and figures from the first half ...
Tourism = Jobs
August 8th, 2010 by Bill
Last Tuesday (Aug 3) the port commission met in Woodinville and focused on how we can work with communities like Woodinville, Carnation, Duvall and Snoqualmie, and even communities on the Olympic Peninsula and in central and eastern Washington, to entice cruise passengers into spending a few more days here. Now, cruise ...
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Bill Bryant is president of the King Co./Seattle Port Commission. He is also founder and chairman of BCI, an investor in Deneki Outdoors, and lives in Seattle with his wife Barbara.