Archives 2000

December 20, 2000
December Travel Holidays Mean Busy Times at Sea-Tac
Leave early, pack patience

December 13, 2000
Port Commission Recommends $100 Million in Noise Remedy Spending
FAA must concur; recommendation includes mobile home purchases

December 12, 2000
Port Partners With AppliedTheory For eBusiness Initiative
Bellevue Company Will Help Chart Port's Path Into Web-Based International Arena

November 28, 2000
Port of Seattle Passes Final 2001 Budget
Plan Includes Record $504 Million Capital Budget, and a Significant Tax Rate Cut

November 28, 2000
Jeanne DeMund is Port's New International Marketing Director

November 27, 2000
Port Wins Governor's Award for Disability Employer of the Year

November 27, 2000
Sea-Tac Garage Returns to Normal Rates at Midnight Monday
Good weather helps make for smooth holiday

November 22, 2000
Plan Sea-Tac Reunions in Terminal, Not at Curbside
Meet Mike and Millie at the Maki, See Sam at the Cinnabon

November 17, 2000
One Hour Free Parking at Sea-Tac Airport During Thanksgiving Holiday
Airport opens 1900 new garage spaces, hopes to reduce congestion at curbside

November 15, 2000
Port Proposes Record $504 Million Capital Budget for 2001
Commissioners Set to Review Plan That Includes Significant Cut in Tax Rate

November 6, 2000
PORT OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOST PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Proceeds to benefit NW Burn Foundation

October 24, 2000
Port of Seattle Launches eBusiness Strategy

October 9, 2000
AIRPORT SINKS ITS TEETH INTO SOUTH TERMINAL REBUILD PROJECT
Port Commissioner takes a bite out of Concourse A

September 29, 2000
Oranges From Down Under Get Chilly Reception
Port's Warehouse Cold Treatment Facility, Unique on West Coast, A Safety Net For Fruit Shippers

September 29, 2000
Fishermen's Terminal Electrical Upgrade Under Way
Port of Seattle's $7 Million Project Replaces Decades-Old Power Supply System, Adds Capacity

September 28, 2000
PORT WITHDRAWS, WILL RESUBMIT, PERMIT REQUEST FOR THIRD RUNWAY
More time needed for agency review

September 28, 2000
Cargo Numbers Surge On Seattle's Waterfront
More Good News: Hot August Continues Upward Trend in Container Cargo

September 15, 2000
July Container Volumes Point To Strong Second Half
Port of Seattle Continues Recovery From Bout With 'Asian Economic Flu'

September 14, 2000
IT'S A FOUR-PEAT! SEA-TAC GETS FOURTH PERFECT INSPECTION FROM FAA
Annual review tests airport training, safety and emergency response procedures

September 7, 2000
Port's Regional Economic Impact Strong
More than 400,000 Jobs Tied to Port Activity

August 18, 2000
TWO STREETS NEAR AIRPORT TO BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED
Construction on airport's third runway continues

August 17, 2000
AIRPORT JOBS CENTER SHATTERS FIRST-YEAR HIRING GOALS
126 applicants get aviation-related jobs in first six months of pilot project

August 14, 2000
Seattle Boat Show Cruises Into Shilshole Bay Marina

August 10, 2000
Tom Tierney Named Port's Deputy Executive Director; Dan Thomas Takes Over as Chief Financial Officer

August 9, 2000
Port of Seattle's Cargo Volumes Continue Improvement
Efficient, Customer-Driven Approach Helps Build Business

August 9, 2000
Port's High School Intern Program Celebrates 10th Year
Charles P. Huey High School Intern Program Helps Build Life and Work Skills

July 21, 2000
Media Advisory
Millennial Celebration of Leif Erikson's Voyage July 29

July 21, 2000
Commission To Act on Dinsmore's Employment

July 18, 2000
Steve Queen Joins Port as Budget Manager

July 12, 2000
Work Begins on Cruise Terminal Completion
Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal at Pier 66 Gets More Entrances, New Concourse for 2001 Season

June 28, 2000
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Sea-Tac Airport Announces $375 Million South Terminal Expansion Project

June 14, 2000
Port of Seattle Landscape Department Wins State Award
Waste Reduction and Recycling Efforts Noted in 'Best Small Government' category

June 8, 2000
Classic Yachts Converge at Bell Harbor Marina
June 16-18 Gathering Includes Tours, Classic Mustangs and Nash Metropolitans

May 25, 2000
Port of Seattle Sharpens Cargo Focus
Marine Division Integrates Delivery of Cargo Services

May 19, 2000
ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL RETURNS TO SEATTLE IN 2001
Radiance Of The Seas More Than Doubles Vision Of The Seas Sailings

May 18, 2000
Seattle Waterfront Hotel Project Can Proceed
Settlement Permits Completion of Port's Central Waterfront Plan

May 9, 2000
Port of Seattle Staff Recommends No Split East Turn, Study Duwamish Flights
Flight track recommendation now goes to Port Commission, then to FAA

May 5, 2000
Survey Shows Port, Shippers Terminal Efficiency
Strengthening Relationships, High-Tech Innovations Aim to Ease Cargo Movement

April 26, 2000
Seattle Maritime Festival Adds Poetry Contest to 2000 Lineup
Prizes at Stake in May 11 Event at the Highliner Tavern at Fishermen's Terminal

April 24, 2000
Port of Seattle Posts Record 1999 Air Travel, Competitive Year for Marine Business
27.7 Million Passengers travel through Sea-Tac

April 20, 2000
Port Commission Supports Trade Relations with China

April 19, 2000
Partnership Forms To Study Lower Duwamish River
Lower Duwamish Waterway Group

April 14, 2000
PORT OF SEATTLE'S PIER 66 IS NEW HOME TO LUXURY CRUISE SHIPS
First Full Season Means Millions in New Revenue to Seattle, Region

April 6, 2000
Port of Seattle Posts Net Gain In 1999
Revenues Increase Despite Asian Economic Troubles

March 31, 2000
Noise Mediation Team Wraps Up 10 Years of Accomplishments
Eight Community Volunteers Honored For Service

March 23, 2000
Interim Report Validates Third Runway Environmental Initiatives
Miller Creek Wetland May Benefit From Removal of Homes

March 17, 2000
Quiet Firefighter Named Port of Seattle's "Firefighter of the Year"
Experienced veteran leads by example

March 16, 2000
Shilshole Bay Marina Welcomes Reservations
New Service Guarantees Guest Moorage for Boaters

March 14, 2000
Port of Seattle to Continue as Major U.S. Grain Exporter
Louis Dreyfus Corp. Sees Strong Growth in the Future

February 17, 2000
Sea-Tac Rolls out Design for Central Terminal Expansion
Public, Port Commissioners, get first look at airport terminal of the future

February 8, 2000
Proposed Shilshole Bay Marina Dock Replacement/Moorage Expansion
Public Hearing on Draft SEIS To Evaluate Dock and Schedule Alternatives

January 20, 2000
Jack Block is New President of the Port of Seattle Commission

January 13, 2000
Ports Seek Clarification of Initiative 695

January 4, 2000
Celebrating Mount Fuji: Works by 23 artists from the City of Fujinomiya, Japan
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport