The Port of Seattle is working to level the playing field for socially and economically disadvantaged businesses. The Diversity in Contracting Program is an intentional effort to remedy disparities that are inherently built into p...
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
The S Concourse in the SEA International Airport needs more than a facelift to bring it up to date from when it was constructed in the early 1970s. The work is expected to cost upwards of $1 billion, on which the Port will need he...
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
RSVP HERE Join us for the biggest PortGen event of the year where our goal is to increase WMDBE and small business participation on Port Aviation projects by providing you information on these upcoming constructi...
Fri, May 12, 2023
The Diversity in Contracting team is excited to celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) businesses during the month of May by sharing the story of one of our Asian American-owned small business partners....
Wed, Nov 15, 2023
Wednesday, November 15th 4 PM - 6 PM Conference Center at SeaTac Airport ACEC Washington and COMTO Washington are passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion within our memberships and the A/E/C industry at large. Join...
Mon, Oct 24, 2022
"Where is Kara? I'd like to thank her. She helped me win a project that I'm not sure I would have won without her help." Natalia Viguie of Soper Hill Construction, asked me when I met her at the Advanced PortGen Networking event o...
Tue, Sep 12, 2023
Advanced PortGen is a series of technical assistance workshops that the Port hosts annually in the Fall to empower WMBE firms with what they need to obtain their first government contract. During this 5 week series learn how to id...
Tue, Sep 05, 2023
Sharon Maxwell, CEO of Bratton Construction, LLC, is a complete tour de force and we are thrilled to celebrate Black Business Month with this feature on her. Sharon is also one of the standout 2022 Port Small Business Accelerato...
Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Pictured above: Marcus and Team on the Terminal 46 Project While Diversity in Contracting works year-round to support Black-owned businesses, it is important to us to celebrate Black History Month and the Black-owned busin...
Fri, Jul 07, 2023
The Diversity in Contracting team is honored to celebrate LGBTIA-owned businesses during Pride month. As part of that celebration, we spoke with one of our LGTBQIA-owned small business partners: Nat Stratton-Clarke, owner of ...