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Multilingual boat tour in 2018

Port Partners with Local Leaders to Save Youth Jobs

Thu, Jun 25, 2020

The Port of Seattle announced a partnership with five local non-profit organizations as part of its effort to save youth jobs for the summer and beyond.  The Port's Opportunity Initiative aims to provide summer jobs for 220 y...

Seattle skyline with Space Needle viewed from Elliott Bay, September 2016

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 are th...

Passengers on the ticketing level of SEA Airport look at flight information, July 2016

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...

Aldewald statue with lush tropical trees and greenery backdrop

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...

SSP Dining employee at SEA Airport poses with face covering during COVID-19 pandemic, June, 2020

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...