Northeast Burien gets redevelopment boost with $5 million federal grant

by Jack Mayne The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $5 million grant to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to redevelop and create 732,000 square feet of air cargo-related warehouse space and support 1,072 new jobs in Burien’s Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA). Sen. Maria Cantwell announced the FAA grant Monday afternoon, Aug. 31. NERA is located between 8th Ave

Northeast Burien gets redevelopment boost with $5 million federal grant

by Jack Mayne The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $5 million grant to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to redevelop and create 732,000 square feet of air cargo-related warehouse space and support 1,072 new jobs in Burien’s Northeast Redevelopment Area (NERA). Sen. Maria Cantwell announced the FAA grant Monday afternoon, Aug. 31. NERA is located between 8th Ave

Lora Lake Apartments Clean Up

Prior to the 1940s, the current Lora Lake Apartments site at 15001 Des Moines Memorial Dr, Burien, WA 98148 was used as residential and farmlands. During the 1940s, it became the site of Novak Barrel Washing. From the 1950s to the mid-1980s, Burien Auto Wrecking was located here. In the mid-1980s, the Lora Lake Apartments

The Northwest Seaport Alliance just became the third-largest cargo gateway in the U.S.

Northwest Seaport Alliance By Steve Wilhelm – Staff Writer, Puget Sound Business Journal Aug 4, 2015 Updated Aug 5, 2015 10:16am PDT The ports of Seattle and Tacoma officially created the Northwest Seaport Alliance Tuesday, at a morning meeting at Federal Way City Hall. The members of both ports’ commissions unanimously approved The Northwest Seaport Alliance, a joint

Seattle, Tacoma ports OK ‘bold’ alliance in marine cargo business

The port commissions of Seattle and Tacoma voted unanimously Tuesday to form the Northwest Seaport Alliance, unifying the longtime rivals’ marine cargo divisions. By  Coral Garnick Seattle Times business reporter The port commissions of Seattle and Tacoma voted unanimously Tuesday to form the Northwest Seaport Alliance, unifying the longtime rivals’ marine cargo divisions. Both ports

Behind The Scenes With Sea-Tac Airport’s Runway Construction

By Lauren Darnielle Taxiway Mike at Sea-Tac Airport is closed during reconstruction of runway 16C/34C – Photo: Lauren Darnielle | AirlineReporter Last week, I had the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at the construction currently in progress on Runway 16C/34C at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA, aka Sea-Tac). The center runway closed on May 4th for

Port of Seattle Reviews Designs for an Expanded International Arrivals Facility at Sea-Tac

Matt Ball on July 13, 2015 – in Design/Engineering, Projects, Transportation The Port of Seattle is in the conceptual design phase of an expanded International Arrivals Facility (IAF) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. With this 1970’s vintage facility in the south satellite servicing a dramatic increase in international flights, the existing Federal Inspections area (commonly known

DWU Consulting: Cost Per Enplaned Passenger

This article discusses sources of cost per enplaned passenger (CPE), calculation of CPE, uses of CPE in airport finance, and current and potential efforts to supplement CPE with other financial metrics. CPE data in this article are extracted from a database updated from time to time.