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by Scott Schaefer The Port of Seattle has selected a developer for the Des Moines Creek Business Park project – Panattoni Development Company, Inc. – a privately-held real estate development firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was chosen from a field of four proposers to develop approximately 87 acres of property south of

Richard Ford, a Northwest native who rose to prominence as a port executive, attorney and civic leader, died May 5, according to Ford’s family. He was 83. Ford was born in Seattle, grew up in Spokane and graduated from Washington State University, where he met his wife, Nancy Panchot. The couple later moved to the

PDF Date: March 5, 2013 Foster Garvey Newsroom A recent order dismissed claims by 126 property owners against the Port of Seattle. The property owners claimed that noise, vibration, and emissions from aircraft operations increased after the Third Runway at Sea-Tac Airport opened in November 2008. The Port sought dismissal of the claims based on express

By  Emily Heffter Port of Seattle Commissioner Rob Holland announced Wednesday he will resign March 15, eight months before the end of his first term. His decision comes days after a Seattle Times story detailing the problems of Holland’s three years in public office, including misuse of his Port credit cards, personal financial problems and tense relationships

By  Emily Heffter Port of Seattle Commissioner Rob Holland announced Wednesday he will resign March 15, eight months before the end of his first term. His decision comes days after a Seattle Times story detailing the problems of Holland’s three years in public office, including misuse of his Port credit cards, personal financial problems and tense relationships

By Emily Heffter Rob Holland ran for Port Commission in 2009 as a promising new candidate: a progressive, with a master’s degree in public policy and a union family. He pledged to bring a middle-class voice to a board traditionally populated by wealthy business interests. He had a well-funded opponent, but he raised money from

David Ortman keeps an eye on the sky File photo, Anne-Marije Rook This article has been updated with quotes from Perry Cooper, representing the Port of Seattle. We incorrectly said they could not be reached for comment; we apologize for the error. Airplane noise grinding your gears? You’re not the only one. A North Ballard

Wed, 12/05/2012 Port of Seattle press release: The Port of Seattle Commission approved Wednesday, Dec. 5 an aggressive 25-year program that positions the port as a leader to help create 100,000 new jobs in the region while reducing the port’s environmental footprint. “We established bold, achievable goals for the port and regional stakeholders in our

Erik Stanford started this petition to Federal Aviation Administration & Port of Seattle Beacon Hill and Southeast Seattle have 80,000 residents. The community has the city’s largest populations of children, the elderly, disabled persons, people of color, and first-generation Americans who do not speak English as their first language. We are impacted by THREE airports; Renton Airport,

The Port of Seattle’s chief executive, Tay Yoshitani, should not be allowed to keep that job while also serving as a board member of Expeditors International, a freight-expediting company, at a salary of $230,000 in cash and stock. Public officials have one master: the public.