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• Port Commission Elects New Officers for 2012

  Posted in General | Economic Development | Bayview Business Park | La Conner Marina | Nature Trails/Environmental | Skagit Regional Airport on December 21, 2011

  Burlington – The Port of Skagit Board of Commissioners has elected new officers who will lead the port in 2012. They are as follows:

  • President -- Bill Shuler, District 3… Read More »

• Port OKs Use of Marina Parking Lot by La Conner Merchants

  Posted in General | Economic Development | La Conner Marina on December 8, 2011

  Burlington – Seeking to help alleviate parking congestion on La Conner’s busy First Street, the Port of Skagit Board of Commissioners have agreed to allow merchants and their employees… Read More »

• Small Works Roster Applications Open

  Posted in General | Economic Development | Bayview Business Park | La Conner Marina | Nature Trails/Environmental | Skagit Regional Airport on November 18, 2011

  Applications for the Port’s 2012 Small Works Roster are now being accepted.

  The Port of Skagit encourages local companies to do business with us. Start by applying for a place on the… Read More »

• Port Offices to Close Early on Wednesday for Holiday

  Posted in General | Economic Development | Bayview Business Park | La Conner Marina | Nature Trails/Environmental | Skagit Regional Airport on November 18, 2011

  Port offices will be closing Wednesday, November 23, at 3 p.m. and remain closed November 24 & 25 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. The schedule affects all port facilities,… Read More »

• Channel Dredging, Runway Work and Job Creation in Port’s 2012 Budget

  Posted in General | Economic Development | Bayview Business Park | La Conner Marina | Nature Trails/Environmental | Skagit Regional Airport on November 15, 2011

  The Port of Skagit will focus next year on economic development initiatives aimed at bringing good jobs to Skagit County while investing in infrastructure maintenance, as outlined in… Read More »

• Port’s Martin Elected President of Waterways Association

  Posted in General | Economic Development | Bayview Business Park | La Conner Marina | Nature Trails/Environmental | Skagit Regional Airport on October 25, 2011

  Port of Skagit Executive Director Patsy Martin was elected President of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association on October 13 at the PNWA Annual Meeting in Portland. Martin will… Read More »

• Employment Grows at Port of Skagit Facilities

  Posted in General | Economic Development | Bayview Business Park | La Conner Marina | Skagit Regional Airport on October 18, 2011

  Burlington – Combined full- and part-time employment by tenants at Port of Skagit properties improved in the third quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, according… Read More »

• Port and Mount Vernon Sign Sister City Pact with Matsushige, Japan

  Posted in General | Economic Development on October 3, 2011

  Officials of the Port of Skagit and the City of Mount Vernon hosted visitors from Matsushige, Japan, on October 3 to sign an agreement forming a sister city relationship and to share… Read More »

• Port Revises Schedule for 2012 Budget

  Posted in General | Economic Development | Bayview Business Park | La Conner Marina | Nature Trails/Environmental | Skagit Regional Airport on September 28, 2011

  Burlington – The Port of Skagit Board of Commissioners has approved a revised schedule for considering the port’s 2012 budget. Adoption is now set for Nov. 15, 2011, one week later… Read More »

• Port Tenant Viva Farms Wins a Green Washington Award

  Posted in General | Economic Development | Bayview Business Park on September 23, 2011

  Seattle -- Seattle Business Magazine has named Viva Farms as the winner of the 2011 Green Washington Award in the Natural Resources/Agriculture category. The award honors top companies… Read More »

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