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Port Releases Annual Report for 2011-12

Burlington – The Port of Skagit has published its annual report for 2011-12 to the citizens of the port district.

The 12-page brochure reports on the port’s activities and financial performance during 2011, and it also includes information about the port’s 2012 operating and capital budgets. Some of the highlights include these facts:

•           Employment by the port and its 76 business tenants at the end of 2011 was 1,014 direct jobs with an annual payroll of approximately $37.8 million;

•           The port earned operating revenue in 2011 of $5 million, which was up 8.7 percent from the previous year;

•           The port’s 2012 capital budget totals $13,395,000.

Copies of the annual report are available for pickup in the port offices at Skagit Regional Airport and the La Conner Marina, or the port will mail copies to citizens. Call 360-757-0011 to request a copy. The report also is available for download; click HERE.

If you are a reporter seeking information about the Port of Skagit, please call Carl Molesworth, communications manager, at 360-757-0011 or email carlm@portofskagit.com.