Membership Luncheon featuring the Port of Seattle

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Kent Chamber of Commerce October Membership Luncheon 
 
About the Topic: The mission of the Port of Seattle is to create good jobs here by advancing trade and commerce, promoting manufacturing and maritime growth, and stimulating economic development.
Their vision is to add 100,000 jobs through economic growth led by the Port, for a total of 300,000 port-related jobs in the region, while reducing our environmental footprint.  They are committed to creating opportunity for all, stewarding our environment responsibly, partnering with surrounding communities, promoting social responsibility, conducting ourselves transparently, and holding ourselves accountable.  Commissioner Albro will speak on: Putting their real estate to work to create jobs, promoting tourism, supporting small business development, building a robust pipelines for the region’s employers/workforce development and take question from the audience.
About our Speaker: Tom Albro was elected to the Seattle Port Commission in 2010. Since that time, he has served as Commission president, chaired the Audit Committee, and co-chaired the Century Agenda committee, which is responsible for leading the Commission and staff through the process of finalizing the port’s 25-year strategic plan. He has also served as the president of the Washington Public Ports Association.
His areas of focus as a port commissioner include promoting regional job and business growth, maintaining the urban industrial base, reducing the Port’s environmental footprint, and setting the Port of Seattle on a course to be a leader in state economic development.