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Ex-Seattle Port CEO Speaks Out After Resignation
Ex-Seattle Port CEO Speaks Out After Resignation
Ex-Seattle Port CEO Speaks Out After Resignation
SEATTLE (AP) — The ex-Port of Seattle chief executive says he wants to "clear the record and his good name" in the first public comments he's made since he resigned last week. The Seattle Times reports Ted Fick on Monday denied allegations against him in written comments to the newspaper...
Port of Seattle CEO Resigns
Port of Seattle CEO Resigns
Port of Seattle CEO Resigns
SEATTLE (AP) — The Port of Seattle's CEO Ted Fick has resigned his post after less than three years on the job. The port said in a news release that Fick resigned Thursday at a special meeting called specifically for that action. Commission President Tom Albro says commissioners accepted his resignation and "acknowledged his desire to return to the private sector...
Council Votes Not to Sell Street for Potential Seattle Arena
Council Votes Not to Sell Street for Potential Seattle Arena
Council Votes Not to Sell Street for Potential Seattle Arena
SEATTLE (AP) Seattle's City Council has voted not to vacate a stretch of road where an investor hopes to eventually build an arena that could house an NBA and NHL team. The council on Monday chose not to give up a small section of Occidental Avenue South in the city's Sodo District, throwing a wrench in Chris Hansen's arena project by a 5-4 vote...
Port of Seattle CEO Charged With DUI
Port of Seattle CEO Charged With DUI
Port of Seattle CEO Charged With DUI
SEATTLE (AP) — The chief executive of the Port of Seattle has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The Seattle Times reports that King County prosecutors filed charges Monday against 56-year-old Ted Fick. Documents say police pulled Fick over at about 8:30 p...
Giant Container Ship Headed to Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Fans of big ships might want to hang out in Seattle on Monday. That's when one of the biggest ships to ever enter American waters is set to arrive. KING-TV reports  the Benjamin Franklin container ship is over 1,300 feet long and nearly 180 feet wide and can hold 18,000 containers. ...
Sea-Tac Airport Workers Sue Over $15 Wage Back Payments
Sea-Tac Airport Workers Sue Over $15 Wage Back Payments
Sea-Tac Airport Workers Sue Over $15 Wage Back Payments
SEATTLE (AP) — More than a dozen workers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport filed lawsuits on Wednesday over the $15 minimum wage they say they have not been paid. Their Seattle lawyers estimate the employees are owed as much as $20,000 each in back pay since the higher wage went into effect more than two years ago. Air...
Apps to Show Customized Weather and Soil Data; Partnership Between Ports of Seattle and Tacoma Formed
Apps to Show Customized Weather and Soil Data; Partnership Between Ports of Seattle and Tacoma Formed
Apps to Show Customized Weather and Soil Data; Partnership Between Ports of Seattle and Tacoma Formed
Iteris, Inc. , a leader in providing information solutions to the transportation and agriculture markets, has entered into an agreement to provide custom weather and soil data to localize growth and disease models for growers via Iteris' precision farming data delivery platform, ClearAg™...