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Seattle has had their fare share of hits and misses; however, Jon Talton specifically reporting for the Seattle Times, has carefully researched what challenges the city faces: and that, which is working . . .
"It's been a rocky year for the Port of Seattle.
On top of protests against the working conditions of short-haul truckers, the Port lost the Grand Alliance and Hamburg Sud lines to Tacoma, representing 20 percent of its container business. This at a time when the Northwest is not growing overall container market share and facing challenges from Prince Rupert, B.C., and the wider Panama Canal, opening in 2014.
The Port also decided to make a public fight against the proposed professional basketball arena in Sodo, jumping into a divisive issue.
Finally, it faced the blow-back for allowing Chief Executive Tay Yoshitani to serve on the board of Seattle-based Expeditors International. Already earning almost $367,000 a year, Yashitani could take home an additional $230,000 as a director for a company at least indirectly involved in Port business."
Now that your interest has been peaked, continue reading for more details at: seattletimes.com
