Today, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan joined neighborhood business district leaders, small business owners and community members at the UW Commons in Othello to announce a $1,300,000.00 investment in neighborhood business districts, as part of the Office of Economic Development’s Only in Seattle program. “Our small businesses are part of what… [ Keep reading ]
Today Mayor Jenny Durkan announced her nominee for the Director of the Seattle Office of Economic Development, Bobby Lee. Mr. Lee currently serves as the Director of Economic Development for the City of Portland. Prior to his service with the City of Portland, Bobby served in the Office of Governor… [ Keep reading ]
The Chubu Centrair International Airport outside Nagoya, Japan opened a new terminal, themed after Seattle and complete with Seattle-owned businesses and products. “The opening of the Seattle ‘Flight of Dreams’ exhibit brings Seattle businesses overseas to millions of travelers, offering them a taste of Seattle’s best,” said Mayor Jenny A…. [ Keep reading ]
Thousands of youth were offered employment opportunities with private and public sector employers across the city through Seattle’s Youth Employment Initiative in 2018. The program has provided 9,624 paid internships for low-income and marginalized young people in the past three years. “We are committed to ensuring youth have a window… [ Keep reading ]
Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today joined neighborhood business district leaders and business owners to announce a $1.2 million investment in all 23 neighborhood business districts as part of the Only in Seattle Initiative, which provides investments and staff support to foster inclusive neighborhood business districts that allow small businesses to… [ Keep reading ]
