The Port of Tacoma has opened nominations for its 2013
Summit Awards, which recognize customers and tenants for excellence and
achievement.
The awards, which will be presented at an April breakfast,
recognize three categories of leadership:
Business Magnet: a port customer or member of the supply
chain – shipper, transportation or logistics service provider, developer – recognized
for business development efforts and investments that led to a recognizable
increase in business volume or new business opportunities for the port and have
a positive economic effect for the citizens of Pierce County.
Livable Community: a port customer or tenant recognized for
a project, program or initiative that demonstrated the business community’s
positive contribution to Pierce County through social responsibility. Criteria
include philanthropy and charitable giving, community service and employee
volunteering, community engagement and outreach and employee development.
Environmental Stewardship: a port customer or tenant recognized
for a project, program or initiative that supported Pierce County’s
sustainability and honors biodiversity and the interconnected nature of
industry, people, wildlife and natural systems.
Recipients will be chosen by a panel of community and
business leaders led by a port commissioner.
Nomination forms and information are available at
www.portoftacoma.com/summits.
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 13, 2013. They can be
emailed to Larry Kvidera at lkvidera@portoftacoma.com, faxed to (253) 593-4534
or mailed to Port of Tacoma Summit Awards, PO Box 1837, Tacoma, WA 98401-1837.
