By Mark Edward Nero
The Port of Tacoma has opened nominations for its 2014
Summit Awards, which recognize customers and tenants for excellence and
achievement.
The awards, which will be presented at an April 9 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 Tacoma port commissioner.
Nomination forms and information are available at
www.portoftacoma.com/summits.
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 13. Completed forms can
be emailed to lkvidera@portoftacoma.com, faxed to (253) 593-4534 or mailed to:
Port of Tacoma Summit Awards, P.O. Box 1837, Tacoma, WA 98401-1837.
Updates about the awards and the annual breakfast can be
received by subscribing to the port’s Summit Awards email list at
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAPT/subscriber/new?topic_id=WAPT_55.
