By Mark Edward Nero
The Port of
Tacoma said Jan. 5 that it has opened nominations for
its annual Summit Awards, which recognize customers and tenants for
excellence and achievement.
The awards, which will
be presented at a March 25 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
athttps://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAPT/subscriber/new?topic_id=WAPT_55
