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Congratulations to the 2023 Accelerator Program Graduates!

Tue, Dec 05, 2023

On November 30th the Port of Seattle Business Accelerator Program concluded with a graduation ceremony at Port of Seattle Headquarters at Pier 69. A diverse group of business owners, mentors, supporters, and industr...

Lights Inc and National Hispanic American Heritage Month

Tue, Oct 17, 2023

At Diversity in Contracting, we love celebrating the contributions and successes of women and minority owned businesses at the Port. Starting from working on electrical on-call projects at the Port to the Port's Passenger Loading ...

Making Moves at 2023 Aviation Industry Day

Fri, Sep 08, 2023

Over 300 attendees met on June 20, 2023 at the SEA Airport for Diversity in Contracting's biggest event of the year - Aviation Industry Day. Attendees included WMBE and small businesses, Prime Businesses, and Port of Seattle decis...

Celebrating Black Business Month with Sharon Maxwell

Tue, Sep 05, 2023

Sharon Maxwell, CEO of Bratton Construction, LLC, is a complete tour de force and we are thrilled to celebrate Black Business Month with this feature on her. Sharon is also one of the standout 2022 Port Small Business Accelerator ...

Fall 2023 Trainings to Advance Your Business

Fri, Jul 07, 2023

The Port of Seattle is proud to present its Business Accelerator Program and Advanced PortGen Workshop Series, both of which will be occurring this Fall. Both are efforts led by the Port's Diversity in Contracting office to contin...

Celebrating Pride Month with Floret's Nat Stratton-Clarke

Fri, Jul 07, 2023

The Diversity in Contracting team is honored to celebrate LGBTIA-owned businesses during Pride month. As part of that celebration, we spoke with one of our LGTBQIA-owned small business partners: Nat Stratton-Clarke, owner of ...

AANHPI Month with Tres West President, Jenifer Moore

Fri, May 12, 2023

The Diversity in Contracting team is excited to celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) businesses during the month of May by sharing the story of one of our Asian American-owned small business partners....

Small Business Month with Elcon Associates, Inc.

Thu, May 11, 2023

May is National Small Business Month! In the words of the Port's Executive Director, Stephen Metruck: "Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy, and key to the success of the Port – from our dining and retail tenants to t...

Celebrating Black History Month with Apex Electrical Group CEO

Mon, Feb 27, 2023

Pictured above: Marcus and Team on the Terminal 46 ProjectWhile Diversity in Contracting works year-round to support Black-owned businesses, it is important to us to celebrate Black History Month and the Black-owned businesse...

Networking Up a Storm

Mon, Oct 24, 2022

Making connections is a foundation of business success. Today's small business owner must always be searching for new opportunities and putting their best foot forward when new customers are on the horizon. Our Diversity in C...

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