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If you receive the Seattle Industry eBulletin, you're in the loop of the Manufacturing Industrial Council of Seattle, also known as the MIC. You are also invited to the MIC Open House Friday, which will help to explain what the MIC is and why it does things like publish the eBulletin, which goes to about 1,500 industrial businesses throughout Seattle and the Greater Pacific Northwest.
Free food, free beer and free wine will be available at the Open House along with dozens if not hundreds of guests, many of whom look at the world pretty much the same way you do. The Open House lasts from 4 pm to 7 pm and it will be held at the new MIC office and assembly hall at the Puget Sound Industrial Excellence Center, 6770 East Marginal Way, Building B in Georgetown.
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Everybody Who is Anybody
By
our count, at least ten government entities possess responsibility for
some aspect of transportation in the Duwamish, and each and every one of
them is participating in a community transportation forum Tuesday,
February 9, from 8:30 am to 10:30 am at the Puget Sound Industrial
Excellence Center.
The goal is to see how these agencies might
improve communication with the businesses, workers and residents who call
the Duwamish home, and, maybe, how they might improve communication with
each other. The public is welcome to attend. The forum is being conducted
by the Duwamish Transportation Management Association and Seattle Port
Commissioner Gael Tarleton will moderate the discussion.
Participating agencies include the Washington State Department of
Transportation, the City of Seattle Department of Transportation, Metro,
Sound Transit, King County International Airport (Boeing Field), the Port
of Seattle, and the federal agencies responsible for air, sea, rail and
highway transportation. One topic for discussion is how these agencies and
the community will respond to major construction projects that will get
underway this year on the south end of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the
Spokane Street Viaduct.
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Munch and Mingle as OED Kicks Off City
Business Casual
Seattle's Office of Economic Development will launch its
inaugural City Business Casual event on Thursday, January 28th at 5:00
p.m. These regular monthly events will be an informal way for the Seattle
business community to meet with influential and business-focused city
officials, influential city leaders, and key department heads in a
laid-back and relaxed setting. The inaugural event will feature remarks
from Mayor Mike McGinn, who will be mingling with the crowd during the
two-hour event.
Close collaboration and exchange of information
will be essential to business growth in Seattle in 2010 and beyond. City
Business Casual is a great new way to facilitate an open exchange between
the city and its thriving business community as the city recovers and
grows in the new year. These monthly, informal gatherings will provide the
Seattle business community with direct access to city officials who can
facilitate strategic business growth through funding, permitting, site
selection, workforce, and other direct assistance. City Business Casual
will also serve as an important access point to influential city leaders,
business-focused city officials, and key department heads.
No
pre-registration for City Business Casual is necessary. The sessions will
not include a formal program. Business owners and advocates will have a
chance to ask questions, suggest ideas, and troubleshoot specific issues
in an informal and relaxed setting.
For more information, visit the
City Business Casual event page, or contact Yvonne Newsom at
206-684-0890.
Alaskan Way Viaduct: South End Replacement Stage 1
WSDOT is working to replace the southern mile of the viaduct with a new side-by-side roadway. This new section of SR 99 could connect to any future replacement of the viaduct's central waterfront section.
- Through Thursday, Jan. 21 - Utility crews will be working on Alaskan Way S. near the entrance to the Port of Seattle's Terminal 46. During this period, both directions of Alaskan Way S., between S. Atlantic Street and S. Massachusetts Street, will be closed nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. A signed detour will be provided.
- Through Thursday, Jan. 21 - The right lane of westbound S. Atlantic Street, between Colorado Avenue S. and Alaskan Way S., will be closed around-the-clock.
- Friday, Jan. 22 – Monday Jan. 25 – Crews will close both directions S. Atlantic Street around the clock from 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, between Colorado and Alaskan Way S. for utility work.
Monday, Jan. 25 - Friday, Jan 29 - Crews will close both directions Alaskan Way S. between S. Atlantic Street and Royal Brougham between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. nightly.
- Monday, Feb 1 – the morning of Friday, Feb 5 - Crews will close both directions Alaskan Way S. between S. Atlantic Street and Royal Brougham between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. nightly.
More information on these improvements is available on the project Web site.
Sodo Construction Update
Highlights:
- Jan 22, westbound S Spokane St between 6th and 4th Avenues S will be closed until 2012.
- Jan 22, the westbound off-ramp from the Spokane Street Viaduct to northbound 4th Ave S into SODO will be permanently closed.
- Jan 22-24, the northbound I-5 access to West Seattle will be removed for the weekend with a detour in place.
This information can also be found online: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/sodo_latest.htm
Weekend Construction on Third Avenue
Construction on Third Avenue from Virginia Street to Pine Street, is scheduled for this weekend, January 23 and 24. Crews will replace concrete panels in the roadway. SDOT is making improvements to several arterial streets in Downtown Seattle, and, as part of this program, a number of deteriorating concrete panels will be replaced on Third Avenue between Virginia and Pike streets.
Starting 8 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, weather permitting, Third Avenue will be closed to vehicles from Virginia Street to Pine Street. Between Pine Street and Pike Street, Third Avenue will have lane closures and parking restrictions.
Virginia, Stewart and Pine streets will remain open with minor lane restrictions approaching Third Avenue.
The contractor plans to reopen Third Avenue to traffic by 4 a.m., Monday, January 25th.
This project is funded by the "Bridging the Gap" transportation levy approved by Seattle voters in November 2006.
Deadline for No-fee ORCA Cards Extended
ORCA smart cards, which are gaining popularity among Puget Sound transit riders, will now be available with no fee through Feb. 28. Starting March 1, 2010 a standard adult or youth ORCA card will cost $5. Check out the details of this promotion and more about where and when to get your ORCA card at:
http://www.orcacard.com/ERG-Seattle/p1_001.do
Know before you go
WSDOT has a new Web
page that describes how WSDOT projects in downtown Seattle are affecting
vehicle and pedestrian traffic. It covers projects on SR 99, including the
Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement; SR 519 and city streets through downtown
and SODO. Link: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Northwest/King/Seattle.htm
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