OED Press Room

2009 Press Releases

Mayor Announces Awards to Help 22 Neighborhood Business Districts City investments in Seattle neighborhoods help small businesses

Today Mayor Greg Nickels presented funding awards totaling $128,384 to 22 Neighborhood Business District Associations throughout Seattle to continue the city’s investments in building healthy communities and supporting our local economy. Some examples of the projects funded include creation of new business organizations, tourism initiatives, business district promotion (branding, marketing campaigns, farmers market start-up), and physical improvement and enhancement projects (leaf clean up, curb bulb landscaping and banners).
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May 21, 2009

Mayor highlights McKinstry expansion; 500 new jobs expected

Mayor Greg Nickels presented McKinstry Company with a permit and approved plans for an expansion of its Georgetown facility in south Seattle. The company expects to hire an additional 500 people, a combination of professional and union craftsman, in the next two to three years. McKinstry is a construction and engineering firm, specializing in energy efficiency.
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January 29, 2009