The Port of Tacoma values its customers and tenants who lift business and community to new heights.

Join us in recognizing corporate achievement and business excellence by nominating top performers for the Summit Awards.

The awards, to be presented at the April 24 annual customer breakfast, recognize three categories of leadership:

  • Business Magnet: a Port customer or member of the supply chain (shipper, transportation or logistics service provider, developer) for business development efforts and investments that lead to a recognizable increase in business volume or new business opportunities for the Port of Tacoma, and have a positive economic effect for the citizens of Pierce County
  • Livable Community: a Port customer or tenant for a project, program or initiative that demonstrates 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 for a project, program or initiative that supports Pierce County’s sustainability and honors biodiversity and the interconnected nature of industry, people, wildlife and natural systems

Self nominations are welcome and encouraged. Find nomination forms and information at www.portoftacoma.com/summits.

Recipients will be chosen by a panel of community and business leaders, led by a Port Commissioner.

Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 17. Email them to lkvidera@portoftacoma.com, fax it to (253) 593-4534 or mail it to Port of Tacoma Summit Awards, PO Box 1837, Tacoma, WA 98401-1837.

To receive updates about the awards and the customer breakfast, subscribe to the Port’s Summit Awards email list.

About the Port of Tacoma
The Port of Tacoma is an economic engine for South Puget Sound, with more than 43,000 family-wage jobs in Pierce County and 113,000 jobs across Washington state connected to Port activities. A major gateway to Asia and Alaska, the Port of Tacoma is among the largest container ports in North America. The Port is also a major center for bulk, breakbulk and project/heavy-lift cargoes, as well as automobiles and trucks.