John Creighton Port of Seattle

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John Creighton Port of Seattle
John was a business lawyer who practiced law in
Washington, D.C
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About Commissioner John Creighton
John Creighton was elected to the Seattle Port
Commission in 2005 and re-elected in 2009. He
served as Port Commission President from
2007-2008, and for the last two years as co-chair
of the Commissions Century Agenda committee. The
Century Agenda committee has led the development
of the Ports 25-year plan to help grow 100,000
new port-related jobs for the Puget Sound region.
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John Creighton, Seattle Lawyer, Focuses on
Disease Eradication

• According to the U.S. Centers for Disease
  Control and Prevention, there were over 11,000
  new tuberculosis cases in the United States in
  2009. Thousands more cases crop up in developing
  countries. In 2003, John Creighton chose to get
  involved in the fight against these diseases, and
  he became a member of the Board of Trustees of
  Seattle BioMed. This non-profit organization is
  dedicated to global infectious disease research.

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As part of the Century Agenda, the commission
hopes to

• Grow annual seaport container volume and triple
  air cargo volume
• Double the number of international flights and
  destinations
• Increase workforce training, as well as
  opportunities for small local businesses
• Double the economic value of the fishing and
  maritime industries to the state

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Contact
Address 6619 132nd Avenue N.E., PMB
182 Kirkland WA 98033 USA