Seattle Port CEO outlines future plans.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: PORTS

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Port of Seattle Chief Executive Officer Tay Yoshitani is charting a course for the future of the port amid competition from other Northwest coast ports. Yoshitani detailed his plans in an August 2 article he wrote for the Seattle Times. The port includes the seaport and Seattle International Airport. Yoshitani announced plans to create a new real estate division, which would include seaport and airport properties. He also intends to increase the port's emphasis on environmentally-friendly efforts. Yoshitani, who took charge of the post in March, was critical of a move by the Port of Tacoma to woo...