Light rail station at Sea-Tac Airport to cost $20 million more – Seattle Post Intelligencer

February 28th, 2008
Light rail station at Sea-Tac Airport to cost $20 million more Seattle Post Intelligencer - 11 hours ago Mowat Construction will build a station at Sea-Tac Airport for Sound Transit's light rail system, but for $72 million, $20 million more than the agency ...

McKay to head Port of Seattle investigation [Seattle Business News - Local Seattle News | The Puget Sound Business Journal]

February 13th, 2008
Former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay has been hired by the Port of Seattle Commission to head an effort that will investigate past cost controls and accountability issues at the Port.

Port will hire former U.S. Attorney McKay to run fraud investigation

February 12th, 2008
The Seattle Port Commission voted Tuesday to hire former U.S. Attorney Mike McKay to run its investigation of possible fraud and wrongdoing...

Municipal League initiates Port study

February 12th, 2008
The Municipal League of King County has launched a Port of Seattle Study Committee. The study will focus on the Port's mission and governance...

No more funds for maritime museum, Port says

February 8th, 2008
The Port of Seattle wants to stop subsidizing the money-losing Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center museum, which owes the Port $1.5 million in back rent...

Port hires law firms in criminal inquiry

February 5th, 2008
The Port of Seattle has hired two Seattle law firms to represent its interests in the federal investigation of its practices. But state Auditor Brian Sonntag is calling into question just whose interests the lawyers will be representing.

Port backs workers in fraud probe

February 5th, 2008
The Port of Seattle wants its commission to OK payment of legal fees for employees affected by the Justice Department investigation.

Time is ripe for reform of Seattle, Tacoma ports

February 5th, 2008
Stqate Auditor Brian Sonntag's highly critical audit of the Port of Seattle has appropriately brought to light far-reaching and troubling...

Feds Investigate Evidence of Fraud in Seattle Port Projects

February 4th, 2008
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation of the Port of Seattle after a recent performance audit uncovered compelling evidence that fraud may have occurred in some of the port's construction projects.

High-Speed Rail to Where?

February 1st, 2008
The state of Minnesota is seriously considering spending $400 million on a high-speed rail line from Minneapolis to Duluth. Duluth? Come on. The Duluth-Superior urbanized area only has about 120,000 people. Duluth isn’t even a part of the Midwest regional rail plan, an ambitious plan to run high-speed passenger trains between Minneapolis, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, [...]
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