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In 1990, the Port of Seattle, together with educators, business leaders, human service providers, organized labor, and local government officials, formed the Working in King County Task Force to address concerns about the skill level of the applicant pool in the Port-related economy and limited living-wage job opportunities for community residents.
In response to the study's recommendations, the Port of Seattle spearheaded the creation of the "Office of Portworks" in 1993, to provide a forum for employers, unions, training providers, community-based organizations and local governments to work together on workforce development in the Port-related economy.
The Office of Portworks was renamed the Office of Port Job Opportunities and Business Support (Port JOBS) shortly after inception. The name was officially shortened to the current Port Jobs in 2005.
While our name has changed over the years, our mission remains the same: to develop strategies to employ more skilled workers in port-related businesses and create opportunities for those who had typically been underrepresented in such jobs.
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