Port of Skagit Receives $2-Million in Funding for Fiber Optic Construction
 The Port of Skagit was awarded a $1,000,000 loan and a $1,000,000 grant through the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) to continue its work to bring fiber optic infrastructure to eastern Skagit County.  This low-interest Rural Broadband Program [...]
Sara Young Starts as Port of Skagit Executive Director
Sara Young is the new Executive Director at the Port of Skagit, officially taking over the leadership role on September 1st.  Patsy Martin, long time Executive Director of the Port is retiring at the end of the month but will [...]
Port of Skagit and Ziply Fiber Bringing Fiber Optic Infrastructure to Eastern Skagit County
Gig-speed fiber Internet service is on the way to rural communities in eastern Skagit County, thanks to a collaboration between the Port of Skagit and Ziply™ Fiber.  The Port of Skagit and Ziply Fiber entered into an agreement last [...]
New Exercise Equipment at Port of Skagit Nature Trails
Frequent users of the Port of Skagit nature trails will notice a new addition:Â three free-standing exercise stations. Â The new exercise equipment was installed last month at the Port of Skagit Nature Trails by the architecture and engineering team [...]
Port of Skagit Executive Director Patsy Martin Retiring
After nearly three decades at the Port of Skagit, including 14 years at the helm, Executive Director Patsy Martin will be retiring at the end of September. She will leave behind a legacy of effective leadership, community engagement, job growth [...]
Mavrik Marine Facility Expansion Complete
Mavrik Marine has moved into their much-needed expanded manufacturing space at the La Conner Marina. A ribbon-cutting event was held on May 27th to celebrate the official completion of the building. Construction of the 17,266 square foot Port-owned manufacturing facility [...]
Port Commissioner Bill Shuler to Retire
After nearly 12 years as a Port Commissioner and decades of meaningful service to our community, Port of Skagit Commissioner Bill Shuler is retiring at the end of the year. Â Shuler has served on the Port Commission since 2010 [...]
Port Provides Grant to Concrete Chamber of Commerce
The Port of Skagit is providing a grant of up to $10,000 to the Concrete Chamber of Commerce as part of a Targeted Community Partnership Program. The grant funding, provided to the Chamber as the project sponsor, will go to [...]
Heritage Flight Museum Breaks Ground on Expansion
After years of planning and preparation, the Heritage Flight Museum is moving forward on their much-anticipated expansion, adding more space for aviation exhibits, historical artifacts, and maintenance facilities. Heritage Flight Museum was founded in 1996 by Apollo 8 astronaut William [...]
Familiar Faces Moving into Port of Skagit Restaurant
The restaurant at Skagit Regional Airport is reopening with new operators, but they are not new to the Skagit Valley. Spinach Bus Ventures, the team who owns Tulip Town, Skagit Acres and the Fairhaven Mill is moving into the restaurant [...]