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. 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 [...]
U.S. Representative Rick Larsen Tours Port of Skagit Projects
U.S. Representative Rick Larsen visited the Port of Skagit on March 5, 2021, to see projects underway in maritime manufacturing, aviation expansion and value-added agriculture. The day included tours and conversations with representatives from Island Grown Farmers’ Cooperative, Corporate Air Center, [...]
Port of Skagit Announces “Genuine Skagit Valley” Federal Certification Mark
“The Port of Skagit is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark office granted registration to a Certification Mark for Genuine Skagit Valley,” said Patsy Martin, Executive Director of the Port of Skagit. This means that agricultural [...]
Broadband Work Featured in Pacific Ports Magazine
The Port of Skagit was invited to share its work on the Skagit County Community Fiber Optic Network rural broadband initiative in a recent edition of Pacific Ports Magazine. Click HERE to read the article and learn more about SkagitNet [...]
Port of Skagit Growing and Adding Two New Positions
Burlington, WA--A number of projects and developments that began in 2020 at the Port of Skagit continue to move forward, along with new projects that are set to begin this year. This realized and anticipated growth has prompted the addition [...]