Item No.:                    7c_Supp 
Meeting Date:            May 26, 2015 
2014 Annual Report to the Community 
Commission Briefing 

Office of Social
Responsibility

Small Business Program 



Creating economic development in the community 
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Small Business Program 
2014 Highlights      Participation Trends 
31.34% POS expenditures with
small businesses                   40%Century Agenda Goal 
Created over $112 million in
revenue for 594 small firms from    35%             31.34% 
30% 
a total of $357.5 million 
Small Contractors and Suppliers
"SCS" participation increased
from 8% to 9%.
5%          8%         9% 
Over $31 million went to 95 SCS
firms                        2012    2013    2014
%SCS    %SBE (including SCS)
Positive impact to small regional business 
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2014 Small Business Details 
Port-wide total $357.5 million 






$3,990,100 ; 73% 
$65,367,163 ; 27.2% 
$42,704,679 ; 38.2% 
Approx. one third of the Port's expenses with small businesses 
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Port-Wide Participation M/W/DBE 
M= Minority, W=Women & DBE = Disadvantaged Business Enterprises 
Port-wide Combined M/W/DBE $spent, 
# firms, overall Small business $ spent 
Overall Small Business                                Total Small
Business $112 m 
M/W/D

2014   % to  % to  % to
Total Small             Total Small                                                   DBE's   MBE's  WBE's 
Business $44.4 m         Business $39.2 m                               Aviation         1.3%    0.4%    4.0% 
Capital
Development   0.2%   3.5%   1.3% 
$16.3 m             Corporate       0.2%   0.4%   0.8% 
$5.9 m                $4.1 m               59 firms 
Real Estate     0.1%   0.1%   0.6% 
47 firms                78 firms 
Seaport       0.02%   0.4%   0.2% 
Port-Wide     0.6%   1.7%   2.% 

2014 totals include certified and non certified M/W/DBE firms 
We still have work to do to increase participation by M/W/DBE firms 
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2014 Port of Seattle Disparity Study 
(Conducted by BBC Consulting - Index table) 
Disparity index of
100 or more include
parity 

Disparity index of 80
or less considered
substantial 



More work remains ahead to ensure greater inclusion 
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Workforce Development 

Airport Jobs Center 



Supporting the labor pipeline and employers in Port sectors 
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Sector Overview 

AIRPORT             MARITIME           CONSTRUCTION 
Airport Jobs Center*            School Partnerships &           Apprentice Utilization 
Internships                   Apprentice Opportunity 
Airport University* 
Regional Research,             Project* 
School Partnerships &           Collaboration & Promotion        School Partnerships & 
Internships                                             Internships 
Research & Policy                                        Regional Research & 
Collaboration* 

* Port Jobs is responsible for, or significantly involved in, these program areas 
The 2014 Port Jobs contract value was $1,066,231 ( $736,000 payments + $330,231 in-kind) 
The Port applies a sector approach to workforce development investment 
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Apprentice Utilization 2014 
Apprentice Utilization, 2014                 Apprentice Hours percentage by Ethnicity, 2014 
Native
American 
Apprentice,                                                     1.12% 
14.82% 
Hispanic 
White                         18.59% 
Foreperson                  Minorities 
74.58% 
16.39%                     25.42% 
Journey-
Other 
worker 
0.80% 
68.79% 
Black 
2.20%           Asian Pacific
Asian
Islander 
Subcontinent 
1.92% 
0.79% 

Supporting the pipeline of workers including women and minorities 
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Apprentice Utilization 
2013 vs 2014 
2013   2014 
12.3% 
% Apprentice Utilization (Labor Hours)                                   < 15% Goal 
14.8% 

17.0% 
% Apprentice Hours by Minorities 
25.4%         > 15% Goal 

4.9% 
% Apprentice Hours by Women 
9.6%                          < 10% Goal 
% Apprentice Hours by Minorities &                   21.9% 
Women                         29.5%  W&M Combined 

Inclusion in the pipeline of workers in the trades improving year over year 
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Apprenticeship Opportunities Project 
150 became registered        Jobs by Trade 
apprentices; 5 hired in
Bricklayer 
trades-related jobs                All other 
Cement  2%     5% 
Mason 
4% 
52% people of color and
29% women 
Carpenter
8% 
Ironworker 
Average starting wage:               31% 
$21.11                  Laborer 
19% 
138 received retention
Electrician 
support for work clothes,            31% 
boot, tools, etc. 
AOP supports for those in the pipeline with most need 
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Airport Jobs Center 
6,499 job seekers 
1,143 people placed into
1,236 jobs at airport 
Average starting wage:
$10.28 
$17 million in income for
households 
100 employer partners 

Outcomes of the Port investment in support of airport operations 
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Airport Jobs  2013 vs 2014 
2013   2014

6705    6483 


1272    1143 
Job Seekers             Job Placements

2014 outcomes by the numbers 
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Airport University 
Metrics                   Employer Driven Course Topics 
109 people completed college     Business Technology (Keyboarding,
classes                       Word, Excel, Outlook, Access,
Increased partnership with        Internet, 10-Key) 
education institutions (i.e.
Highline and South Seattle       Workplace Safety (First Aid, CPR,
Colleges)                     OSHA 10) 
$375,000 leverage from Alaska    Customer Service 
Airlines and Boeing 
Intro to Trade, Transportation and
Hired a new "Career Navigator"     Logistics 
to assist airport workers 
Career Success, College Success 
Fall 2014 marked beginning of
AU course expansion 

Education and training for airport workers supporting airport operations 
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Community Giving Campaign 



Giving Today for a Brighter Tomorrow 
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Community Giving Campaign 
NonProfits Supported         Individual contribution
Employee Contributions         amounts generated over
$125,762                  $111,000 for 144 nonprofit
charities. 
$112,658                 $111,408 

162         163 
144 


2012      2013      2014
Port employees care 
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Volunteerism in the Community 
325 Port employees 
volunteered 886 hours
by partnering with over
17 community based
organizations in 2014! 
including 


Port employees give their time 
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