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Port signs new, more lucrative lease extension for grain terminal

A new lease approved by Port of Tacoma commissioners Thursday ensures the port’s nearly 40-year-old Schuster Parkway grain terminal will remain an active export facility until at least 2040.

Published: Dec. 21, 2012 at 11:03 a.m. PST
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A new lease approved by Port of Tacoma commissioners Thursday ensures the port’s nearly 40-year-old Schuster Parkway grain terminal will remain an active export facility until at least 2040.

Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/business/2012/12/20/port-signs-new-more-lucrative-lease-extension-for-grain-terminal/

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