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Old Kaiser aluminum smelter site on Tacoma Tideflats might become petroleum storage facility

The former Tacoma Tideflats site of a World War II-vintage aluminum smelter may become the location of a new petroleum products storage facility if Tacoma port commissioners approve a proposed lease Thursday.

Published: Jan. 14, 2013 at 3:01 p.m. PSTUpdated: Jan. 14, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. PST
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Bill Evans talks about the demolition of the Kaiser Aluminum site during a November 2006 tour of the Blair Waterway. (PETER HALEY/Staff photographer file, 2006)

The former Tacoma Tideflats site of a World War II-vintage aluminum smelter may become the location of a new petroleum products storage facility if Tacoma port commissioners approve a proposed lease Thursday.

The new 80-acre facility would create 100 temporary jobs during its construction and an estimated 50 permanent jobs once the storage terminal opens in May of next year.

Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/business/2013/01/14/old-kaiser-aluminum-smelter-site-may-become-petroleum-storage-facility/

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