Proponents of the planned Maritime Innovation Center in Seattle want to help Washington state get its marine mojo back.
“There are folks that are incredibly top of their field, but don’t come together,” said Fred Felleman, a commissioner for the Port of Seattle. “We have the talent.”
The hope is the Maritime Innovation Center will connect all of the pieces — tech talent, entrepreneurs, investment dollars, academic chops — to unleash new business and employment opportunities in the so-called “blue economy” while strengthening the region’s ports.
The project last week secured $32.6 million of funding from the Port of Seattle Commission, which includes $5 million from the state Department of Commerce. The facility will be located in a historic maritime site, the 109-year-old Seattle Ship Supply building at Fishermen’s Terminal near the Ballard Bridge.
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