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Welcome to Everett An All American City!Watch the activity on the bay from the waterfront brewpub, restaurants or hotels; enjoy strolling through a farmers market or arts and crafts fair that operates from June through September. Nearly 100,000 Everett residents enjoy a strong economy bolstered by a moderate climate and natural beauty. Everett’s fabulous scenery and plethora of outdoor activities also help drive the success of the local economy. Both businesses and employees are attracted to the area’s unspoiled natural wonders, such as lush forests, crystal lakes, grand mountains and refreshing saltwater. Located on Port Gardner Bay, the Port of Everett is a deep-water facility operating eight berths on 100 acres of land. The port also operates a 4,000-ton refrigerated warehouse and is served by the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad. One day closer to Asian markets than California facilities, the Port of Everett handles approximately one million tons of cargo per year. Primary exports include logs, lumber, agricultural goods and frozen products. Imports include bulk alumina ore and specialized aircraft parts, as well as other products. The Port of Everett Marina is the second largest on the West Coast and is home to 150 commercial fisherman and more than 2,000 recreational boaters. Dozens of waterfront businesses, including lodging, restaurants, a summer farmer’s market and a variety of retail shops, line the marina. Everett was recently identified as one of the hottest growth centers in the Puget Sound, in part because of the addition of the $265 million Naval Station Everett. 16,000 uniformed and civilian personnel and their families make a $350 million impact on Everett and Snohomish County. The 117-acre base provides facilities and services for the USS Abraham Lincoln, a nuclear-powered Nimitz Class aircraft carrier, which arrived for permanent home porting in January 1997. Naval Station Everett is also the permanent homeport for three destroyers, three frigates and a new Arleigh Burke guided missile destroyer. Naval Station Everett is also home to a US Coast Guard buoy tender and a military sealift command ship that spends most of the time away from Everett. Home of Boeing Commercial Airlines Production, planes are produced in the largest building in the world, and tours are available. With the merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas in 1997, Boeing's legacy of leadership in commercial jets, joined with the lineage of Douglas airplanes, gives the combined company a 70-year heritage of leadership in commercial aviation. Today, the main commercial products are the 737, 747, 767 and 777 families of airplanes and the Boeing Business Jet. New product development efforts are focused on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a super-efficient airplane that is expected to be in service in 2008. |
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