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The World Trade Center Tacoma (WTCTA) is an office building and trade center in downtown Tacoma, Washington. The World Trade Center is affiliated with the World Trade Center Association and is considered the only full-service center in the Pacific Northwest. [1]

Tacoma, Washington City in Washington, United States

Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle, 31 miles (50 km) northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to the 2010 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third largest in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound region, which has a population of around 1 million.

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The World Trade Center Association of Tacoma was established in 1970 and was renamed to the World Trade Center Tacoma after licensing was approved by the World Trade Center Association. [2] The organization was originally headquartered on Port of Tacoma property, but moved in 2003 to the Rust Building in downtown Tacoma. [3] [4]

Port of Tacoma port

The Port of Tacoma is an independent seaport located in Tacoma, Washington. The port was created by a vote of Pierce County citizens on November 5, 1918. The Edmore was the first ship to call at the port in 1921. The port's marine cargo operations, among the largest in the United States, was merged with the Port of Seattle's in 2015 to form the Northwest Seaport Alliance.

Since 2017, the trade center has been managed by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Martin, Kate (March 10, 2017). "Chamber takes reins at World Trade Center Tacoma". The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Davis, Brett (June 13, 2002). "Tacoma celebrates first annual World Trade Center Association Day". Tacoma Daily Index . Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Port of Tacoma buys World Trade Center Tacoma building". Puget Sound Business Journal . February 3, 2003. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ Davis, Brett (April 3, 2003). "WTC Tacoma, EDB, Chamber sign new agreement". Tacoma Daily Index. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

Coordinates: 47°15′13″N122°26′20″W / 47.2536°N 122.4388°W / 47.2536; -122.4388

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