Media Coverage
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‘Who will have a place in Seattle?’ Community leader challenges tech to grow inclusively
4/26/2018
GeekWire
By: Monica Nickelsburg“Seattle’s losing a part of its soul.” That’s how Wyking Garrett sees it. He is a third-generation resident of the…
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Michelle Connor named president and CEO of Forterra after founder retires
4/26/2018
Puget Sound Business Journal
By Emily ParkhurstConnor was instrumental in two recent Forterra deals that aim to give minority groups a stake in their communities with…
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Land Conservancies Enter Unfamiliar Territory: the City
3/21/2018
CityLab
By: Jake BullingerSome eco-minded groups that traditionally focus on rural conservation are turning their attention to urban areas, in an effort to…
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Agreement will preserve 155 acres in Enumclaw
2/28/2018
The Courier-Herald
By Kevin HansonThe land is expected to be bought by King County, which plans to protect the forest and lake from urban…
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Tech investors back novel fund to protect urban land and fight gentrification in Seattle
2/16/2018
GeekWire
By Monica NickelsburgA third-generation resident of Seattle’s Central District, K. Wyking Garrett has fond memories of the MidTown Center property on 23rd…
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A detailed look at the audacious real estate play unfolding in Tukwila
2/16/2018
Puget Sound Business Journal
By: Marc StilesEverything about the recent $4.25 million sale of an old Tukwila motel on Highway 99 last month looked ordinary except…
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Unusual partnership gives displaced Tukwila immigrants a new home
2/16/2018
Puget Sound Business Journal
By: Marc StilesEverything about the recent $4.25 million sale of an old Tukwila motel on Highway 99 last month looked ordinary except…
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Tech Wealth Turns Attention to Affordable Housing in Seattle
2/7/2018
The Wall Street Journal
By Nour MalasNonprofit Forterra builds $10.25 million fund with help from high-profile investors in tech world Rising wealth from Seattle’s technology boom…
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Seattle Begins Construction on Cross-laminated Timber School
6/5/2017
KING 5
By: LiLi Tan
It was a sight students could not resist: Construction crews raising large panels of wood using a crane. “It’s as…
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Does 23rd & Union deal signal Seattle as place ‘everyone can live?’
5/26/2017
Seattle PI
By: Joel Connelly
A land deal at 23rd & Union, longtime the heartland of Seattle’s African-American community, offers a ray of light in…
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Puget Sound Business Journal: Developer buys Midtown Center, partners with African-American community on 550-apartment project
5/25/2017
Puget Sound Business Journal
By: Marc StilesSeattle’s African-American community has secured a big role in the redevelopment of one of the city’s last hubs of black-owned…
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Puget Sound Business Journal: These improbable partners made the historic Midtown Center deal happen
5/25/2017
Puget Sound Business Journal
By: Marc StilesA partnership of environmentalists, community organizers and real estate developers pulled off a deal this week that students of gentrification…