Summary
While any number of public officials are eager to stand in the spotlight, one of Southwest Washingtons most effective remains one of its least known. And now Larry Paulson is retiring after a dozen years at the helm of the Port of Vancouver. Its a lengthy transition; Paulson announced his retirement in March and will stay on as executive director until next April, when he will hand the job to his chosen successor, Todd Coleman.
Paulson found his way to the port after a couple of other careers. A Portland native, his family has long run a successful floor-covering business there. A 30-year officer in the Oregon Air National Guard, he retired as a brigadier general, despite the fact he never was a pilot. As an attorney with the firm of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, he represented a number of clients, including the port. He became its primary attorney in 1992, then joined the port full-time in 1997, when he was chosen to succeed Byron Hanke. He took the top job in January 1999.See the full content of this document
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Since then, the port has grown from handling bulk cargo such as wheat and break-bulk cargo such as steel on about 500 acres into a mu...
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