Don Meyer, executive director of the Thea Foss Waterway Authority, announced Monday that he is running for a spot on the Port of Tacoma commission.

Meyer, a former deputy executive director at the Tacoma port, is vying for the seat currently held by long-time commissioner Ted Bottiger. Bottiger hasn't announced whether he intends to run again.

The five-person port commission has three seats up for election this year. The spots now held by commissioners Dick Marzano and Connie Bacon also are up for election.

"As Port Commissioner, I will use my 30 years of management experience to sharpen the competitive focus for meeting customer expectations, aggressively pursue investments and jobs while seeking new solutions for environmental issues in the Puget Sound," Meyer said in a news release.

"We also need greater accountability for port operations while holding the line on tax increases,” he said.

Meyer has headed up the waterway authority for 10 years. The organization is responsible for creating economic development along the shoreline and managing the waterway.

His prior work experience includes 14 years at the Port of Tacoma in senior management positions.

Meyer,65, lives in Spanaway.

RecruitMilitary is hosting a job fair May 28 in Tacoma for job seekers with military backgrounds and their spouses.

RecruitMilitary, a recruiting firm focused on people with military experience, urges "all job seekers who have military backgrounds to attend."

This includes veterans who already have civilian work experience, men and women transitioning from active duty to civilian life, members of the National Guard and reserves and military spouses, according to a news release from the recruiting firm.

Organizations attending the job fair range from corporate employers and law enforcement agencies to education institutions and government employers.

The Bank of America, DeVry University, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Good Samaritan Hospital, Health Net, Inc., International Academy of Design and Technology, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrup Gruman, UPS and Walgreens are some of the organizations planning on attending the Tacoma event.

Recruit Military is producing the job fair in cooperation with The American Legion, HireVetsFirst, which is a unit of the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Military Spouse Corporate Career Network.

The event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center.

The recruiting firm offered the following tips on its Web site to potential job seekers planning on attending the career fair:

* When you arrive, stop at the registration desk and pick up a copy of the exhibitor's list and Search & Employ. Reviewing the ads in Search & Employ will give you an idea of some of the position employers are looking to fill. Keep in mind, however, that companies cannot list all the openings they have.

* Be sure to visit every employer's booth. You never know what positions might be available. Plus, networking is key when conducting a career search. You may meet someone who could lead you to a new opportunity you may not have considered.

* Show up at the door with at least 12 copies of your resume, but if a recruiter asks you to email your resume to his/her company, don’t feel you are being brushed off. Some companies require their recruiters to direct job seekers to their sites to obtain HR information as required by law and to direct desirable job seekers to different departments -- a good reason for you to network for unlisted open jobs!

* Don’t stand in a long line for one of your "A list" companies if the recruiters at a "B list" booth don’t look busy – - even if the event is in its last hour. Take advantage of the opportunity to tell your complete story to the "B" recruiters.

For more information go to www.recruitmilitary.com

A Verizon Wireless job fair Tuesday in Bellevue could make 200 job seekers into finders.

The cell phone company will meet with applicants for its 200 open call center positions at a fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bellevue Customer Financial Service Center, 3245 158th Ave. South.

Interested candidates who fill out applications online beforehand will be interviewed at the fair. The positions' duties include managing call center support, working with businesses of all sizes and providing a variety of services to the general consumer, according to the company's press release.

With the available positions, Verizon is offering health care coverage, a 401(k) matching program and profit sharing.

Verizon's Bellevue campus currently employs 1,300 people in customer service, sales, network and marketing.

Boeing has delivered the 50th 767 jetliner to Japan Airlines, the fifth-largest 767 operator in the world.

The 767-300ER is the 404th Boeing airplane delivered to Tokyo-based JAL Group, a Boeing customer since 1960.

The jet was delivered to JAL at Everett's Paine Field where it was built.

Though Boeing has made no formal announcement, industry sources believe Boeing is furnishing JAL more 767s to provide the airline with new capacity until its 787 Dreamliners are delivered.

The Dreamliner is now nearly two years behind schedule in tkaing its first flight. That flight is set for sometime before the end of June.

Boeing is once again offering its aircraft customers the option of installing either sleeper berths or lounges in unused space over the passenger cabins of 747 jets.

Boeing several years ago offered the extra accommodations as "Skylofts", but found no takers for the optional passenger amenities.

Now two companies have ordered the beds to equip two yet-to-be-built 747-8 VIP jets and two existing VIP versions of the 747.

The sky beds are the size of a regular twin bed. They will be installed over the main cabin of the jumbo jets. As many as 16 beds can be installed in the space.

That same space is also available for an intimate lounge.

Airlines were unenthusiastic about the extra beds because safety rules require passengers to be belted into regular seats for landing and takeoff, so the beds wouldn't add to the capacity of the jets. The lofts are a better fit for executive jets because their owners are more concerned about comfort for passengers than revenues.