President Barack Obama to visit Everett, Bellevue on Friday
Feb 17, 2012, 5:00 AM | Updated: 9:27 am
President Barack Obama will be all around the Puget Sound area Friday.
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During Obama’s Friday visit, he plans to visit Everett to tour the Boeing facility. He will also participate in two fundraisers in the Bellevue area.
Air Force One is expected to land at Paine Field in Everett at 10:45 a.m.
The Everett Boeing visit is part of a three-day trip to promote foreign trade and manufacturing.
While visiting the Everett facility, Obama plans to announce that Boeing will participate in an Export-Import Bank program that helps companies advance money to suppliers on export-related contracts. Administration officials said Boeing would be committing to more than $700 million in short-term credit this year. Officials said the arrangement would help Boeing compete for foreign clients against European jet maker Airbus.
Obama will also make his way over to the Eastside Friday afternoon. The president will hold two fundraisers in the Bellevue area Friday, including a $17,900 a person fundraising brunch with 65 people at the Medina home of Jeff Brotman, the co-founder of Costco.
The president will also then appear at a reception around 2:30 p.m. with 450 supporters at the Bellevue Westin, with a musical performance by Seattle band The Head and the Heart. Tickets started at $1,000. Both events will support the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of Obama’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee.
The president will reportedly depart from Paine Field around 5:00 p.m.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
