For the first time in 40 years, Seattle’s iconic Pike Market is expanding! The development, called the MarketFront, actually reclaims land that was part of the Market long ago. And when the MarketFront opens to the public on June 29, it will offer the Seattle area a new community gathering space, with spectacular views of the Puget Sound, as well as much more space for farmers, specialty food vendors, restaurants and community services.

Here at Laird Norton Wealth Management (LNWM), we have long known that people prosper when their communities prosper. So we applaud the work of the Pike Place Market Foundation (leaders in fundraising for the new MarketFront) in the form of a significant gift from LNWM to the Foundation. This gift comes as LNWM celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2017, with increased attention to collaborations that foster stronger communities and help the people of the Pacific Northwest thrive.

Established in 1982, the Pike Place Market Foundation has granted more than $29 million to provide housing, healthcare, healthy food, childcare and community support. Over the past 35 years, it has developed a neighborhood model that allows a diverse community to live and thrive at Pike Place Market.

“Pike Place Market’s new MarketFront is opening new doors to the future for the 10 million people who visit every year as well as for those who rely on the Pike Place Market Foundation for housing and social services they can’t get elsewhere,” says Erin Moyer, Managing Director of Marketing and Communications at Laird Norton Wealth Management. “We congratulate Pike Place Market on completing this exciting project and pledge our continued commitment to supporting, promoting and participating in forward-thinking projects that positively impact our community.”

Laird Norton Wealth Management is one of the Puget Sound region’s leading corporate philanthropists, with financial support going to organizations committed to strengthening the area’s cultural, environmental and educational fabric.

To find out more, please read our Press Release about LNWM”s 50th Anniversary Gift to the Pike Place Market Foundation.