A record crowd gathered at the Foss Waterway Seaport on Thursday night to celebrate the 20th year of the World Trade Center Tacoma's Globe Awards.

Chief among Thursday's honorees was Tacoma Port Commissioner Connie Bacon, who as World Trade Center director initiated the award two decades ago. Bacon, a longtime trade advocate and former gubernatorial special assistant, was awarded the center's Lifetime Achivement Award.

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