IMMEDIATE RELEASE             MARCH 31, 2003

Duluth, Minn., U.S.A.—Bill Kron, a St. Louis County commissioner since 1977, was reelected to his third term as Duluth Seaway Port Authority president at the board's annual meeting Friday (March 28).
The county board originally appointed Kron to the Port Authority board in 1992. He is past chair of the county board and has served as chair of numerous committees within that board over the years.

Kron's background includes experience in the U.S. Navy, and as a steel plant worker, schoolteacher and small business operator. He has a bachelor of science degree from the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He and his wife and family reside in Duluth.

Steve Raukar, Hibbing, a St. Louis County commissioner since 1989, was elected as Port Authority vice president. He was originally appointed to the board in January 1998 by the county board.
The other officers are Janet E. Nelson, Duluth, secretary; Helena Jackson, Duluth, treasurer, and Thomas E. Cashman, Mankato, assistant treasurer. They are joined on the board by Thomas A. Clure, Duluth.

The Port Authority's seven-member board is made up of two appointees by the governor (one position is presently vacant), two by the St. Louis County Board and three by the Duluth City Council. Each appointment is for six years.

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CONTACT: Lisa Marciniak, Port Promotion Manager, phone 218-727-8525

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