The first Washington Employers for Racial Equity (WERE) CEO Conversation

During this one-hour virtual event, “Building, Growing, and Strengthening Black Businesses and Black Talent in Washington State,” a panel of Black business leaders share their experiences in our state and highlight strategies that companies can pursue to develop and advance Black talent and support Black businesses. Our panel includes Craig Dawson, president and CEO of Retail Lockbox; Mary Pugh, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Pugh Capital Management; and Mack Hogans, CEO of Mack Hogans Consulting and former Weyerhaeuser senior executive.

US Postal Service to slow some mail deliveries in October

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on Friday finalized a plan to slow down some first-class mail deliveries starting Oct. 1 as part of efforts to cut red ink. The plan, proposed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in March, will revise the existing one to three day service standards to one to five days. USPS said that 61% of first-class mail would remain at its current standard. The federal agency said delivery standards would be slower for about 7% of periodicals.

"The Path to Achievement Starts with Building Your Runway"

On Seattle University's Leadership Playbook Podcast, Retail Lockbox, Inc. President and CEO Craig Dawson discusses how he is leveraging his experience as a Black business owner and leader in heading up the Washington Roundtable and Washington Employers for Racial Equity, how he feels strongly about championing Black business, and the advice he would give to young professionals in the wake of the pandemic.

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12 Seattle Business Leaders to Watch in ’21

Seattle Business Magazine names 12 local business leaders to keep an eye on during a time of great uncertainty.

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Craig Dawson
Craig Dawson runs a complicated business you’ve probably never heard of. Dawson is president and chief executive officer of Seattle’s Retail Lockbox Inc., which provides bill payment and imaging services to more than 200 customers in both the public and private sectors. He’s also an under-the-radar community advocate. He’s chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, president-elect of business advocacy group The Washington Roundtable (where he is instrumental in developing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives) and, this summer, was one of the architects of The Black Future Co-Op Fund, which is working to combat systemic racism and provide opportunities and economic security to the state’s Black community.

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