Help lure employers, mayor urged. Seattle business and community leaders issue call. "education has to become the long-term priority,"

A group of 39 business and community leaders Thursday recommended that Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels undertake several ambitious projects to increase the city’s appeal to current and prospective employers.

Congested traffic, inadequate schools and unaffordable housing are combining to repel businesses and must be addressed, the mayor’s Economic Opportunity Task Force wrote in a 14-page report.

By DAN RICHMAN
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

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