During the fall of 2011, the Association of Washington Business partnered with the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges to sponsor business leader focus groups in five regions of the state. The purpose of the focus group meetings was to gain a better understanding of Washing...
New AWB Manufacturing Report Due Jan. 17 - What do Washington state manufacturers think about the business climate in our state? Their top concerns? On Jan. 17, AWB and the AWB Institute will release a report detailing its findings from this summer's six-city tour and conversations with small, mediu...
Three things stand out during a tour of the Millwood, Wash.-based Inland Empire Paper (IEP) Company: the company's environmental awareness, high tech processes and happy employees.
AWB Institute’s national partner the Manufacturing Institute and their parent organization the National Association of Manufacturers hosted a forum featuring a majority of the 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates from the facilities of Vermeer Corporation in Pella, Iowa. The Nov. 1 forum was mode...
Next Tuesday, AWB will honor manufacturers from across the state with its annual Manufacturing Excellence Awards. These awards recognize companies for their economic impact, product and quality innovation and improvement, corporate responsibility and workforce excellence.
