The Association of Washington Business’s 2023 Spring Meetingtook place on May 10 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington in Vancouver, Washington. The annual Spring Meeting highlighted the "State of Innovation," along with a full agenda of relevant speakers and panels on the most relevant topics to employers.

The AWB 2023 Spring Meeting will be held in person at the Hilton Vancouver Washington hotel on May 9 & 10, 2023. The Association of Washington Business is here for you and your business. At the Spring Meeting, Washington employers from around the state come together to gain new insights into the economic and policy issues that impact their business.

Manufacturing Day, the first day of October, is the most important day of the year due to its role in promoting the manufacturing industry, addressing misconceptions, and inspiring the next generation of manufacturers for young people and their parents. Here are some reasons why Manufacturing Day holds significant importance:

Successful businesses have learned that handling everything in-house is generally not profitable or advisable. For example, you might have a fantastic idea for a product. But being equipped to create a prototype and produce your product is another matter. 

Today’s computers and electronic devices are seemingly helpless without a printed circuit board (PCB). If you are developing a new product and have reached the prototype stage, you will find many PCB manufacturers that are willing to take on your project. 

In today’s fast-paced world, it no longer makes sense to spend years (or even months) getting a revolutionary product to market. If your business has an idea it wants to bring to life; time is of the essence. Your competitor might be working on something similar, consumer wants, and needs might change before you know it, or supply chain issues could impact your viability…

When opportunities to leap forward present themselves, our team says, “I’m in!” The Annual CAMPS Conference is one such opportunity and the team from Out of the Box Manufacturing will be there. An event that includes keynotes, breakout sessions, a broad range of relevant/timely topics, and opportunities to connect one-to-one with other manufacturing companies is hard to…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Out of the Box Manufacturing opens its doors to the public for Manufacturing Day for a behind-the-scenes look at how electronic assembly happens.

We are sharing a few of the highlights from the AWB Policy Summit that our COO here at Out of the Box Manufacturing, Allison Budvarson, attended on Wednesday 9/14/2022.

Top national security priorities impacted by procurement challenges are highlighted in a February report by the Department of Defense. The report includes information about missile systems, high-capacity batteries, metals and composites and microelectronics. It outlined a supply chain resiliency effort that included bolstering workforce efforts, cybersecurity…