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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.

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.

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…

Recently, Washington Department of Commerce Director Lisa Brown appointed a new 21-member Manufacturing Council which will advise on policy, strategies, and investment to grow regional manufacturing sectors and jobs statewide.

Every year since October 1, 2012, America’s manufacturing sector opens its doors to celebrate Manufacturing Day on the first Friday of October.

Allison Budvarson, COO of Out of the Box manufacturing recently attended a Kent City Council meeting and witnessed the Mayor deliver the Women in Manufacturing Day Proclamation. Nikki Malcom, CEO & Executive Director of Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, accepted the proclamation. Photo of Women in Manufacturing in attendance:

On November 29th, there was news about how President Biden had a roundtable meeting with a group of major retailers and consumer product manufacturers to discuss rising prices and supply chain problems that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Our mastermind group continues to brainstorm, research, and understand material shortages and logistics issues along with…

This is an update about some important happenings in China that will affect PCBs and everyone in the manufacturing industry. The Chinese government released new policies regarding electricity consumption that is reducing manufacturing capacity and ability for off-peak power consumption. This is already happening at the major manufacturing centers there.

Manufacturing can lead the state out of economic downturns and created a better quality of life in our communities. Learn how manufacturing and technology can improve Washington’s future economy at this year’s Policy Summit in Spokane, WA. (or on-demand)