awb annual report 2020
( re ) adily making it happen
From the beginning of the pandemic when the eyes of the country were fixed on Washington ’ s first-in-the-nation Covid-19 outbreak to the darkest days of lockdown , employers found a way to keep going .
You worked from home . You geared up in PPE and adapted to new protocols . You built online stores and retooled production lines to make face masks , hospital gowns and hand sanitizer .
In this state of makers and entrepreneurs , you made it happen . And AWB was with you at every turn .
In the earliest days of the lockdown , when the world was coming to grips with the scale of this ordeal , AWB was a source of timely , credible information . As the weeks turned into months , we were your advocate in Olympia , encouraging the safe reopening of as much of the economy as possible , as quickly as possible , as safely as possible .
We helped employers access grant funding and PPE . We joined with others to promote face masks as a way to save lives and save jobs . In October , when we would normally be on the road touring manufacturing shopfloors , we built a mobile video set and streamed programming from a safe distance .
The pandemic didn ’ t stop manufacturers from coming through when we needed them , and it didn ’ t stop us from shining a spotlight on this important sector .
We went through a lot in 2020 , but we found a way to keep going . And we ’ re not stopping now .
Kris Johnson President , AWB
Brian Forth Board Chair , AWB
awb mission statement
AWB is the catalytic leader and unifying voice for economic prosperity throughout Washington state .
awb vision statement
Washington will excel as a globally competitive state built on a solid foundation of innovation , a world-class workforce , and a quality of place second to none .
Kris Johnson President , AWB
Brian Forth Board Chair , AWB p 3