2024 Events
The eighth-annual Manufacturing Week bus tour visited 30 shop floors and training centers around the state, bringing awareness to the important role manufacturing plays in our state economy.
For the second straight year, the tour included a State of Manufacturing address. AWB President Kris Johnson spoke at Lampson International in Kennewick, and was joined on stage by Kate Lampson, state Rep. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick, and U. S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside.
“ That’ s our message to lawmakers: Prioritize energy production, slow the growth of spending, make it easier to permit and build manufacturing facilities, develop our important infrastructure, and invest in programs that equip the next generation.”
AWB President Kris Johnson, delivering the 2024 State of Manufacturing address.
Eleven employers took home top honors at the 2024 Evening of Excellence awards ceremony in Seattle. The annual awards gala included two new awards for diversity and workplace safety.