Issue No. 51
JUNE | JULY 2026 ISSUE NO. 51
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Issue No. 51
39 INDUSTRY INSIDER: The WHY Behind the Manufacturing Suppliers Expo:
Many people have asked me, " Why are we hosting a low-cost trade show event?"
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42 INDUSTRY INSIDER: Community is a Business Strategy
In aerospace, we tend to focus on the tangible— machines, parts, certifications, and capacity— things you can measure, quote, and deliver. But there’ s another layer that doesn’ t always show up on a balance sheet, yet influences all of it. Community. In a very real, very practical business sense.
46 INDUSTRY INSIDER: An Interview with Washington State Department of Commerce Interim Director, Sarah Clifthorne
Sarah Clifthorne was first appointed as the agency’ s deputy director, and her career includes more than two decades of public policy experience bringing together government, industry and community partners.
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50 Northwest Readers Share a Story
From the Reader— Dan Bisbee | District Director of the Eastern WA Office for Congressman Michael Baumgartner
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