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509-995-9958 ISSUE No . 29
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DEAN CAMERON DEAN @ NORTHWESTAEROSPACENEWS . COM
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & EDITORIAL DESIGN
REBECCA LLOYD REBECCA @ TOPDRAWERMEDIA . COM
COPY EDITOR & PROOFREADER
ANN CONTOIS ANN . CONTOIS @ GMAIL . COM
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS :
JENNIFER FERRERO AMANDINE CRABTREE DALE KING DEAN CAMERON TIA RIVERA JAMES MUMFORD MELISSA BROWN DR , WADE LARSON
LEAD DEVELOPER | I . T . SUPPORT ADAM TOWNSEND
FINANCE | BOOKKEEPING PAM CAMERON
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NORTHWEST AEROSPACE NEWS
PUBLISHER
DEAN CAMERON
New Technology / Fresh Minds / Exciting Future
I have a saying I have used for many , many years , “ Things don ’ t normally change because they should ... they change because they have to .”
As an industry , we find ourselves in that space right now — technology is advancing daily . Even as a publisher for this industry , it is almost impossible to cover every new exciting advancement in every aerospace sector of commercial , space , military and UAV-UAS .
As exciting as that is , we are faced with shortages in the workforce to support the growth . Understanding the problem , the next question is “ What do we do about it ?”
In this issue you will find content with advice on how to market towards potential new employees . This may give you an edge finding the team members you need in the short term , but what about the long-term needs ?
Our parent company , Top Drawer Media , has developed a junior aerospace magazine called “ Let ’ s Go Aerospace ” that is designed to create and foster the curiosity of young minds and share the exciting industry that we all love . With QR codes to manufacturing videos , to “ Did you Know ” questions and exciting content offered by the major OEMs , “ Let ’ s Go Aerospace ” will be a very “ cool ” way to reach our middle school and junior high students , to build an engaged workforce for the future .
We may be developing the new technology , but it will be these young people that mature it into the fabric of our society . To see our digital version of “ Let ’ s Go Aerospace ” go to www . letsgoaerospace . com . To learn how you might be a distributor of this magazine to young people you can email me at dean @ topdrawermedia . com .
Dean Cameron Publisher www . topdrawermedia . com
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