Washington Business 2018 AWB Rural Jobs Outlook | Page 9

In October, AWB crisscrossed the state on two custom-wrapped tour
buses, visiting nearly 70 manufacturers and highlighting the state’s
crucial manufacturing sector — and what’s needed to keep it strong.
One bus visited the Olympic Peninsula and Grays Harbor, Olympia,
Centralia, Vancouver, Yakima, Tri-Cities, Spokane, Moses Lake,
Everett, Redmond, Seattle and Tacoma.
The other bus stopped in Bellingham, Wenatchee, Colville, Pullman,
Royal City and Kent.
At each stop, employees signed the sides of the vinyl-wrapped
buses, showing their support for Washington's manufacturers.