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Inside spring 2025
Association Health Plans: More than a Benefit
A mainstay of compensation packages, employer-provided health insurance offers benefits to both businesses and their employees. Debbie Ritenour
Departments
Social Scene
6 Comments via Social Media
By the Numbers
7 Washington’ s Vitals
In Focus
8 Photos of AWB members and activities
Employer Viewpoint
9 A Snapshot of Washington Employer opinion
Events
10 AWB’ s calendar of events
Inside AWB
14 How AWB is working for you
Of Note
16 Interesting milestones
Columns
From the Chair
11 Jason Thackston
Eye on Business
12 Kris Johnson
In Their Words
Talking Trade with Alex McGregor
18 Jacqueline Allison
What’ s Working
Countdown to the World Cup
23 Jacqueline Allison
Legislative
AWB Grades the 2025 Legislative Session
32 Jacqueline Allison
Cover: SiteCrafting founder Brian Forth, right, uses AWB’ s HealthChoice insurance for the employees of his Tacoma web design company. To learn more about association health plans, read the cover story on page 28.( Photo by Alma Perez)
Education & Workforce
From Class to Shop to Market
36 Brian Mittge
Big Victories with New Skills
41 Justin McCaffree
Manufacturing
A Joint Effort to Support the Workforce
45 Debbie Ritenour
Federal Affairs
Navigating Tariff Impacts
50 Jacqueline Allison
Doing Business As
SMAK Wines
54 Jacqueline Allison