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washington business Inside summer 2018 Departments In Focus 6 AWB Events Inside AWB 8 How AWB is working for you Events 11 AWB’s calendar of events Tweets 12 Comments via Twitter Video Spotlight 13 Videos featured online Of Note 18 Interesting milestones The Water Cooler 20 A break from the every day Columns Eye on Business 28 Anatomy of an Economy Washington’s diverse regional economies show the state’s strengths and opportunities Richard S. Davis 15 Kris Johnson From the Chair 16 Michael Senske From the Institute Chair 17 Mike Schwenk In Their Words Economy 22 Traffic Update A Q&A with Brad Sawatzke Bobbi Cussins What’s Working 25 Brand-building Through Storytelling Bobbi Cussins Education and Workforce 38 Workforce Solutions that Work Andrew Lenderman High School Students Get a Running Start 41 Bobbi Cussins SharedWork Helps Retain Employees and Avert Layoffs 44 Brian Mittge 47 Andrew Lenderman International Trade: The Roots of Washington’s Economy 50 Andrew Lenderman Technology Making Immigration Paperwork Painless 52 Brian Mittge Doing Business As 54 SAFE Boats International Brian Mittge