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Inside
winter 2019
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
34
On the Road Again
AWB’s second-annual Manufacturing Week bus tour covered
2,200 miles over seven days, visiting more than 50 shop floors
to tell the stories of Washington’s vibrant manufacturing sector.
Brian Mittge
A break from the every day
Columns
Eye on Business
15
Kris Johnson
From the Chair
16
Tim Schauer
From the Institute Chair
17
Mike Schwenk
In Their Words Industry
22
A Q&A with Suzi LeVine
Bobbi Cussins
42
Powerful Rivers
What’s Working Taxation
24
27 Reporting for Duty
The Global Impact of Cascade Designs
The Stove that Conquered Harsh
Conditions
30
Andrew Lenderman
Andrew Lenderman
Andrew Lenderman
Federal Focus
32
Employers Connect with Congress
Andrew Lenderman
46
Bobbi Cussins
A Flawed Tax Structure that Works
Richard S. Davis
Education & Workforce
State Education Leaders Help
Veterans Create New Careers
49
Andrew Lenderman
Economy
Helping Businesses be Workers’
Comp Wise
52
Brian Mittge
Doing Business As
54
Nelson Electric
Brian Mittge