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Inside
winter 2020

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

16
Interesting milestones
The Water Cooler

18

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Applemania
The new Cosmic Crisp apple is already paying dividends for
Washington growers, and the university that created it.
Andrew Lenderman
A break from the every day
Columns
From the Chair
10

Fran Forgette

Eye on Business

Kris Johnson
15

In Their Words Education & Workforce
20

A Q&A with Alisha Benson

Andrew Lenderman
40
Stacking the Deck

What’s Working Industry
22
26

Meet Your Advocates in Olympia

Celebrating Excellence

Brian Mittge
Andrew Lenderman
Federal Focus
Crossing the Divide: Congressional
Exchanges Build Bridges

32
Richard S. Davis
43
Debbie Ritenour
Celebrating Manufacturing

Brian Mittge
Economy
47

Washington’s Child Care Crisis

Jason Hagey
Doing Business As
50

Churchill Glove

Brian Mittge