2017 annual report
As the state’s designated manufacturing association,
the AWB Institute hosted the annual Manufacturing
Summit Oct. 5 in Seattle. The summit brings together
employers of all sizes to address the challenges facing
workforce development and discuss best practices.
the 2017 manufacturing excellence winners are:
manufacturer
of the year operational
excellence
Heritage
Distilling
Company,
Gig Harbor Canyon Creek
Cabinet
Company,
Monroe
innovation
award green
manufacturing
award
HPF
Manufacturing,
Snohomish Waste Connections
of Washington,
Vancouver
1
2
6
3
7
4
5
1. PNNL, winner of the Achieve Award;
2. The 2017 Evening of Excellence
awards; 3. Daya Fields of Alaffia accepts
the Connect Award; 4. Kelly Fukai of
SEL with the Employer of the Year
Award; 5. The Evening of Excellence at
Benaroya Hall; 6. Washington’s award-
winning manufacturers; 7. The 2017
Manufacturing Excellence awards.