2018 AWB Annual Report | Page 20

Celebrating Excellence AWB is proud to celebrate the innovation, community investment and overall accomplishments of our members with the annual Evening of Excellence and Manufacturing Excellence award programs. The Manufacturing Awards were announced in October during the Manufacturing Week bus tour and formally presented in November during the Evening of Excellence gala Nov. 28 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. the 2018 evening of excellence winners are: Evening of Excellence and Manufacturing Excellence award nominations are open year-round with a deadline of June 30 to apply for the current year’s awards. Employer of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Leading Environmental Practices wagstaff, inc., spokane valley boundless immigration, seattle inland empire paper company, spokane Achieve Award Connect Award Advance Award pioneer human services, seattle rhd enterprises, tumwater mod pizza, bellevue Recognizes a business whose products and/or services have positively impacted the way in which Washington employers and communities are connected to each other and the world. Recognizes a business that has had a significant cause-oriented impact in its sector and/or community and contributed to the advancement of the economy. Recognizes a business that has excelled in creating, implementing or supporting a high-caliber education and/or workforce development system aligned with closing the employment gap. pg. 20