Washington Business Spring 2015 | Page 4

washington business Inside 26 31 47 spring 2015 26 departments 6 In Focus AWB Events 7 Tweets Comments tracked and received via Twitter 10 Inside AWB Of Note Interesting and noteworthy milestones within Washington state 15 Happenings 16 AWB’s Calendar of Events The Water Cooler A break from the every day 18 A Q&A with Doc Hastings 20 What’s Working 23 Driving Innovation What’s Working AWB in D.C. 50 Doing Business As Eco Chemical association of washington business Billions of people around the world have no access to clean drinking water and no way to safely dispose of sewage. Janicki Bioenergy believes it has a solution to both problems — and a way to create renewable electricity at the same time. business backgrounder economy Global Gains Malia Jacobson 34 Building Alliances Bobbi Cussins 37 education & workforce Workforce Training Partnerships on the Upswing Holly Smith Peterson 40 Helping STEM Students Thrive Brian Mittge 44 industry Fueling the Northwest Economy Richard S. Davis 47 In Their Words 4 31 The latest news on how AWB is working for you 12 Water from Waste Brian Mittge cover story Once Again, America is Rising Jason Hagey 8 columns Eye on Business Kris Johnson 14 From the Chair Mike Schwenk