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Kahn, Ed.D Wind power, the fastest growing energy technology in the world, has come to Washington and more wind turbines are on the way. Read more... Washington needs to make high school diploma is meaningful Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: In the last decade, Washington has created high quality academic standards and one of the best assessment systems in the nation. Read more... Walla Walla’s Gerri Coleman Wins 2003 Bruce Briggs Award Written On: July/August 2003 Gerri Coleman, owner of Express Personnel Service, Walla Walla, is the 2003 Bruce Briggs Community Service Award winner. Read more... The Summit you shouldn’t miss Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Heidi Stanley - Chair, AWB Board Anyone in business or the military will tell you about the necessity of a well-thought-out and coordinated plan with goals, benchmarks, contingencies and measurements. Read more... Teachers need to care about their students and parents need to care about their kids Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Jennifer Delgadillo How can we change the system to make it better for both students and teachers? Read more... State of Energy Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Paul Schlienz Low cost, reliable hydropower built the Northwest we know today. Read more... Questions & Answers with the Attorney General -- Part 2 Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Don Brunell With Christine Gregoire, Washington State Attorney General We asked our state’s Attorney General Christine Gregoire for her views on 14 questions dealing with state and federal legal issues. Read more... North Slope Energy Can Provide Washington Jobs Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Paul Schlienz Alaska’s North Slope is a treasure chest of energy wealth. The region is also one of the harshest and most difficult environments on earth. Read more... Member Profile: SEL—Pullman’s booming industry Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Paul Schlienz Like the wheat that surrounds its campus, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) grew from a tiny seed. Read more... Landing the 7E7 helps all employers Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Paul Schlienz Public officials, business leaders and labor representatives throughout Washington are scrambling to make sure the 7E7 project lands here. Read more... It’s still true: What’s good for Boeing is good for Washington Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Don Brunell - AWB President Many of those job losses are at Boeing. What once was a stalwart workforce of 110,000 in our state now is around 60,000 and dropping – 50,000 family-wage jobs have vanished. Read more... Hydrogen - A way to clean and secure energy future Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Charles Henry Thomas When the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce held its energy conference this spring, the buzz around town was about hydrogen. Read more... How do hydrogen fuel cells work? Written On: July/August 2003 Hydrogen fuel cells create electricity by an electrochemical process, and operate very similar to a battery. However, unlike batteries, fuel cells never run out. Read more... Energy Links Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Alexis Nepomuceno When talking about energy, it is impossible to condense the breadth and depth of this sector into 48 pages of a magazine. Read more... Electricity— Washington’s lifeline Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Washington Business Editorial Board Say “energy” in Washington and the spontaneous response is “electricity!” That’s how tied our factories, businesses and personal lives are to power generated from the dams along the Columbia River and its tributaries. Read more... Competitiveness challenges go local Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Richard Davis, President, Washington Research Council It could have been so much worse. Business won some competitiveness victories in Olympia this year. Over time, those victories will lead to a stronger state economy for everyone. Read more... Bruce Briggs Award Honors AWB Community Leaders Written On: July/August 2003 Three years ago, the Association of Washington Business established the Bruce Briggs Community Service Award in honor of the late Bruce Briggs, long-time AWB member and owner of Briggs Nursery in Olympia, who died suddenly in early 2000. Read more... Biodiesel fuels are driving ahead Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Carly West Over the past several years, there has been an increasing number of cars on the road and along with that, our nation has increased its dependence on fossil fuels. Read more... “Sweet Home Spokane”: A Regional Strategy for economic Written On: July/August 2003 Written By: By Alexis Nepomuceno While many communities emphasize terms like “infrastructure,” “tax incentives” and “regulatory reform,” the Spokane region has opted to emphasize something simpler: “home”—and it’s working. Read more... Displaying results  1 to 19 of 19

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