Membership in AWB:

AWB Case Studies

Everyday examples of AWB helping members

The Association of Washington Business helps its member companies in many direct and indirect ways. The following are some examples of how AWB has made a significant impact on businesses such as yours.

Thanks to AWB Efforts, A Pasco Potato Packager Remains Competitive In Southeastern States

Unnecessary packing requirements by Washington’s Dept. of Agriculture were costing AWB member Century 21 Products, in Pasco, market share in the southeastern United States. [Click here for the full story]

AWB Action Saves Members From Calling a Lawyer

In Washington, if you work in a restaurant or deliver pizza, the employer can require you to wear black pants and a white shirt as long as the employer doesn’t prescribe the type of trousers or shirt... [Click here for the full story]

Equal Access to Justice for AWB’s Small Business Members

It was called the “Mother of All Inspections!” Steve Hulbert, then owner of Hulbert Pontiac-Cadillac, invited federal, state and local inspectors to his small dealership in Olympia in the early 1990s... [Click here for the full story]

AWB Action Saves Members on Licenses and Taxes

When Kaiser Aluminum found itself at loggerheads with the State of Washington over some wheeled equipment it was importing for its Washington operations, the company came to AWB... [Click here for the full story]

AWB Helps Member Recover $1.2 Million in Moving Costs

When the Washington Dept. of Transportation (DOT) decided to build an I-5 off ramp for the new Seahawks football stadium in Seattle’s warehouse district, it needed to move Rainier Color to a new location... [Click here for the full story]

This is just a very small sample of real-life examples of how AWB helps members.

Want to learn more?
Contact AWB Director of Membership Jim Durland at 1-800-521-9325