Wendy Sancewich of RSM at the Association of Washington Business Manufacturing Summit, held Oct. 26, 2016, at XFINITY Arena in Everett. (Photo by Brian Mittge/AWB)

The Next Generation of Manufacturing Workforce panel at the Association of Washington Business Manufacturing Summit, held Oct. 26, 2016, at XFINITY Arena in Everett. (Photo by Brian Mittge/AWB)

Jack Lamb, Owner, Aslan Brewing; Kate Lampson, Director of PR & Marketing, Lampson Crane; and Jim Kopriva, Assistant Production Manager, Rite in the Rain, at the Association of Washington Business Manufacturing Summit, held Oct. 26, 2016, at XFINITY Arena in Everett. (Photo by Brian Mittge/AWB)

Rep. Rick Larsen, D-WA, speaks at the Association of Washington Business Manufacturing Summit, held Oct. 26, 2016, at XFINITY Arena in Everett. (Photo by Brian Mittge/AWB)

AWB President Kris Johnson, left, and Puget Sound Business Journal Publisher Emory Thomas, at right, with the recipients of the 2016 Manufacturing Excellence Awards: Patrick Jablonski of Nucor Steel Seattle; Kim Shellabarger of Earth Friendly Products; Bryan Radke of SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC; Jim Kopriva of Rite in the Rain; and Carla Blaylock of G. Loomis Inc. (Photo by Brian Mittge, AWB)

Jim Kopriva of Rite in the Rain collects the AWB Manufacturing Excellence Award for Innovation at the Association of Washington Business Manufacturing Summit, held Oct. 26, 2016, at XFINITY Arena in Everett. As the official media partner for the event, Puget Sound Business Journal Publisher Emory Thomas helped present the awards. (Photo by Brian Mittge, AWB)

The 2016 AWB Manufacturing Summit. (Photo by Brian Mittge/AWB)