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Impact Washington is proud to sponsor PNAA ADVANCE 2026, Pacific Northwest’s aerospace conference and a central gathering point for the region’s supply chain, OEMs, manufacturers, and industry innovators. Now in its 25th year, ADVANCE continues to provide essential insights, strategic connections, and forward-looking discussions that strengthen the aerospace ecosystem.

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This three-day conference brings together industry leaders to explore market trends, supply chain resilience, emerging technologies, and the evolving needs of commercial and defense aerospace. Through keynote presentations, expert panels, B2B meetings, and extensive networking opportunities, ADVANCE 2026 supports the long-term competitiveness and growth of aerospace manufacturers across the Northwest.

Key Conversations & Sessions

• Boeing Market Outlook
• Automation in Aerospace
• Scaling Smart: How Tier 1s Are Building a More Resilient Ecosystem
• Consolidation of Tier 2 Suppliers & Its Impact
• Inside Interiors Innovation
• Leading Through Uncertainty
• Balancing Risk, Value & Technology
• Sovereignty in Aerospace Supply Chains
• Boeing Supply Chain Update

Who Attends

• Aerospace OEMs
• Tier 1–3 suppliers
• Manufacturing leaders
• Engineers & technical experts
• Government & economic development partners
• Innovators, startups, and students entering the industry

Sponsored by Impact Washington & The Machinists Institute

Join this hands-on workshop introducing the Six Steps to effective mentoring and teaching that you can apply immediately on the job with measurable results. Build a positive teacher/learner relationship, communicate clearly, provide useful feedback, communicating knowledge, providing feedback, and lets learners demonstrate new skills confidently.

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What You'll Gain: 

• Understand the responsibilities of a mentor and on-the-job leader and create a safe environment for new workers to practice their skills.
• Learn the six-step approach to teaching skills that includes techniques for demonstrating, evaluating and providing feedback, including intergenerational communication strategies
• Improve skills transference and productivity of new workers and future leaders

Benefits: Faster acquisition of skills, increased safety on the worksite, lower re-work and complacency among new workers, increased productivity, improved relationships among workers, increase work quality, and improved overall company moral.

Who Should Attend?

Supervisors and key employees in any industry who need to transfer critical skills to the next generation of leaders to ensure the future success of the organization.

What is Included?

The workshop fee covers all course materials including The Mentorship Matters Workbook Manual, lunch, coffee, and soda.

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Impact Washington is proud to sponsor the Washington Economic Development Association (WEDA) 2026 Winter Conference. This year’s theme, “Build Strong. Stay Strong.: Building Economic Resilience & Preparedness in Washington’s Communities,” brings together leaders from across the state to focus on strengthening Washington’s economic future.

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The conference convenes economic development professionals, local governments, ports, businesses, tribal representatives, workforce and education partners, and community leaders from both rural and urban regions. Attendees will engage with expert speakers, state legislators, and practitioners to explore the current state of economic development in Washington and gain practical tools to support resilience and growth in their communities.

The two-day program includes keynote sessions, panels, networking opportunities, and WEDA’s annual Economic Development Awards ceremony.

Spokane Colleges Workforce Training & Continuing Education, in collaboration with Impact Washington, is hosting a Lean Fundamentals workshop.

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As part of the Manufacturing Series, Lean Fundamentals offers an engaging introduction to the principles and practices that drive operational excellence. The course explores how Lean tools can be applied to improve organizational performance, emphasizing a structured framework built on a lean mindset, process stability, and continuous improvement.

Participants will take part in interactive exercises, examine real-world examples, and engage in guided discussions that deepen their understanding of how Lean concepts enhance efficiency, quality, and adaptability across manufacturing environments.

Upon successful completion of the workshop, participants will receive a certificate of completion.