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Impact Washington Invests in Programs and Individuals to help Washington Manufacturers Adapt to New Normal

Friday, December 18, 2020 | News Release
Impact Washington Expands Business Development Team Impact Washington is Investing in Programs and Individuals to help Washington Manufacturers Adapt to New Normal We are pleased to ann... Read More

Manufacturers Share Views on Leadership from the Pandemic Shop Floor

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 | Workforce Development
In a series called the "National Conversation with Manufacturers” six manufacturing executives share with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partne... Read More

Selecting Security and Privacy Controls: Choosing the Right Approach

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | Cybersecurity | CMMC, Operational Excellence
By: Ron Ross, Victoria Yan Pillitteri and Naomi Lefkovitz Recently, NIST published a significant update to its flagship security and privacy controls catalog, Special Public... Read More

State launches interactive data tool to help leaders plan and track recovery efforts across regions, sectors and demographics

Wednesday, October 7, 2020 | News Release, COVID-19
OLYMPIA, WA – Leaders worldwide and locally are facing the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The trajectory for recovery will be very different depending on where you live, who... Read More

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: If You Connect IT, Protect IT.

Monday, October 5, 2020 | Cybersecurity | CMMC, Operational Excellence
Brought to you by NIST The first blog highlighting NIST resources for Cybersecurity Awareness Month is from NIST’s Danielle Santos, a program manager for the National Initiative... Read More

Governor Inslee observes October as Manufacturing Month

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | News Release, Workforce Development
Earlier today, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee proclaimed October as Manufacturing Month. Impact Washington would like to thank the Governor and his team for this proclamation and their su... Read More

Manufacturing Day Is Here!

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 | News Release, Workforce Development
Manufacturing Day is an annual event that occurs on the first Friday of every October and is an opportunity for manufacturers to highlight their work and energize a future pipeline of skilled workers.... Read More

State to provide $300K in emergency grants to Washington shellfish growers

Monday, September 28, 2020 | News Release, Food and Beverage
Departments of Commerce and Agriculture partner with Impact Washington to create Shellfish Seed Bank, offering up to $5,000 to shellfish growers severely impacted by COVID-19 OLYMPIA, WA -- T... Read More

Recycled Paper Barging and its importance to Washington State Mills are the focus of the recently release Whitepaper.

Monday, September 14, 2020 | News Release
JOINT PRESS RELEASE  Washington Maritime Blue investigates circular economy opportunities for the Recycled Paper Industry and Acceleration of Innovation in Maritime Decarbonization. Recycled ... Read More

Go Virtual for #MFGDay2020

Thursday, September 3, 2020 | News Release, Workforce Development
MFG Day 2020 is set for October 2nd Join thousands of manufacturers across North America as they showcase what modern manufacturing looks like and inspire the next generation of skilled workers. T... Read More