Published June 2004
Happy
100th birthday
to the AWB
Congratulations
to the Association of Washington Business, celebrating its 100th year
of service to the state’s businesses this year.
Since 1904 it has
been Washington’s largest and most prominent business organization, acting
as the state’s chamber of commerce. Membership in AWB has grown to 4,100
members employing more than 600,000 workers in the state’s private sector.
Membership includes
large companies such as Boeing, Microsoft and Weyerhaeuser, but 85 percent
of its membership involves small to medium-size businesses with fewer
than 100 employees. One-third of AWB’s members hire fewer than 10 employees.
AWB President Don
Brunell also maintains contact with chambers of commerce in Snohomish
County and across the state, keeping them current on legislation and business-related
activities in Olympia while keeping tabs on grassroots business interests
and concerns.
Together, Brunell
and his staff provide an invaluable service to businesses of all sizes
in Washington state. We wish them well in their next century of service.
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