April 28, 2013 – GE Aviation: Skilled Workforce Keeps Manufacturer Flying High

March 27, 2013 – Arlington schools, AJAC Tout STEM Initiatives

March 26, 2013 - Arlington School District Pushing for More Manufacturing Classes

March 21, 2013 - Boeing Exec Urges More Science, Math Emphasis in Schools

March 21, 2013 - AJAC, the City of Arlington and Arlington School District to Host an Aerospace and Manufacturing Employer Open House at Arlington High School

February 19, 2013 - High-skills Training in Yakima Helping to Fill a Need

February 4, 2013 – Aviation Week – With New Hires Hard to Come By, Suppliers Bring Skills to the Classroom

January 14, 2013 – AJAC Launches New Machining Program at Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) in Yakima County

December 3, 2012 – Business led Manufacturing Academy turns out job-ready workers

October 28, 2012 – High Hopes: Apprenticeship a Perfect Fit for a Math Guy

August 1, 2012 – Today AJAC is Being Recognized as a 21st Century Registered Apprenticeship Innovator and Trailblazer

July 17, 2012 – Nonprofit eyes Clark County for job training program

July 11, 2012- Video: Promoting Washington State as the Global Aerospace Leader

July 9, 2012 – 160 New Aerospace Jobs Will Be Coming to Washington State

June 19, 2012 – AJAC Receives Funding to Provide Advanced Inspection Training to Apprentices and Incumbent Workers

March 30, 2012 – Aerospace training on wheels

March 30, 2012 – Rolling classroom starts mission to train aerospace workers

March 25, 2012 – Apprenticeship program plans to help machinists become engineers

March 21, 2012 – AJAC Press Conference to Announce New Model of Training for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing in Washington State

February 27, 2012 – One High-Tech Classroom to Go, Please-
A look inside the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee’s new Advanced Inspection and Manufacturing Mobile Training Unit.

February 22, 2012 – Senator Cantwell will present AJAC Executive Director, Laura Hopkins with a 2012 Women of Valor Award. The Fifth Women of Valor Awards will honor women who have dedicated their lives to investing in jobs and our communities. Hillary Clinton helped Senator Cantwell kick-off this event in 2006 as a way to honor and celebrate the outstanding women in our community. The tradition continues this year with special guests U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, U.S. Senator Patty Murray and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen and past honorees and supporters.

February 16, 2012 – Local workforce leader tells Senate public-private partnerships are vital to training for jobs with a future

February 2, 2012 – Washington machinist apprentices gain faster path to engineering career “Mobile training unit” to help apprentices earn college credits statewide

Receive Up to $5,000 for Your Exporting Needs – Qualifying Washington state companies can apply for export finance assistance under a new program from the State of Washington Department of Commerce. The Export Voucher program, funded in part through a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration, provides export-ready companies with up to $5,000 to help them begin exporting or expand to new export markets. Vouchers can be used to help pay for trade show fees and travel, interpreter fees, translation services, training, international certification and other expenses.

November 30, 2011 – 737 MAX stays in Renton under Boeing, union agreement

October 25, 2011 – UPDATE: Sen. Cantwell: Don’t leave aerospace up in air

October 21, 2011 – Committee helps vets find work in aerospace industry

October 15, 2011 – Aerospace training in state gets $20 million boost from federal grant

October 14, 2011 – Cantwell, Murray, Air Washington unveil new program to train 2,600 workers for aerospace job needs

October 11, 2011 – AJAC will Utilize Air Washington Grant to Create Long-Term Career Pathways

August 17, 2011 – Patty Murray urges funding for workforce training

August 18, 2011 – Senator Murray touts new jobs legislation

August 10, 2011 – Aerospace career fair planned in Lynnwood

August 2, 2011 – AJAC Launches New Machining Apprenticeship Program in Tri-Cities at Columbia Basin College (CBC)

June 29, 2011 – High school students explore jobs in flight

June 24, 2011 – Trade deals to create aerospace jobs, opportunity

June 20, 2011 – A young Seattlite on a mission to the Air Show

June 20, 2011 – AJAC Offers European Companies Apprenticeship Opportunities to Train Their Employees in Washington State

June 20, 2011 – AJAC’s Mobile Training Unit Travels Across Washington State to Provide Apprenticeship and Just-In-Time Technical Short-Term Training

Feb. 18, 2011 – Machinists promote training for aerospace jobs

Feb. 4, 2011 – AJAC Facilitates $275,000 in Funding to Build the Inland Northwest Aerospace Technology Center