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  • Exploring Clover Park Technical College’s CAMT

    Exploring Clover Park Technical College’s CAMT

    At 63,000 square feet and a cost of $33 million, the John W. Walstrum Center for Advanced Manufacturing Technology (CAMT) at Clover Park Technical College stands out among the impressive educational facilities across the state’s 34 community and technical colleges. The LEED Silver facility provides training for the area’s aerospace, aviation and manufacturing industries, and…

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  • FAA Set To Host Drone Symposium And AAM Summit

    FAA Set To Host Drone Symposium And AAM Summit

    Coming to the Baltimore Convention Center August 1-3 and hosted by the FAA and the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the 8th annual Drone Symposium and the first-ever Advanced Air Mobility Summit are not to be missed. The back-to-back conferences will focus on how the FAA continues to safely integrate drones into the…

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  • What We’re Reading

    What We’re Reading

    ZeroAvia announces expansion of electric propulsion R&D facility at Paine Field This additional investment from Washington State’s Economic Development Strategic Reserve Fund will assist improvements at research and development facilities that support both the company’s electric propulsion R&D and the Dash 8 testbed retrofit program. Seattle-area Space Summit features NASA leader and hints at new…

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  • USDOL Opens Nominations For Advisory Committee On Apprenticeship

    USDOL Opens Nominations For Advisory Committee On Apprenticeship

    The United States Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration will accept nominations for the national Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship until July 30, 2023. Members will be appointed to two- or three-year terms. The Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Labor on ways to better utilize the apprenticeship training…

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  • Quality People, Quality Pilots: Walla Walla University’s Aviation Program

    Quality People, Quality Pilots: Walla Walla University’s Aviation Program

    Photo credit: Seth Jurgensen Walla Walla University (WWU) is celebrating over 50 years of aviation training, and as part of his attendance at the Securing the Supply Chain conference, Executive Director Jason Petrait sat down with WWU faculty and staff to learn more about this high quality aviation program in the southeast corner of Washington…

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  • Providing CATIA Access For Washington’s Colleges

    Providing CATIA Access For Washington’s Colleges

    CATIA, or Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application, is a computer-aided software design suite that incorporates computer-aided engineering and computer-aided manufacture into a powerful package available to community and technical college students and instructors through the Center of Excellence. As a long-time partner of Dassault Systemes, the Center of Excellence has for years facilitated large purchases…

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  • Touring Big Bend Community College

    Touring Big Bend Community College

    Big Bend Community College recently opened its new Aviation Maintenance Technology building and hosted the Fighting 147s, the five public A&P schools in Washington state earlier this month. Bringing together faculty and administrators from Everett, South Seattle, Spokane and Clover Park, and facilitated by the Center of Excellence, Big Bend hosted a great day of…

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  • Honoring Veterans In Aviation This Memorial Day

    On Monday the Museum of Flight will commemorate those who lost their lives in service to our country. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. with the Boeing Employee Concert Band, followed by remarks from Museum President and CEO, Matt Hayes, Tukwila Mayor Allen Ekberg and a special keynote address from U.S. Marine veteran Michael…

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  • Developing A Curriculum For Electric Vehicle Technicians

    Developing A Curriculum For Electric Vehicle Technicians

    Green River College’s Automotive Technology Center As host of one of the state’s leading automotive technology programs, Green River College’s administrators and faculty recognized the need to incorporate electric vehicle repair technology into their curriculum. The industry is changing quickly, and with the continued advancement of electric and hybrid vehicles, Green River understood that curriculum…

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  • PNAA Women In Aerospace: Martha Neubauer, AeroDynamic Advisory

    PNAA Women In Aerospace: Martha Neubauer, AeroDynamic Advisory

    On Thursday the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance held a conference full of inspiration, innovation and information. Titled Power of the Past – Force of the Future, the event featured women who have broken barriers and blazed trails, all while balancing work and life. A highlight of the morning’s session was Taking Off: Navigating the Aerospace…

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  • What We’re Reading

    What We’re Reading

    WA lawmakers kick hunt for major airport site far into the future After a ferocious backlash from the communities at the three shortlisted sites and at another near Enumclaw in King County studied separately, all four locations are now off the table. Alaska Airlines Working With ZeroAvia to Develop World’s Largest Zero-Emission Aircraft Alaska Airlines…

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  • AJAC Hosts Employers At Sno-Isle Skills Center

    AJAC Hosts Employers At Sno-Isle Skills Center

    On Thursday AJAC, Washington’s leader in advanced manufacturing apprenticeships, hosted industry partners at the Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center. Local manufacturers including Jamco, SEA-LECT Plastics, Electroimpact, Toolcraft and others enjoyed breakfast and presentations from PNAA and Erin Williams, AJAC Regional Program Manager. Kim Brown, Sno-Isle Assistant Director, provided a welcome and shared context on the Skills…

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