"Benchmade Knife Company is deeply involved in our local community, with schools and nonprofits. The Manufacturing 21 Coalition allows us to amplify what we do as an individual company."
~Les DeAsis
Benchmade Knife Company

We advocate for the manufacturing industry in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our goal is to tackle two big 21st Century challenges – sustaining a highly skilled workforce and expanding our region’s capacity to support innovation through applied research and development.

NEWS & EVENTS

April 2008

NW Youth Careers Expo Enters 4th Year

January 2008

Good year in 2007 topped by R&D, workforce investments

November 2007

Coalition Helps Bring Innovation Key to Industry Success

October 2007

Coalition Launches Web site, E-newsletter

June 2007

Manufacturing-Backed Bill Funds University R&D Programs

April 2007

Coalition Sponsors Special Workforce Magazine Edition

SUCCESS STORIES

Unusual grant helps Coalition fund workforce priorities

Fueled by a $1.8 million grant from WorkSystems, Inc. (WSI), the Manufacturing 21 Coalition has been invited to design a workforce-training program focused on meeting the needs of the region’s manufacturing industry.

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