Commerce Awards $2 Million to Encourage Innovative Business and Manufacturing Growth Statewide

Illustration depicting high-tech equipment.

Yesterday, Washington State Department of Commerce announced $2 million in grants to accelerate manufacturing job growth and economic opportunity across the state.
Six businesses and four innovation clusters were awarded $200,000 each through the #EvergreenManufacturing Grant program, including Washington VERTical and our north Richland neighbor, OCOchem.
These grants support the BEST Act, which was passed by state legislature in 2021 and provide framework for adding 300,000 new manufacturing jobs over the next 10 years!