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!

Washington VERTical eNews – March 27, 2025
Inland Northwest tech hub receives $50 million boost The envisioned Spokane-Coeur d’Alene aerospace tech hub has received $48 million in federal funding, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration