Some good business news for a change:  Three area folks have won big in this years's Washington Manufacturing Awards, sponsored by Seattle Business magazine.

The awards were announced two weeks ago in Seattle.

Manufacturer of the Year: (midsized company (tie): MacKay Manufacturing, Spokane,  and Watson Furniture Group of Poulsbo.

Executive of the Year:  (midsized company) Craig Dias, Haskins Steel Company, Spokane.

And in the Silver category,

Manufacturing Innovation of the Year: Leisure Concepts of Spokane.

                                 

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