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Aerospace Summit: Worker training in demand
Downtown Tacoma's Tinkertopia grand opening July 20 Posted online Tues., July 16 Spaceworks Tacoma has announced its latest creative enterprise will open this weekend in downtown Tacoma. Tinkertopia, a store offering low-cost, unique arts and crafts supplies, as well as studio/work space for birthday parties, field trips, and craft parties, will hold a grand opening ceremony on Sat., July 20 at 10 a.m. at 1914 Pacific Avenue, near the University of Washington Tacoma. According to store owners Darcy Anderson and R. R. Anderson, Tinkertopia aims to be a destination for teachers, students, artists, crafters, inventors, makers, hackers, and tinkerers (of any age) in search of unusual materials for any creative venture. The Andersons also accept donations and will even pick up "good junk" and materials for creative minds. More information is available online at tinkertopia.com. Spaceworks Tacoma, a joint initiative of the City of Tacoma and the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, is designed to activate empty storefronts and vacant space in Tacoma. Spaceworks Tacoma makes no- and low-cost temporary space, training, and technical assistance available to artists, creative entrepreneurs, organizations, and community groups in order to nurture successful projects that transform Tacoma into a stronger, more active city. Since starting in 2010, Spaceworks Tacoma has supported 44 active projects, exhibited 69 large-scale art installations, activated 24 underused spaces in the downtown footprint, and supported over 130 events and performances. Since January 2012, Spaceworks Tacoma has incubated five new businesses into lease-paying tenants.
Posted online Thurs., July 18 Pierce County can strengthen its place in the competitive aerospace supply chain if government, industry and education institutions collaborate to train workers to meet the growing demand around the world. That was the key message at the second annual Pierce County Aerospace Summit, held Wednesday at Clover Park Technical College. More than 125 people attended, representing aerospace suppliers, manufacturers, industry service providers, policy makers and educators. The summit was held a month after a Washington State delegation that included Governor Jay Inslee, Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, and Economic Development Board (EDB) president and CEO Bruce Kendall visited the Paris Air Show to fo-
Port commission to consider shoreline public access plan Posted online Weds., July 17 The Port of Tacoma Commission is scheduled to meet next week to consider a resolution that would update its shoreline public access plan. The City of Tacoma's locally adopted Shoreline Master Program requires public agencies, including the Port of Tacoma, to provide public access when new development projects require a City of Tacoma shoreline permit. In the past, the City of Tacoma waived public access requirements for projects with safety and/ or security concerns. However, under the new Shoreline Master Program, if safety and/or security issues prevent public access from being provided on-site, the City of Tacoma requires that public access must be provided at another location. Port of Tacoma staff developed a public access plan in accordance with the City of Tacoma's Shoreline Master Program that aims to ensure a predictable and streamlined shoreline permitting process. Over the past two years, Port of Tacoma Commissioners and Tacoma City Councilmembers have met frequently to draft an interlocal agreement to address shoreline public access. Commissioners are expected to consider a resolution to update the shoreline public access and call for public comment during its meeting on Thurs., July 25 at 12 p.m. in Room 104 of The Fabulich Center, 3600 Port of Tacoma Road. Commission meetings are streamed live on the Web and archived for later viewing. More information is available online at portoftacoma.com/webstreaming.
cus on marketing Pierce County to aerospace firms from around the world to recruit them to open facilities here or to introduce them to key contacts in the area's supply chain. "This is not a pep talk. This is a call to action," said McCarthy during the summit this week. "I went to the Paris Air Show last month to help recruit new business to Pierce County, and I witnessed firsthand the intense global competition for this business. We must be ready to show companies all over the world that we have what it takes to build the next generation of aircraft." The Aerospace Summit featured presentations on worker training by WorkForce Central, the Pierce County Skills Center, the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee, Clover Park Technical College, Washington State University, Toray Composites, CIMtech, Pacific Coast Composites and PNJ Machining. EDB president and CEO Kendall reported that Pierce County's delegation to the Paris Air Show met with 31 companies and notched three solid leads. "In the past 24 hours, 76,001 airplanes landed in the United States," said Kendall. "Clearly, there is potential for enormous business growth in this industry." Keynote speaker Michelle Burreson, workforce development manager for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, described the aerospace giant's programs and partnerships to train workers. It's an ongoing challenge, particularly as Boeing works to ramp up production of the 737 and 787. "Fifty percent of our U.S.-based workforce will be eligible to retire between 2011 and 2016," she told the audience. "We are building strong relationships with educational institutions to create a highly skilled and readily available workforce for years to come." Alex Pietsch, director of the Washington State Office of Aerospace, outlined the state's five-year plan to "protect and grow" aerospace jobs. That includes a concerted effort to win assembly of Boeing's 777X as well as recruit global suppliers who work with Airbus, Embraer, Bombardier and other manufacturers. "It's clear the world perceives Washington State as a global aerospace leader," said Pietsch. "But there is strong competition. If we work together, we can attract companies from around the world to bring jobs here." The summit was an effort to offer local businesses updates from experts in manufacturing technology and workforce training as the region continues its push for a larger stake in the global market. Last year's inaugural summit connected 150 people representing aerospace suppliers, government agencies, banks and schools. It was sponsored by US Bank, Workforce Central, and Moss Adams.