Melanie Dressel, CEO of Columbia Banking System, was honored last Wednesday as business leader of the year by the University Of Washington Tacoma Milgard School Of Business. Among her many accomplishments she served as chair of the Washington Economic Development Commission (WEDC). During her tenure the 18 member Commission hired its first executive director and set in motion the policy framework for the state's economic development strategy. Current WEDC chair Bruce Kendall and executive director Egils Milbergs celebrated and participated in the ceremonies. Read more: Cool under pressure
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