WASHINGTON'S LEADING BUSINESS MAGAZINE

Manufacturing

Recent Articles
Nonprofit Manufacturer of the Year
Orion Industries, Federal Way Orion Industries is a precision metal fabricator specializing in aerospace but with customers in defense, automotive, medical and marine industries. Just as important for Orion as the products...
Food Processor of the Year (Small Company)
Ivar’s Seafood, Soup & Sauce Company, Mukilteo You probably know Ivar’s for its fast-food and sit-down restaurants around the region, and its legendary namesake showman founder, the late Ivar Haglund. A much smaller and...
Food Processor of the Year (Large Company)
Trans-Ocean Products, Bellingham Can you apply lean operating principles to an industry like seafood processing? Can you get employees to go along with the program? That’s what Trans-Ocean Products, a producer of imitation...
Innovator of the Year (Small Company)
CimMed, Algona It’s not often that a technology has the potential to literally and figuratively change the face of its business sector and its customers. Such is the case with CimMed, a spinoff created by CIMtech, a reseller...
Innovator of the Year (Large Company)
Outdoor Research, Seattle Fleece-lined gloves that come with their own rain shield, tucked in a handy pouch on the back. A cap that comes with its own rain guard, tucked in a pocket on the rim, so that wearers are protected...