Manufacturing
The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Manufacturer of the Year, Large Firms
Winner: Precor
Manufacturer of the Year: Large Firms Precor Woodinville precor.com At least one brand of fitness equipment for the commercial and home markets carries a made in Washington label. Precors keeping manufacturing local has helped grow employment from 544 to 573, but neither happened without a commitment to lean principles and efficient production. Precor estimates it…
The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Manufacturer of the Year, Midsize Firms
Winner: Fluid Motion
Manufacturer of the Year: Midsize Firms Fluid Motion Kent rangertugs.com, cutwaterboats.com The middle of a recession wouldnt at first glance seem to be a good time to start a new pleasure-boat company. But Fluid Motion, parent of Ranger Tugs, founded in 1958 and still owned and operated by the Livingston family, decided to launch Cutwater…
The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Executives of the Year, Small Firms
Winner: Chad & Allison Budvarson, owners, Out of the Box Manufacturing
Manufacturing Executives of the Year: Small Firms Chad & Allison Budvarson, owners Out of the Box Manufacturing Renton obmfg.com The next generation of manufacturing leadership can be found in companies like electronics contract manufacturer Out of the Box and its owners, Chad and Allison Budvarson. Started in 2008 as the recession was taking hold, the…
The Hama Hama Co. Has Made the Oyster Its World
The pearl of the Hama Hama Co. is its Hood Canal oyster farm
This story appears in the August 2019 issue and is presented by Impact Washington. Click here for a free subscription. The Hama Hama Co. is located at the confluence of the Hamma Hamma River and Hood Canal on Washingtons Olympic Peninsula, where it harvests fresh oysters and clams. The shellfish are sold directly to consumers…
Video Recap: 2019 Manufacturing Awards
Congratulations to this year's honorees!
The Washington’s Manufacturing Awards recognizes companies making important progress in productivity, growth and innovation. Companies were honored in nine categories: Manufacturing Company of the Year, Executive of the Year, Innovator of the Year, Food & Beverage Processor of the Year, Emerging Manufacturer of the Year, Building Trades Manufacturer of the Year, Green Manufacturer of the…
Talking Rain’s Popular Sparkling Ice Brand Speaks for Itself
The Preston plant, where Sparkling Ice is made, produces about 84 million bottles a year
This article appears in the June 2019 issue, and is presented by Impact Washington. Click here for a free subscription. The Talking Rain Beverage Co., a well-known brand in the Seattle area for three decades, has hit it big with its Sparkling Ice zero-calorie sparking water drink. The company announced record first-quarter 2019 sales for…
The Winners: Seattle Business Magazine’s 2019 Washington Manufacturing Awards
See the full list of honorees here
This article appears in the May 2019 issue. See more about the winners of the 2019 Washington Manufacturing Awards here. Click here for a free subscription. At last years Washington Manufacturing Awards banquet, Vigor Industrial Chief Executive Officer Frank Foti, having heard many of the stories of fellow honorees, exclaimed in his own acceptance speech,…
2019 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Lifetime Achievement: Tom McLaughlin and Loren Lyon
Congratulations to Tom McLaughlin, executive director of Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound (CAMPS) and Loren Lyon, president of Lyon Enterprises and former president and center director of Impact Washington
Tom McLaughlin of CAMPS
