Made In Washington
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…
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…
Made in Washington: Georgetown’s LightArt Operates an Illuminating Business
LightArt has 80 employees, most of them in Seattles Georgetown neighborhood
This article appears in print in the March 2019 issue, and is presented by Impact Washington. Click here for a free subscription. A home-grown custom lighting studio, LightArt was founded in 2005 by Ryan Smith and Ahna Holder. Now a subsidiary of Salt Lake City-based 3form, LightArt has 80 employees, most of them in Seattles…
Made in Washington: Seattle’s Mid-Mountain Materials Inc. Offers Sealing Power
The company employs 43 and has annual sales of $10 million.
This article appears in print in the February 2019 issue, and is presented by Impact Washington. Click here for a free subscription. Family-owned Mid-Mountain Materials Inc. has been making precision-coated fabrics and textiles for more than three decades. Now based in Seattles Georgetown neighborhood with a manufacturing plant in Arlington, Mid-Mountain makes heat-resistant products that…
Made in Washington: Partners
Producing six brands and a wide variety of flavors and cuts, Partners employs 70 people and has the capacity to produce about 11 million crackers a day.
This article appears in print in the January 2019 issue, and is presented by Impact Washington. Click here for a free subscription. Partners, a Tasteful Choice company, was founded in 1992 by Seattle restaurateur and recipe innovator Marian Harris. Still family owned, the maker of gourmet crackers and cookies slow-bakes its non-GMO, kosher products at…
Made in Washington: Metagenics
Founded in 1983, Metagenics produces nutritional supplements, medical foods and lifestyle programs to help people achieve their health goals.
A batch of OmegaGenics EPA-DHA 1000 softgels awaits packaging. This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue, and is presented by Impact Washington.Click here for a free subscription. California-based supplements maker Metagenics employs about 200 people at its Gig Harbor campus a five-building, 100,000-square-foot complex housing manufacturing, operations and R&D. Founded in 1983,…
Made in Washington: Itek Energy Is Making Solar Panels in Bellingham
The manufacturer employs 120 people at its plant
This article appears in print in the August 2018 issue, and is presented by Impact Washington. Click here for a free subscription. Founded by John Flanagan in 2011, Itek Energy manufactures solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, or modules, and grid-tie inverters at its 48,000-square-foot plant in Bellingham. A solar module is a lamination of 10 separate…
Made in Washington: Marceau & Associates Pipe Organ Builders
The three-person staff at the Ballard-based manufacturer also maintains pipe organs for about 200 clients.
This story appears in the July 2018 issue, and is presented by Impact Washington. Click here for a free subscription. Marceau & Associates Pipe Organ Builders started as a tuning and maintenance company in the Portland area in 1980. It branched into building new pipe organs in 1985 and found space in Ballard, where it…
Made in Washington: Warmoth Guitar Products
This Puyallup-based company has been a leader in the customization of guitars.
This article appears in print in the May 2018 issue, and is presented by Impact Washington. Click here for a free subscription. Picture a guitarist with your favorite band. Chances are good that he or she has modified an expensive instrument with a new neck, body, pick guard you name it from Warmoth Guitar Products…
Made in Washington: Sage Manufacturing
The Bainbridge Island-based company was founded in 1980 and is the largest producer of premium fly rods in the United States.
This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Since 1980, Sage Manufacturing has been making top-notch fly-fishing equipment on Bainbridge Island. Founded by Don Green (who was quickly joined by Bruce Kirschner of the K2 Corporation skis family), Sage today employs 140 people and is the largest…