Small-town company’s niche is making totes with staying power
Made In Washington
Western Neon creates the signs of our times
French Girl built its niche by providing consumers a beauty fix
The pearl of the Hama Hama Co. is its Hood Canal oyster farm
Washington manufacturer excels at craftsmanship and on being super knife guys
The Preston plant, where Sparkling Ice is made, produces about 84 million bottles a year
The company, which employs 270 people, was founded by Bill Hansen and Scott Peterson and is still owned by the duo, along with a group of other investors
The company, based in a 35,000-square-foot facility in Woodinville, was founded in 1982 by Robert Strasser
LightArt has 80 employees, most of them in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood
The company employs 43 and has annual sales of $10 million.