Manufacturing
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,…
These Prominent Manufacturing-Support Organizations Are Seeking New Leadership
Retiring leaders of CAMPS and Impact Washington seek their successors.
This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. The states two leading consulting organizations for small and midsize manufacturers are in the market for new top executives. Tom McLaughlin, the only executive director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound (CAMPS) since its formation a decade…
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…
The Winners: Seattle Business Magazine’s 2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards
See the full list of honorees here.
This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. What makes a manufacturing champion? Who better to explain than some of last years honorees, in what they said about themselves, and each other, at the Washington Manufacturing Awards banquet: These are the people that get the job done every day….
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Manufacturer of the Year (Large Firms): Vigor Industrial
Vigor Industries wins gold in the Manufacturer of the Year for large firms category.
FLOATING: Frank Foti is CEO of Vigor Industrial. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDVigor Industrial, Seattle Industrial investor Frank Foti bought a struggling Portland shipyard in 1995 and proceeded to build it into the Northwests dominant maker of big vessels, adding Todd Shipyards and its…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Manufacturer of the Year (Small Firms)
Gold: Pacific Metallurgical, Kent; Silver: Bodypoint Inc., Seattle
HEATING: Derek Fallen is president of Pacific Metallurgical. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDPacific Metallurgical, Kent Heat-treating metal happens to be an ancient process, but it involves a lot more than sticking a piece in an oven. Theres a ton of technical expertise that goes…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Food/Beverage Processor of the Year (Small Firms): Scratch and Peck Feeds
Scratch and Peck Feeds wins gold in the Processor of the Year for small firms category.
FEEDING. Diana Ambauen-Meade is founder and CEO of Scratch and Peck Feeds. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDScratch and Peck Feeds, Burlington If organic food is good for us, its also good for animals. Family-owned Scratch and Peck Feeds launched in 2010 to produce organic,…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Emerging Manufacturer (Midsize/Large Firms): Mid-Mountain Materials
Mid-Mountain Materials wins gold in the Emerging Manufacturer for midsize/large firms category.
COATING. Gretchen Reimbold is SVP and John Knapp is president and CEO of Mid-Mountain Materials. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDMid-Mountain Materials, Mercer Island/Arlington Need a fabric that can stand up to extreme temperature the kind that might be involved in fires or welding? Mid-Mountain…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Nonprofit Manufacturer of the Year (Midsize Firms): Bridgeways
Bridgeways wins gold in the Nonprofit Manufacturing of the Year for midsize firms category.
FACILITATING. Donna Konicki is CEO of Bridgeways. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDBridgeways, Everett Social enterprise organizations, which combine a business venture with training and employment for people facing barriers to becoming part of the workforce, are common in manufacturing in the Northwest. Bridgeways has…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Nonprofit Manufacturer of the Year (Large Firms): Orion Industries
Orion Industries wins gold in the Nonprofit Manufacturing of the Year for large firms category.
FABRICATING: John Theisen is president and CEO of Orion Industries. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDOrion Industries, Auburn Orion checks in as a repeat honoree, having also been named a nonprofit manufacturer of the year in 2012. But a lot has changed in six years….