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The Spokane region is home to over 500 manufacturing businesses powered by a workforce that exceeds 18,500.The Spokane region is home to over 500 manufacturing businesses powered by a workforce that exceeds 14,100. Manufacturing accounts for 7% of the area’s employment base and contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to the regional economy. Top manufacturers in the area include a mix of traditional and advanced manufacturers including Kaiser Aluminum, manufacturing fabricated aluminum for the aerospace industry and others; HollisterStier Laboratories, a manufacturer of sterile injectable vials and lyophilized products; and Huntwood Industries, one of the leading custom cabinet manufacturers in the United States.

 

 

 

 

Leading Spokane Manufacturers (ranked by number of employees)
Company Name Spokane Area 7/1/11 Spokane Area 7/1/10 Products Made in Spokane Plant in Spokane since
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 800 800 Aluminum products 1941
CPM Development Corp. 630 675 Concrete, asphalt 1930
Triumph Composite Systems Inc. 546 457 Aerospace products 2003
Hollister-Stier Laboratories LLC 529 528 Pharmaceuticals 1921
Travis Pattern & Foundry Inc. 364 252 Metal products 1922
Huntwood Industries 391 403 Electronics 1988
The Spokesman-Review 297 373 Newspaper 1883
Wagstaff 250 250 Aluminum products 1946
SCAFCO 210 225 Grain Storage Systems 1954
Alliance Machine Systems International 200 104 Material Handling Equipment 1999

Source: Journal of Business - 2012 Book of Lists

The following companies didn't provide information for this list: Acme Machine Works Ind., Fibertech Ind., Summit Window & Patio Door, MatriCal Inc., United Coatings Inc., Pyrotek Inc., K-L Manufacturing Co., Oxarc Inc., Lyn-Tron Inc., Northern Technologies, VPI Quality Windows Inc., Multifab Inc., Archer Daniels Midland Co., Johanna Beverage Co., Coca-Cola Bottling Co., InnoMach Industries Inc., Lloyd Industries, PCO Inc., Spokane Plastics Inc., BJ Camey & Co., Monaco Enterprises Inc., Purcell Systems, Spokane Packaging, McKay Manufacturing Inc., Altek Inc., CXT Inc., Omega Pacific Inc., Spokane Industries Inc., Cascade Windows Inc., Honeywell Electric Materials Inc, Itron Inc., Nott-Atwater Co., Parker Hannifin Corp., Potatch Corp., Lawton Printing Inc., and Franz Bakery.