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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 18,500.  Manufacturing accounts for 9% 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 7/1/10 Spokane Area 7/1/09 Products Made in Spokane Plant in Spokane since
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 800 800 Aluminum products 1941
CPM Development Corp. 675 750 Concrete, asphalt 1930
Hollister-Stier Laboratories LLC 543 532 Pharmaceuticals
1921
Itron Inc. 507 503 Electronics
1977
Triumph Composite Systems Inc.
457 467 Aerospace products 1990
Huntwood Industries 413 325 Electronics 1988
The Spokesman-Review 373 433 Newspaper 1883
Travis Pattern & Foundry Inc. 362 251 Metal products 1922
Honeywell Electric Materials Inc. 304 281 Metal products 1961
Cascade Windows Inc. 275 275 Window products 1989

Source: Journal of Business - 2011 Book of Lists