Since 1983, Electronetics has specialized in providing custom magnetics solutions for a wide variety of industrial applications
SEATTLE, WA – The Washington State Manufacturing awards are given annually to businesses from all over the state, to recognize their innovation, quality, and jobs they are providing to people in our state. This year, Northwest Center is the proud recipient in the category of Non-Profit Manufacturer. They receive the award on behalf of Northwest Center’s Electronetics and Assembly Packaging businesses, part of Northwest Center’s family of businesses and programs that together represent a $40 million enterprise with more than 900 employees in Washington State.
The success of both businesses demonstrates Northwest Center’s motto that an inclusive workforce is “GOOD FOR BUSINESS.” Electronetics, based in Everett, WA, specializes in custom magnetic component designs for an international customer base that serves the aerospace, medical, defense, and telecommunications industries. Northwest Center’s Assembly and Packaging provides packaging, warehousing, shipping and distribution services for Fortune 500 customers both local and national. Over the past two years, both businesses have more than doubled their profits while increasing the diversity of their workforce, employing more people with disabilities than in any other year in the organization’s history, increasing jobs and training opportunities for people of all abilities in the Puget Sound region.
“What we are finding in our businesses is that the more we commit to building, nurturing, and leveraging a workforce that includes people of all abilities, the more successful our businesses become. Inclusion makes us better. And despite these uncertain economic times, the financial performance of our businesses has improved in direct proportion to our commitment to inclusion,” says Tom Everill, President and CEO of Northwest Center. “The more successful our businesses are, the more resources we are able to invest in our programs that serve more than 1,000 children and adults annually through early learning, early intervention, and job training and placement services.”
Mike Quinn, Vice President of Manufacturing, Production and Assembly at Northwest Center oversees several business units at Northwest Center, including Electronetics and Assembly & Packaging.
“Northwest Center is a nonprofit that is creating sustainable manufacturing jobs based on world class quality, world class service and competitive pricing and we are successful as a result of our inclusive work force comprised of People of all Abilities,” says Quinn who has overseen both businesses since 2008.
Northwest Center is one of several CAMPS (Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound) member manufacturing companies and executives in 2013 selected as finalists or winners of The Washington State Manufacturing awards, presented by Seattle Business Magazine.
“What we are finding in our businesses is that the more we commit to building, nurturing, and leveraging a workforce that includes people of all abilities, the more successful our businesses become. Inclusion makes us better. And despite these uncertain economic times, the financial performance of our businesses has improved in direct proportion to our commitment to inclusion,” says Tom Everill, President and CEO of Northwest Center. “The more successful our businesses are, the more resources we are able to invest in our programs that serve more than 1,000 children and adults annually through early learning, early intervention, and job training and placement services.”
Mike Quinn, Vice President of Manufacturing, Production and Assembly at Northwest Center oversees several business units at Northwest Center, including Electronetics and Assembly & Packaging.
“Northwest Center is a nonprofit that is creating sustainable manufacturing jobs based on world class quality, world class service and competitive pricing and we are successful as a result of our inclusive work force comprised of People of all Abilities,” says Quinn who has overseen both businesses since 2008.
Northwest Center is one of several CAMPS (Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound) member manufacturing companies and executives in 2013 selected as finalists or winners of The Washington State Manufacturing awards, presented by Seattle Business Magazine.
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