Chinook Enterprises
2026 N. LaVenture Rd
Mt Vernon, WA 98273
PH: (360) 428-0140
FX: (360) 428-1616
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History of Chinook Enterprises
- Established in 1980
- 1982 Located on the Mount Vernon Campus of Skagit Valley College
- 1983 Employment Security’s New Small Business of the Year Award
- 1984-86 Manufactured and marketed over 60,000 CountyLake Cutting Boards™ across the US and Canada
- 1987 Became a vendor for the Boeing Commercial Airplane Company
- 1988 Manufactured and marketed Krylix® a line of acrylic organizers
- 1991 Featured in two full page Boeing Company ads, Overcoming Gravity is an Equal Opportunity Problem, in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times
- 1992 Sales topped $1,000,000 for the first time
- 1995 Successfully designed and sold three job training modules for employment specialists.
- 1998 Awarded an AXIEM award for software excellence
- 1998 building expanded to add 6000 feet of additional space
- 2002 achieved certification under ISO 9001-2000 and AS 9100A.
- 2004 Achieved Zero Defects per 10,000 parts produced
- 2005 Served our 3,000th person in our vocational program
- 2006 Achieved “Gold Quality Supplier” Status with the Boeing Company
Company Highlights
- 26 Years of quality improvement experience.
- Dedicated and knowledgeable management team with an average of 14.5 years of service at Chinook.
- We have successfully adapted to a wide variety of products, expertise and service depending on customer need.
- Our management and staff are committed to Total Quality Management Principles and lean manufacturing principles.
- Our company prides itself in our efforts to provide integrated services to persons with disabilities in all our operations.
- Chinook Enterprises is Gold Status Contractor with the Boeing Company.
- ISO 9001-2000 and AS 9100B Certifications.
