Volume 4 • Number 4
April 2001


Business News

People News

 

COVER STORY

Draper Valley Farms

A plant to process and package chicken under the Draper Valley Farms label has existed in Mount Vernon since 1972, although the name itself goes back to the 1920s. Today, Draper, run two brothers, Rick and Jim Koplowitz, is one of the biggest employers in the county, with the third-largest gross sales.

 

Private Top 50

Which Skagit company was number one in gross sales last year among privately held firms? Here is the latest rundown, analysis and other trivia, including the Top 50 listing, which starts on page 31.

 

Commercial Construction

The commercial-construction field in Skagit County is going gangbusters these days, with major projects from Anacortes to Sedro-Woolley. Here is our annual overview of the industry, the projects and the players.

 

Business Profiles

Business Startups