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Manufacturing Day
Napa Needs Manufacturing, and
Manufacturing Needs Napa.
On October 5, 2018 the City of Napa joins the Bay Area Urban Manufacturing Initiative to highlight the manufacturing industry and celebrate local manufacturers as part of "Manufacturing Day" #NapaMfg #MFGDAY #MadeInNapa
The goal of manufacturing day is to:
- highlight the strength, diversity, and versatility of manufacturing;
- encourage sector-specific, regional connections; and
- galvanize government and non-government organizations, education partners, and the private sector with the aim of growing the manufacturing industry.
By promoting and spotlighting our local manufacturers the City highlights their importance and applauds their contribution to the local economy. To learn more about how important manufacturing is to Napa, be sure to view this infographic and check out the other interesting information below.
From 2015 to 2016, employment in Napa, CA grew at a rate of 2.19%, from 39,821 employees to 40,694 employees. The top three employment sectors for those who live in Napa, CA, are: Accommodation & Food Service; Manufacturing; and Healthcare & Social Assistance. The chart below illustrates the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Napa, though some of these residents may live in Napa and work somewhere else (census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address).
Napa's Manufacturers
Below are some of our City's manufacturers. We regularly update this list, so if you know of a manufacturer that is not shown below, please contact us by emailing Shari Cooper at [email protected]
- 816 BBQ Sauce
- Accuvin, LLC
- Acme Workroom
- Advanced Shelter Systems
- Agrothermal Systems
- Anette's Chocolates
- Apicius Nutrition
- Bergin Glass Impressions
- Bickford Precision Machine & Design, Inc.
- Biogenics, Inc.
- California Machine Works, LLC
- Calmat Co. DBA Shamrock Materials
- Cup4Cup
- Dexta Corporation
- Docs Trophy Shoppe
- Downtown Joe's (Willits) Brewery
- Eurostampa California, LLC
- Forno Piombo Ovens
- Free Flow Wines
- Gerdau Steel
- Global Package, LLC
- Herbaceuticals
- Heritage Woodworks
- Highway Safety Products
- Janson Capsules
- Jensen's Ornamental
- Keller Manni, LP
- Key Industrial
- Lemon & Vine
- Lixit Corporation
- MANCO Controls
- Marker Express
- McCall Anderson Inc.
- Mcclain Ozone
- Microworks Technologies, Inc.
- Model Bakery
- Monvera Glass Décor
- Muguette Renee Fragrance and Candles
- Napa Glove Company
- Napa Nuts
- Napa Valley Beard and Body
- Napa Valley Distillery
- North Bay Plywood Sales, Inc.
- North-Coast Laminates
- Palisades Brewing
- Paupaiz Coffee
- ProLab Orthotics, Inc.
- Rancho Gordo
- REM Respiratory Equipment Management, Inc.
- REM Sleep Diagnostics
- Royce Instruments
- Salute Sante
- Sapien Technologies
- Saverglass
- Sciambra-Passini French Bakery
- ShowerTek, Inc.
- Smith’s Custom Cabinets of California, Inc.
- St. Clair Brown Winery & Brewing
- Starmont Winery
- Stone Brewing Taproom Napa
- Stretch-Lock Guitar Straps
- Tannery Bend Brewworks
- Tek-Aim Manufacturing Company
- The Perfect Puree of Napa Valley
- Trade Brewing
- TransCentra
- Trinitas Cellars
- Vertiga, Inc.
- Vin Perfect, Inc.
- Visicon
- WineTech, LLC
History of Manufacturing in Napa
The City of Napa has always been a hub of industry, stemming from its rich natural resources. Napa saw its first business open in 1847, the year it was founded. Soon after, the California Gold Rush spurred economic development as miners settled in Napa in the late 1850's. Agriculture in the Napa Valley grew to support the burgeoning population. Other natural resources such as timber generated local sawmills that would ship lumber down the Napa River to nearby Benicia and San Francisco. By the 1860's, Napa's natural resources gave way to quicksilver mining along the Silverado Trail. More industries followed. By 1895, the San Francisco Call newspaper declared the following about Napa:
"Napa, A Thriving Manufacturing Center. Its Tanneries, Woolen Mills and Glove Factories. THE HOME OF INDUSTRY. Products of the Loom and Vat that are Famous the World Over. A FUTURE FULL OF PROMISE! Its Transportation Facilities Are Excellent and Its Advantages Manifold."
The City of Napa is a city proud of its manufacturing history and heritage. Today, we invite you to join us as we celebrate the present-day manufacturers and honor our past with these "Valley of Legends" historical fact sheets: