Lott Industries

Employee size

51-200

Organization type

Nonprofit

Headquarters

Toledo, OH

Since 1955, Toledo-based Lott Industries has combined contract manufacturing and business services with vocational training and employment opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities and others facing barriers to work. Its nonprofit operation spans a 160,000-square-foot production facility with more than 200 employees, while community programs such as the Lott Urban Farm and Inspiration Kitchen extend that mission beyond the factory floor. Lott serves customers locally and throughout the United States, making purposeful employment part of its business model.

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