At its Ravne na Koroškem base, SIJ ZIP Center makes custom joinery and packaging while also providing printing, cleaning and employment-rehabilitation services. As a disability enterprise, it builds its work around inclusion and long-term employment; 55.9% of its employees held work-disability status in 2023. Its carpentry shop is particularly noted for one-off products and solid-wood work tailored to individual plans and spaces.
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Portage Industries, IncFounded in 1970, Portage Industries, Inc. combines a vocational and day-services program for individuals with disabilities with a subcontracting operation that handles packaging, light assembly, inspection and other labor-intensive work for local and multinational companies. Its customer-specific quality procedures and BatchMaster IV packaging machine support projects ranging from small jobs to larger production runs, while the work itself helps participants build job skills, confidence and independence. Since 2024, Portage has been part of a three-company network spanning four northeast Ohio locations and representing approximately 400 workers.RAVENNA, OH
Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped, IncThe Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped, Inc. manufactures CAB Products and CAB Solar while providing vision, rehabilitation, and employment services to people with disabilities in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Its manufacturing operations produce cable-management and safety goods and include custom sewing and assembly at its facilities in Ebensburg and Johnstown. Product sales help support services for more than 500 people with disabilities.JOHNSTOWN, PA
Human TechnologiesUtica-based Human Technologies is a 501(c)(3) social enterprise that manufactures and packages components for government and commercial customers while creating employment for people with disabilities. Established in 1954, its manufacturing operation includes light assembly, industrial sewing, and electro-mechanical work, from tactical gear and protective covers to robotics cable assemblies. The company employs more than 325 people across a multistate service area and operates an ISO 9001:2015-registered, UL-certified facility.UTICA, NY
Swiss Woodcraft, IncFor 45 years, Swiss Woodcraft has turned a small Rittman carpentry shop into a custom millwork business creating made-to-order woodwork for homes and commercial spaces. Now led by Todd Gasser, who joined his father Ken as a partner, the company’s craftsmen work in a 45,000-square-foot facility where advanced machinery and careful handwork meet on projects ranging from distinctive doors to custom hardwood floors. Swiss Woodcraft also recycles sawdust and cutoffs to heat the building, putting its wood efficiently to work even after fabrication.RITTMAN, OH