Spokane, WA- Greater Spokane Incorporated (the region’s Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council) announced today that SiteCrafting, a Tacoma, Washington, company, has selected the Spokane Region for corporate expansion. An award-winning website design and application development company, SiteCrafting was founded in 1998 by President and CEO Brian Forth, a Gonzaga University graduate. Known as one of the largest web applications company in the South Puget Sound area, the company currently employs 22 people at their Tacoma location.
SiteCrafting will relocate two employees from its Tacoma division to launch the new operation, including General Manager Mike Ash, originally from Tri-Cities. The company plans to open its new office in July with a team of five, and projects to have as many as ten employees by the end of the first year.
During his college career in Spokane, Forth was impressed by the quality of life and the availability of opportunities for business growth. “I’ve thought for several years that Spokane was really the type of community where our company could participate and thrive,” says Forth. “And the quality of talent coming out of Spokane’s colleges and universities has been impressive. We believe that we can fill our talent needs from the local workforce and new graduates.”
SiteCrafting will occupy office space at the Sirti Building on Riverpoint Blvd. Greater Spokane Incorporated assisted SiteCrafting in their preliminary site visits to Spokane with information on prospective properties that fit SiteCrafting’
“Spokane is pleased to welcome SiteCrafting to our community,” says Mayor Mary Verner. “As we work to position our local economy for the future, SiteCrafting fits perfectly. This is an employer with community- and family-friendly values that will provide opportunities for people pursuing high-tech careers in digital media and digital design.”
SiteCrafting is well known for its dedication to community service. “Our success today is due in part to our commitment to community. Over the years, we’ve dedicated time and resources to establish several programs including a non-profit grant and educational outreach initiatives that have helped businesses and organizations in our community thrive,” says Forth. “In return, the community has supported our growth in many ways. We plan to make our web experts available and extend these same programs to our Spokane community so that organizations, academic institutions and local businesses can have relevant knowledge of and access to leading web technology.”
“I feel SiteCrafting will provide a strong compliment to our existing digital media companies,” says Gary Mallon, Technology Industry Manager for Greater Spokane Inc. “Their confidence in Spokane as a growth market is very noteworthy and their expansion within Washington State is a win-win not just for our region, but the entire state as well.”
About SiteCrafting
SiteCrafting provides custom website design and application development for content management, online stores, and public newsletters and calendars. They serve a diverse set of industries, including health care, professional services, government, education, not-for-profit, construction and retail. SiteCrafting excels at developing unique web-based solutions that make businesses more successful. Our proven web development process and expertise make us the perfect partner to grow your website. SiteCrafting serves clients ranging from small non-profits to some of the largest, most recognizable brands. We focus on giving our customers the tools and support to take their website to the next level.
SiteCrafting has been the recipient of a number of industry awards.
• 2009 - Brian Forth was announced as The University of Washington Tacoma’s, Milgard School of Business Small Business Leader of the Year. This Business Leadership Awards program recognizes outstanding business achievement in the South Sound Region.
• 2008 - SiteCrafting won a Gold Summit Award from the Washington Events and Festivals Association, for their SiteCrafting designed website, firstnighttacoma.org
• 2008 - SiteCrafting was named one of the South Sound's Fastest Growing Companies by the Business Examiner
• 2008 - The Business Examiner ranked SiteCrafting the “Best Place to Work” in the category of Employee Appreciation
