Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026: Industrial and manufacturing category winners

Six companies stood out to Fast Company judges in the industrial and manufacturing category of Best Workplaces for Innovators 2026. 

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Fictiv, Oakland, CA

Marvin, Warroad, MN

Planet Labs, San Francisco

Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati

Squint, San Francisco

Tractian, Atlanta