API Wins Employer Award

Congratulations to long-term Chamber member and supporter which was was awarded an Employer of the Year Appreciation Award by Rubicon Programs, another Chamber member.  API won the honor for employing five or more people from Rubicon’s training and employment readiness programs. 

The Adhesive Products, Inc., API, is a 130-year-old, local family-owned company.  The company was founded in San Francisco in 1878 as a textile coatings manufacturer. Paul W. Shattuck purchased the company in 1933 and began its expansion. In 1948, API moved to a newly built facility in Albany, where it is still headquartered. The third and fourth generations of the Shattuck family now run the company. Paul E. Shattuck is President, and his daughter Trish Shattuck is Sales and Marketing Director. 

API went green long before it was trendy. The company removed all solvents from its adhesives in 1981. In 1997 it began its Crafter’s Pick line of retail adhesives which are non-toxic and water-based. Local craft retailers can contact API at 510-526-7616, www.AdhesiveProductsInc.com.

Rubicon Programs, in partnership with East Bay Works, provides pre-screening and job readiness workshops for job seekers. For employers, it will help you qualify for up to $5,000 in OJT training reimbursements; and provide you with targeted recruitments, no cost advertising for jobs, and a diverse candidate pool from throughout the East Bay. For this and other services, contact Graham Thomas, Business Services Manager, 510-809-1302, graham@rubiconprograms.org, www.rubiconprograms.org.