KIRO 7’s Jesse Jones hosted the sixth annual King County Executive's Small Business Awards, which recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of small businesses throughout King County.
With small business creating two-thirds of the new jobs in the region, King County Executive Dow Constantine created the event to honor those throughout the county helping to boost our economy.
This year’s winners and finalists are:
Small Business of the Year
- GardnerGlobal | Seattle | Winner
- Eastside Women's Health Center | Kirkland | Finalist
- Extra Mile Marketing | Bellevue | Finalist
- Repair Revolution | Seattle | Finalist
Minority Small Business of the Year
- Schemata Workshop | Seattle | Winner
- 2A | Seattle | Finalist
- Belarde Company | Woodinville | Finalist
- Western Fire & Safety Co., Inc. | Seattle | Finalist
Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year
- Team Soapbox | Seattle | Winner
- Andrea Cole Consulting | Seattle | Finalist
- MAKERS architecture and urban design | Seattle | Finalist
- The Park Works | Seattle | Finalist
Exporting Small Business of the Year
- KuKuRuZa Gourmet Popcorn | Seattle | Winner
- Impact Bioenergy Inc | Shoreline | Finalist
- Pacific Metallurgical Inc | Kent | Finalist
- Pascal International | Bellevue | Finalist
Green/Sustainable Small Business of the Year
- 3R Technology | Seattle | Winner
- Dwell Development | Seattle | Finalist
- Green Cleaning Seattle - Otium-Maid Services™ | Seattle | Finalist
- Puget Sound Solar | Seattle | Finalist
Workforce Small Business of the Year
- Uyeta Landscape & Maintenance, Inc. | Renton | Winner
- SMR Architects | Seattle | Finalist
- Urban Systems Design LLC | Seattle | Finalist
- UrbanTech Systems | Seattle | Finalist
Rural Small Business of the Year
- First Light Farm | Carnation | Winner
- Big Mountain Electric, Inc. | Enumclaw | Finalist
- Canter-Berry Farms | Auburn | Finalist
- Jubilee Farm | Carnation | Finalist
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