The AGORA Awards – our annual recognition of business excellence in the region – are June 5 at The Davenport Hotel. We’ve been hard at work gathering nominations and our volunteer judges (bless their hearts) are hard at work studying each nominee and deciphering who is worthy of an AGORA Award.
The first step, though, is to narrow the list of nominees down to semi-finalists. Here they are, in no particular order:
Small Business Category
Signs For Success
Zipline Interactive
The Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Center
American Van Service, Inc.
Two Wheel Transit
Nystrom Olson Architecture
Let it Shine, LLC
Nectar Tasting Room
Medium Business Category
VEBA Service Group
Humanix
Hydrafab Northwest, Inc.
GreenCupboards Inc.
Gravity Jack
Arbor Crest Wine Cellars
Associated Industries
Lloyd Industries
Large Business Category
STCU
Rosauers Supermarkets, Inc.
Wagstaff, Inc.
Witherspoon Kelley
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
HOTSTART
Berg Companies
Haskins Steel Co., Inc.
Small Nonprofit Category
Mid-City Concerns/Meals on Wheels Spokane
Communities in Schools
Spokane Public Market
HOPE School
Valleyfest
Large Nonprofit Category
Christ Clinic/Christ Kitchen
Spokane County United Way
Catholic Charities of Spokane
Mobius Science Center
Boys and Girls Club of Spokane County
One company or organization from each category is awarded an AGORA Award. Additionally, all nominees are eligible for the Community Service and Entrepreneurial Spirit awards (here’s more information on the AGORA Awards process).
Finalists will be determined soon. See you June 5!