Community Impact Awards
2017 Community Impact Awards, Business of the Year (Midsize/Small Companies): Delta Dental of Washington
Plus: Silver Award winner CFO Selections.
TOOTH SENSITIVITY: Delta Dental of Washington CEO Jim Dwyer wants everyone to have a healthy smile. GOLD AWARD: DELTA DENTAL OF WASHINGTONLocation: Seattle | Employees: 350Top Exec: Jim Dwyer, president & CEOdeltadentalwa.com In 1954, a pilot program was created in Washington to provide longshoremens children with dental care. A pioneer in dental benefits, the program…
The Winners: 2017 Seattle Business Magazine Community Impact Awards
Celebrating companies, organizations and individuals committed to doing good.
Gauging an organization’s heart is often the truest measure of success. Meet the winners of the 2017 Seattle Business magazine Community Impact Awards. Lifetime Achievement Award: Dan Evans & Nancy Bell Evans Youth Development (Large Companies): Gold: BECU Youth Development (Small Companies):Gold: Juma Ventures Workforce Development:Gold: Washington StemSilver: The Coffee Oasis Green Products/Services:Gold: Unienergy TechnologiesSilver:…
2016 Community Impact Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations, Harriet Bullitt!
Winner: Harriet Bullitt Washington state has three icons: Mount Rainier, the Columbia River and Harriet Bullitt. All are larger than life. That declaration by Governor Jay Inslee at a 2013 dedication of Bullitts newly created Icicle Creek Center for the Arts in Leavenworth is a perfect description of the 92-year-old philanthropist, businesswoman and community leader….
2016 Community Impact Awards: Youth Development
Winner: Skanska USA
Gold Award: Skanska USALocation: Seattle | Employees: 858 | Top Exec: Chris Toher, EVP & general manager | usa.skanska.com In addition to building multimillion-dollar projects, Skanska USA plays a significant role in the development of young people through mentorship, internship and other educational programs. We want to provide those experiences in an effort to foster…
2016 Community Impact Awards: Green Products & Services
Winner: Optimum Energy, Itek Energy, Rice Fergus Miller
Gold Award:Optimum EnergyLocation: Seattle | Employees: 60 | Top Exec: Bert Valdman, president/CEO | optimumenergyco.com Being green is not a trend at Optimum Energy. The company, which enables campuses, health care facilities, pharmaceutical plants, data centers and other commercial buildings to cut energy costs by up to 50 percent, believes society must reverse the pace…
2016 Community Impact Awards: Sustainability in Business Operations
Winner: Theo Chocolate, Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort
Gold Award:Theo ChocolateLocation: Seattle | Employees: 100 | Top Exec: Joe Whinney, founder/CEO | theochocolate.com Theo Chocolates products are more than just candy bars. The companys creations start with cocoa farmers in the eastern Congo. Recognizing that our individual daily actions will have an impact on generations to come has the potential to create a…
2016 Community Impact Awards: Job Creation & Workforce Development
Winner: Bellevue College/Year Up Partnership, Millionair Club Charity
Gold Award:Bellevue College/Year Up Partnership Puget SoundLocations: Bellevue / Seattle | Employees: 600 / 45 | Top Execs: Jill Wakefield, interim president, Bellevue College; Amy R. Mack, executive director, Year Up Puget Sound | bellevuecollege.edu; yearup.org Since 2011, Bellevue College and Year Up Puget Sound have partnered to close the Opportunity Divide the gap between…
2016 Community Impact Awards: Business of the Year – Small
Winner: Sleep Train, Glassybaby
Gold Award:Sleep TrainLocation: Kent | Employees: 340 | Top Exec: Hernani Alves, divisional president | sleeptrain.comMany people think were in the business of selling mattresses, says Sleep Train Divisional President Hernani Alves, but were really in the business of helping people sleep better so they can live happy, healthier lives. Sleep Train (formerly Sleep Country…
2016 Community Impact Awards: Business of the Year – Large
Winner: Tree Top Inc.
Gold Award: Tree Top Inc.Location: Selah | Employees: 1,100 | Top Exec: Keith Gomes, CEO | treetop.com For Tree Top, beauty is literally more than skin deep. The Selah-based company has created a thriving and successful business by saving ugly fruit and turning it into premium products such as applesauce, purees, fruit juice and dried…
2016 Community Impact Awards: Business of the Year – Large
Winner: Tree Top Inc.
Gold Award:McKinstryLocation: Seattle | Employees: 1,800 | Top Exec: Dean Allen, CEO | mckinstry.com Mckinstry, a seattle design-build firm specializing in construction, energy and facility services, views community impact through a wide-angle lens. Its projects not only have to satisfy the owners; they also must be good for the occupants and the environment. We are…
Community Impact Awards to Honor Harriet Bullitt
Celebrating a lifetime of giving back to the arts and the environment.
Philanthropist Harriet Bullitt will receive the Lifetime Achievement honor at this year’s Community Impact Awards presented by Seattle Business magazine on October 26 at the Museum of History & Industry. A longtime supporter of the arts and environmental conservation in the Pacific Northwest, Bullitt has created a legacy of achievements throughout the state of Washington….
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