Family Business
Video Recap: 2017 Seattle Business Magazine Family Business Awards
Congratulations to all of this year's winners!
The 2017 Family Business Awards celebrated family-owned businesses from all over Washington. Characteristics like grit, determination, communications and strategy are common to family businesses putting their stamps on industries ranging from agriculture to boatbuilding across the state. The event celebrated small businesses like Kristoferson Farms, mid-size firms like Hewes Marine Company, along with transforming companies…
The Winners: 2017 Seattle Business Magazine Family Business Awards
See the winners of this year's awards here.
Grit. Determination. Communication. Strategy. All are characteristics common to family businesses putting their stamps on industries ranging from agriculture to boatbuilding across the state of Washington. At the same time, these legacy companies make concrete commitments to transferring ownership to succeeding generations. This year, Seattle Business magazine celebrates 11 recipients of Family Business Awards for…
2017 Family Business of the Year (Midsize Firms): Hewes Marine Company, Workpointe, Burgermaster
Colville-based Hewes Marine Company is the winner of the Gold Award.
FULL SPEED AHEAD: Dave Hewes, right, and Bill Hewes with Bills wife, Launa, on the production floor of the Hewescraft factory in Colville. Photo courtesy of Hewescraft. This article appears in print in the December 2017 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Known simply as Hewescraft, this rural Colville company builds heavy-gauge, all-welded aluminum…
2019 Family Business Awards, Multiple Generations: Pocock Racing Shells
Plus: Silver Award winner The Napoleon Co.
ROWING TRADITION. Pocock Racing Shells Bill Tytus, former owner and president emeritus, along with his children John, co-owner and president; and Kate, co-owner and director of outreach have carried on the companys family-ownership legacy.
2018 Family Business Awards, Innovation: Aspen Power Catamarans
The company uses two buildings in Burlington and about 80 feet of a dock in Anacortes to display its boats.
ASPEN POWER CATAMARANS. On the boat, from left: Natalie Holmes, Charlotte Holmes, Brandon Holmes, Chrissy Holmes and Otto Holmes. On the dock, from left: Sara Graf holding Peyton Graf, Nick Graf with Sucia, Steve Graf with Captain Duke, Cathy Graf and founder/owner Larry Graf. This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue. See…
2018 Family Business of the Year (Small Firms): L’Ecole No. 41
Plus: Silver Award winner Mid-Mountain Materials
LECOLE NO. 41. Managing winemaker Marty Clubb, right, with, from left, Megan Clubb and Riley Clubb. This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue. See more about the winners of the 2018 Family Business Awards here. Click here for a free subscription. L’Ecole No. 41Location: Lowden Named in honor of french-canadians who settled…
2018 Family Business Awards, Heritage/Legacy: Burkhart Dental Supply
Company values include providing strong, customer-oriented service and honoring its 400 employees, including about 150 in Washington.
BURKHART DENTAL SUPPLY. President Lori Burkhart Isbell, foreground, with, from left, coworkers Tori Collins, Christa Hickox, Jeremy Barnes, Ellie Newton and Robb Marshall. This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue. See more about the winners of the 2018 Family Business Awards here. Click here for a free subscription. Burkhart Dental SupplyLocation: Tacoma…