Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber gives annual business awards

The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber gave out its annual Spotlight on Business Awards at a ceremony this week.

The awards recognize members who have set the standard for exemplary business practices, according to a news release. Volunteers on the selection committee, based their choices on the following five criteria: staying power, growth in employees, evidence of contributions to community-oriented projects, how innovative the product or service is, and response to adversity.

The winners:

▪  Small Business Award: Tacoma Musical Playhouse.

▪  Medium Business Award: Feed Commodities, LLC.

▪  Large Business Award: Point Ruston .

▪  Nonprofit Organization Award: USO Northwest.

▪  Minority Owned Business Award: Visiting Angels.

▪  Veteran-Owned Business Award: Odd Otter Brewing Company.

▪  Business Supporter of the Military Award presented by Harborstone Credit Union: The Geneva Foundation

This story was originally published September 25, 2015 at 9:53 AM with the headline "Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber gives annual business awards."