21 businesses nominated for Lacey chamber awards. Is your business among them?

The Lacey South Sound Chamber is set to announce seven winners of its annual business awards on Feb. 2. The awards will be presented at Indian Summer Golf & Country Club.

“The business community has been through a lot during this pandemic and we think it’s more important than ever to show appreciation and recognition of that,” said Executive Director Blake Knoblauch in a statement.

Two new awards have been added: the Got Grit and Legacy awards.

Got Grit recognizes an area nonprofit, government agency, business, or academic institution that, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, has had to pivot and innovate their practices, adapt to change in their industry, and has shown resiliency, according to the chamber. The Legacy award recognizes a business that has been open for more than 20 years and is considered a community leader.

The award categories and nominees

Think Chamber First Award

▪ Olympic Transmission

▪ PC Technologies

▪ U.S. Bank Home Mortgage

Community Service Award

▪ All Kids Win

▪ American Cancer Society

▪ North Thurston Education Foundation

Got Grit Award

▪ Lacey MakerSpace

▪ Linnea’s A Unique Boutique

▪ Sandstone Distillery

Armed Forces Champion Award

▪ Ed Kunkel Real Estate

▪ S. Stewart Ridgeway, CPA, retired

▪ Steadman Properties

Entrepreneur of the Year

▪ Enlightenment Home Care

▪ Lacey Bin Wash

▪ Thrive Nutrition

Legacy Award

▪ B&R Flooring America

▪ Capital Development Center

▪ Merle Norman Cosmetics, Wigs, and Day Spa

Business of the Year

▪ Chicago Title Insurance Company

▪ Dirty Dave’s Pizza Parlor

▪ PrimeLending

Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at noon. Indian Summer Golf & Country Club is at 5900 Troon Lane SE, Olympia, WA 98501. The cost: $35 for pre-registered chamber members, $40 for non-members and anyone at the door.

—Rolf Boone