59 Thurston Green Businesses Recognized at Chamber’s April Forum

Recipients of the Thurston Green Business recognition program were announced at the Chamber’s Annual Thurston Green Forum on Wednesday, April 9 at the Red Lion Hotel Olympia.

Now in its seventh year, the Thurston Green Business program has become one of the Chamber’s most popular programs; nearly 200 local organizations display a Thurston Green Business sticker in their window. Customers are learning to look for this logo and check the Chamber website for participants, and they often choose to shop with Green Businesses to support their efforts. Businesses which take steps to be “green” save money while protecting and preserving resources. Saving energy and water, while also reducing waste, are all good steps that benefit our environment.  The cost savings that result from conservation boost the bottom-line.

This year 59 businesses were recognized, up from 42 last year, and four were recognized for their outstanding efforts in four categories: small business, medium business, large business and a government category, which was added this year.

This year’s winners were: Furniture Works, Sound Native Plants, Red Wind Casino and Intercity Transit.

The following businesses were recognized for their environmental stewardship:

Alpine Ductless

Altman Insurance Agency

Bamboo & You

Batdorf & Bronson

Brand X Design & Construction

Bron’s Automotive

Capitol Glass LLC

Cascadecopia, LLC

Cheryl Heinrichs Architecture

City of Lacey

City of Olympia

City of Tumwater

Coffee News, div. Pareto-Curve Marketing, Inc.

D Zines: Creative Solutions & Graphic Designs

DNR Environmental Solutions LLC

Ducoterra, LLC

Dunamis Interiors Inc

Earth Friendly Products

ECHO Energy LLC

Eco woodworks and Construction

Energy Efficiency First LLC

Express Employment Professionals

Flory Cabinets LLC

Furniture Works

Generations Credit Union

Hometown Property Management

Intercity Transit

Iron Rabbit Restaurant & Bar

Jessica Jensen Law PS

KDH Accounting & Tax

Lakeside Industries Inc.

LOTT Clean Water Alliance

Minuteman Press

MPH Holdings, LLC

Nisqually Red Wind Casino

O Bee Credit Union

Olympia Federal Savings

OrgSupport

Pacific Disposal LeMay

Providence Health & Service Distribution Operations Center

PureSolar Inc.

Radiance Herbs & Massage

Saint Martin\’s University

Same As It Never Was

Scott Homes, Inc

Short Stay Lodigngs

Sound Native Plants

South Sound Solar

Swantown Inn Bed & Breakfast

The Artisans Group

The Verdant Group Consulting

Thurston County

Thurston County Food Bank

Thurston Economic Development Council

Tumwater Auto Spa

Tumwater Automotive

Turner Insulation Inc

USDA Service Center

Vantage Physicians