2012 Minority Business Award Winners

Eight Washington businesses will be recognized for their achievements at this years’ Minority Business Awards on December 6. All of these companies have demonstrated exceptional management and revenue growth and are examples all businesses can emulate. We hope you will join us at the awards banquet to congratulate these outstanding businesses from across the state of Washington. Purchase tickets now.

William D. Bradford Award
REDAPT
Redapt offers integrated IT solutions as an innovative data center infrastructure provider and hardware reseller. Their clients range from local start-ups to Citibank and game-developer giant Zynga. Recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as the No.1 Eastside Private Fastest-Growing Company for 2012, Redapt’s revenue has increased six-fold to $147 million in 2011, from $23.5 million in 2009.

King County Awards
JABEZ CONSTUCTION/ST FABRICATION
They are a full service design-build general contractor and a structural steel fabricator. They have contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and in the private sector. Jabez Construction has a unique approach to their clients: the owners emphasize that while they are selling physical products, what makes them stand out is their excellent customer service. In the last 10 years their revenue has increased from $2 million to $9.6 million, while employees have increased from 6 to 35 people.

RADARWORKS
With offices in Seattle and Los Angeles, Radarworks is a creative agency that delivers integrated marketing solutions in advertising, graphic design, interactive marketing strategies, and events services. Their clients include several big corporations, including Microsoft, Sony, and AT&T. They’ve more than doubled the size of their firm in the last two years, hiring 30 additional employees and increasing revenue from $7.5 million in 2010 to $8.3 million in 2011.

Northeast Washington Award
SPOKO FUEL WEST PLAINS
Managed by the Spokane Tribe of Indians, Spoko Fuel is the second largest convenience store in Washington State. With revenues of over $27 million in 2011, they are more than just a profit-generating mechanism; they create positive influence on the youth by providing business opportunities and jobs for the local community members.

Southeast Washington Award
RJS CONSTRUCTION
Located in Yakima Valley, RJS is a general service contractor ran by Native American women. RJS has been in business over 22 years performing commercial, industrial, and residential contracts throughout the Pacific Northwest. Their revenues grew from $1.5 million in 2010 to an expected $2.5 million in 2012, and the growth will continue as they are expanding from the private market to government sector. Client satisfaction is the primary goal of RJS and the cornerstone of each project is quality of workmanship and production.

Northwest Washington Award
GLIDING EAGLE MARKETPLACE
Operated by the Port Gamble Development Authority, Gliding Eagle Marketplace is an enterprise of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. The convenience store/gas station serves the Tribal Reservation as well as the communities of Kingston, Hansville, Port Gamble, and Poulsbo. Profits are given back to the Tribe, providing funds for education, health care, mental health services, police, and transportation. Gliding Eagle Marketplace has experienced significant growth in the last three years and their 2011 revenues were $18.9 million.

Southwest Washington Award
SUNMODO CORPORATION
SunModo, a solar panel mounting company, was founded in 2009 with the mission to provide the best value racking and mounting solutions for solar power systems. SunModo has established itself as the provider of affordable, high-quality solar mounting products. The company excels at installing rooftop and ground mounted systems. One of their most successful product lines is their patented EZ roof mount systems, which accounted for over 50% of their sales in 2011. Their revenue has increased exponentially from $0.2 million in 2010 to an expected $5 million in 2012.

Rising Star Award
C2S TECHNOLOGIES
C2S Technologies located in Bellevue, WA is the winner of this year’s Fastest Growing Business award. A Minority owned Business Enterprise (MBE) technology and consulting company founded in 2005, C2S empowers strategic change in a broad range of industries and consultant specialties by constantly adapting capabilities. The company maintains a focus on agility, regularly adding new core competencies and personnel to keep ahead of the ever-evolving demands of the market and the needs of clients.