Renton Chamber of Commerce announces 2009 Business Excellence Awards finalists

The Greater Renton Chamber of Commerce will honor 15 Renton-area businesses and name the winners of the Business Excellence Awards at an awards ceremony on Thursday, June 4.

The 2009 Business Excellence Awards finalists are:

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Fry’s Electronics

Happy Delusions

Oil Can Henry’s

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

First Savings Bank Northwest

King and Bunny’s Appliance

Valley Medical Center

OUTSTANDING NON-PROFIT AWARD

Communities in Schools of Renton

Washington Women’s Employment &Education

BuRSST for Prosperity

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD: 1-10 EMPLOYEES

Vince’s Coffee

Renton Reporter

Red House

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD: 10+ EMPLOYEES

American Drapery, Blind & Carpet

Sam’s Club

Waste Management

The awards ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour at the Tea Palace Asian Restaurant and Banquet, 2828 Sunset Lane N.E., in the Highlands. Dinner and the awards presentation will follow.

To vote for the winners in each category, go online to the Renton Chamber of Commerce website.

Tickets are $55; to RSVP call 425-226-4560 or go online at the Renton Chamber of Commerce website.

Professional photos of the finalists will be provided by the Photography and Powerpoint sponsor, Morning Star Creative Group. Video Sponsor, Puget Sound Access, South King County’s public access cable channel, will feature all finalists in a video segment shown at the banquet.

Following are the presentation sponsors: Presenting Sponsor: Puget Sound Energy; Gold Star Sponsors: First Savings Bank Northwest, Merrill Carlson & Company; Silver Star Sponsors: McLendon Hardware, The Business Report, The Renton Printery; Table Sponsor: Valley Medical Center; Photography Sponsor: Morning Star Creative Group, Video Sponsor: Puget Sound Access, Award Sponsor: IKEA; Wine Sponsor: American Drapery, Blind & Carpet Contributing Sponsors: Cugini’s Florist, Farmers Insurance Agency – John Galluzzo, Law offices of Frank V. Davidson, Renton Coil Spring, State Farm insurance – Jim Sullivan