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Reminder: Aug. 31 is deadline to nominate a WA company for state honor

Reminder: Aug. 31 is deadline to nominate a WA company for state honor

If you know a Washington corporation or business that gives back to your community, you have until the Aug. 31 deadline to nominate it for a 2017 Corporations for Communities Award. Nomination forms can be found here. Past nominations included charitable activities like paid time for employee volunteer work, sponsoring and organizing fundraisers, matching of employee giving efforts, direct cash and in-kind donations, and building a community of giving within their organizations. Winners will be announced in late September, with…

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Wyman honors companies that give back to communities

Wyman honors companies that give back to communities

Secretary Wyman with Corporations for Communities Award winners and honor roll recipients in the Capitol Rotunda. Four Washington companies have been honored for giving back to their local communities. They received the 2016 Corporations for Communities Award, which honors exceptional Washington businesses that make it a priority to help the community. Representatives from Kent-based Sleep Train and Republic Services in Bellevue are the two winners of the large-company category. Birch Equipment in Bellingham and US Martial Arts Center (Olympia) are…

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Still time to nominate a WA company for state honor

Still time to nominate a WA company for state honor

Do you know a Washington corporation or business that does good things in your community? It could be providing volunteer help on projects, donating money or supplies, or something else that makes a positive difference. If such a company springs to mind, help give it the recognition it deserves by nominating it for our state’s highest civics award. Time is running out to offer nominations for a 2015 Corporations for Communities Award. The nomination deadline is August 31. Nomination forms…

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Nominate a WA company for state honor

Nominate a WA company for state honor

Time is running out to offer nominations for a 2014 Corporations for Communities Award. The nomination deadline is August 31. Do you know a Washington corporation or business that contributes to your community? It could be providing volunteer help on projects, or donating money or supplies, or something else that makes a positive difference. If you know of one, you can help give it some well-deserved recognition by nominating it for our state’s highest civics award. Nomination forms can be…

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Time running out for Corporations for Communities noms

Time running out for Corporations for Communities noms

Do you know a Washington corporation or business that does good things in your community? It could be providing volunteer help on projects, or donating money or supplies, or something else that makes a positive difference. If such a company comes to mind, help give it the recognition it deserves by nominating it for our state’s highest civics award. Time is running out to offer nominations for a 2013 Corporations for Communities Award. The nomination deadline is August 31. Nomination…

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Sterling Savings Bank honored with CFC award

Sterling Savings Bank honored with CFC award

Earlier this month, Secretary Reed presented a Corporations for Communities award to Korsmo Construction of Tacoma for its contributions back into the community.  The other recipient for the CFC award, Sterling Savings Bank, couldn’t send a representative to Olympia for that recent ceremony, so Secretary Reed presented  Sterling CEO Greg Seibly with this civics honor during a visit to the bank’s headquarters in Spokane on Friday.