Five Olympia area businesses have won "economic courage" awards, the Thurston Economic Development Council announced this month.
What is economic courage?
The EDC defines it in the following way: "A leader, a business, nonprofit and or organization that, while facing economic uncertainty and a radical retraction of 'business as usual,' took extraordinary steps to provide a service, a product, and or a support service that made a positive impact to the community and or employees of their organization."
The five winners:
