Boise Metro Chamber names small-business, excellence awards winners

The Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce today announced its 2015 Small Business of the Year and Chamber Excellence Award winners:

Small Business of the Year (small-size category): Telaya Wine Co.

Small Business of the Year (medium-size category): Dutch Bros. Coffee.

Nonprofit Excellence: Boise Rescue Mission Ministries.

Financial Services Industry Excellence: Zions Bank.

Healthcare Industry Excellence: St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center.

Travel Industry Excellence: LiveRez.com.

Government Advocate of the Year: Boise Airport.

The chamber also honored Skip Oppenheimer of Oppenheimer Companies Inc. with its 2015 Hall of Fame Award.

The other finalists for the business and nonprofit awards were:

Small Business of the Year (Small Size): City Peanut Shop, DaviesMoore, Disaster Response Team by Ultra Clean, Garry’s Automotive.

Small Business of the Year (Medium Size): A1 Plumbing and Perfect Air, The Boise Co-op, Cleanup & Total Restoration, WestVet Animal Emergency and Specialty Center.

Nonprofit Excellence: Discovery Center of Idaho, The Salvation Army Boise.

Financial Services Industry Excellence: Harris & Co. PLLC, U.S. Bank.

Healthcare Industry Excellence: BrightStar Care, Regence BlueShield of Idaho

Travel Industry Excellence: AAA Idaho, Enterprise Holdings.

Government Advocate of the Year: AECOM, Gardner Co.

Tuesday’s awards luncheon was presented by Zions Bank; sponsored by the Boise Centre and the Idaho Business Review, and co-sponsored by Capital Matrix Inc. and Clearview Cleaning.

This story was originally published May 12, 2015 at 2:02 PM with the headline "Boise Metro Chamber names small-business, excellence awards winners."