A local marijuana shop won the Small Business of the Year award from the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber had their 15th annual awards dinner on December 5th where they presented nine awards to Bellingham businesses.
2020 Solutions, a cannabis retailer with three locations around town, won the 2019 Small Business of the Year award while Woods Coffee won the Large Business of the Year award.
The award for CEO of the Year went to Ray Deck III of Skookum Kids, Animals as Natural Therapy was named the Nonprofit of the Year and Jim Jorgenson won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jorgensen taught at the Blaine School District for 30 years and spent 40 years with his salmon fishing business. He served as a Port of Bellingham Commissioner and helped create Blaine Marine Park.
The Young Professional of the Year Award went to Gurpreet Dhillon of PeaceHealth, the Tourism Business of the Year was awarded to Fairhaven Village Inn, the award for Chamber Ambassador of the Year went to Natalie Ransom and the Maritime Industry of the Year award-winner was Bellingham Cold Storage.