The Bellingham Business Journal

The votes are in from our annual Reader’s Choice Awards. And the winners are…

Best new business
Joy of Pilates

Best customer service
Bellingham Automotive

Best Coffee Shop
The Woods Coffee

Best Restaurant
Scotty Browns

Best Contractor
Exxel Pacific

Best Networking Group
Sustainable Connections

Most Community-Minded Business
Village Books

Best Real Estate Agent
Mike Kent

Most Environmentally Responsible Business
Earth First Lawn Care

Best Place For Lunch
Scotty Browns

Business Person of the Year
John Beebe

Best thing To Happen To Bellingham In 2009
FIG Whatcom Museum, Family Interactive Gallery

Best Success Story
Mi Shoes

Best Business Sign
The Fountain

Best Auto-Repair
Bellingham Automotive

Company that could boom in the next three years
Logos Bible Software

Best Day Care
ASA at the Firs

Best Car Dealer
Roger Jobs

Best Happy Hour
Hearthfire

Best Shoe Store
12th Street Shoes

Best Wi-Fi Location
Woods

Best Salon
Zazen Salon Spa

If you had $1,000,000 to donate to a nonprofit, which would you choose?
Boys & Girls Club