2010 Small Business of the Year
When the Three Rivers Alliance of Chambers presented the 2010 Small Business of the Year Awards May 5, 2010, Harms Engineering emerged as the "gold" winner in this annual event. The awards "recognize small businesses that best exemplify the qualities of honesty, fairness, ethical business practices and concern for employees and customers."
Staff at Harms Engineering were honored to receive this award and are proud to work in an exceptional community together with many inspiring and progressive businesses.
Article excerpts from the Tri-City Area Journal of Businesss
Harms Engineering honored at Mid-Columbia Small Business awards
Harms Engineering Inc., of Pasco, earned the top award at the 2010 Mid-Columbia Small Business Awards.
Harms Engineering, owned by Len and Ruth Harms, is a civil engineering consulting firm that provides structural engineering, water treatment and water systems designs, civil site and subdivision design and forensic engineering. It has seven employees and has been in business for 30 years.
Len Harms said receiving the Gold award was a big surprise, but going through the nomination process was good for everyone in the business.
"You recognize where you excel and where you need to strengthen," he said.
Harms said he and his wife, Ruth, started the business...
Harms Engineering celebrates 30 years of doing business in Pasco

- Harms Engineering celebrates 30 years in business.
Count Len and Ruth Harms among the innumerable Tri-Cities residents who arrived in the Mid-Columbia with no intention to make it a permanent residence.
Now the couple is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their business, Harms Engineering in Pasco, which earned the top award at the 2010 Mid-Columbia Small Business Awards.
Len Harms came to...



