Business Excellence Award
Fishermen’s Finest was awarded the Kirkland Business Excellence Award on Friday, February 13, 2026 by the Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce.
Kristian Uri accepts the award on behalf of Fishermen’s Finest.
“It’s a great honor to accept this award on behalf of Fishermen’s Finest, as we celebrate our 40th Anniversary”
The Charles O. Morgan Business Excellence Award honors local businesses for outstanding leadership, community involvement, and industry impact. Several years ago, we lost our good friend Chuck Morgan. He was one of Kirkland’s patriarchs, having served as the Chamber’s Board Chair both in 1953 and 1965. Chuck’s professional background was in journalism. He was the long-time publisher of what became Eastside Journal, the first newspaper on the Eastside. With many of us, he helped with the founding of the Kirkland Performance Center, Evergreen Hospital, and Cascadia Community College. There is very little about the Eastside that Chuck did not play a significant role in. Past recent winners include Google, Lee Johnson Auto Family, Kirkland Park Place, Argosy Cruises, Heathman Hotel, and Livengood Fitzgerald Alskog.
Thank you to Kathryn Straub and the team at the Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce, as well as Emcees Alicia Quaco (chamber President), Ryan James (Past President) and Jaurdey Samuel (Vice President) for an excellent 90th Annual Kirkland Awards Luncheon at the Woodmark Hotel on Lake Washington.