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Knoxville-Area Minority-Owned Businesses Ranked By Number of Local Employees

Rank '19	'18	Company	Phone Website Local employees	Type of business	% Minority owned Owner	Minority designation1 Certifying organization2	Top local executive Year founded
1	NR	Mesa Associates, Inc. 10604 Murdock Drive Knoxville, TN 37932	865-671-5400 mesainc.com 335	Engineering, procurement, and construction management firm specializing in providing engineering services for the electric utility industry, industrial, commercial and municipal entities	100% Ranjana Savant	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American WBE - at least 51% or more of the business is women-owned, managed, and controlled WBENC, MBE, NMSDC,	Timothy Cutshaw Executive VP 1988
2	1	GEM Technologies 2033 Castaic Lane Knoxville, TN 37932	865-560-9434 gemtechnologiesinc.com 206	Supports federal and commercial operations in construction/demolition, environmental remediation, and technical services areas in Anderson, Knox, and Blount counties	100% Michael Evans	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American SDB/DBE - business owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged persons MBDA	Michael Evans President, CEO 1994
3	3	Compassionate Care Home Health 900 E. Woodland Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917	865-444-1426 compassionatecarehomehealth.net 150	Assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities realize a life of independence and self-determination by living independently and dreams of being active members in the community into reality	84% Isaac Wachira	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American DIDD	Isaac Wachira Founder, president, executive director 2012
4	2	Spectra Tech, Inc.3 132 Jefferson Court Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-483-7210 spectratechinc.com 128	Engineering, nuclear, environmental services	100% Dr. Loong Yong	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American TMSDC	Dr. Loong Yong President 1995
5	4	Boston Government Services (BGS) 105 Mitchell Road, Ste. 101 Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-272-8400 bgs-llc.com 61	Engineering, technology, security firm supporting government programs in energy technology, nuclear engineering, cyber security, and related technical areas	100% Harry Boston	SDB/DBE - business owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged persons SBA	Harry Boston President 2007
6	5	Always Moore Janitorial Service 141 N. Martinwood Road #12 Knoxville, TN 37923	865-272-9422 alwaysmoore.com 34	Janitorial and maintenance services for residential and commercial clients	100% Delnise Moore	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American WBE - at least 51% or more of the business is women-owned, managed, and controlled SBA	Delnise Moore President, CEO 2008
7	10	Gem Care Staffing 10820 Murdock Drive, Ste. 101 Knoxville, TN 37932	865-560-9891 gemcareinc.com 21	Staffing and recruiting	100% Romaine Evans	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American WBE - at least 51% or more of the business is women-owned, managed, and controlled NMSDC	Romaine Evans Owner 2005
7	7	East Tennessee Mechanical Contractors 109 Bertrand St., NE Knoxville, TN 37917	865-522-6108 etmccorp.com 21	Facility maintenance management, energy audit/energy savings performance, vehicle and heavy equipment maintenance, staff augmentation, training	100% NA	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American SDB/DBE - business owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged persons TDOT	Mark S. Deathridge President, CEO 1978
9	6	MCH Corporation 995 Highway 11 S. Sweetwater, TN 37874	888-534-1729 mchcorp.com 20	IT security solutions, web application penetration testing, network vulnerability assessments, information management solutions	100% Michael Hamilton	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American SDB/DBE - business owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged persons Other TDOT	Michael Hamilton CEO 1998
10	9	Edwards Supply Co. 315 Oak Ridge Turnpike Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-483-1766 edwardssupply.com 19	Full line electrical distributor	100% Tracie Miller	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American WBE - at least 51% or more of the business is women-owned, managed, and controlled TMSDC, WBENC	Tracie Miller Jack Dyer David Miller CEO President Operations manager 1988
11	NR	Synergy Solutions, Inc. 659 Emory Valley Road Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-813-4141 ssi-synergy.com 17	Security support services, IT, cyber-security, professional and administrative services, facility operations support	100% Thu-Anh "Gigi" Nelson	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American SDB/DBE - business owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged persons WBE - at least 51% or more of the business is women-owned, managed, and controlled EDWOSB	Thu-Anh "Gigi" Nelson President 2003
12	11	DCS Electronics 1911 Big Springs Road Maryville, TN 37801	865-982-9517 dcsfabshop.com 144	Custom design-build integrator and precision metal fabricator	100% Christine Teran Mundy Combs	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American SDB/DBE - business owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged persons WBE - at least 51% or more of the business is women-owned, managed, and controlled TMSDC	Christine Teran Mundy Combs President 1985

1 MBE: owned by US citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic, or Native American. SDB/DBE: business owned or controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged persons. DVBE: a sole proprietorship or partnership at least 51 percent owned by one or more disabled veterans. WBE: woman-owned business enterprise where at least 51 percent of business is owned or controlled by women; 2 TMSDC: TN Minority Supplier Development Council. SBA: Small Business Administration. TDOT: TN Department of Transportation. TNUCP: TN Uniform Certification Program. WBENC: Women's Business Enterprise National Council. MBDA: Minority Business Development Agency. EDWOSB: Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business. NMSDC: National Minority Supplier Development Council. DIDD: Department of Intellectual and Development Disabilities; 3 Source declined to participate. Information from 2018 survey; 4 Employee count from 2018 survey
Source: Individual company representatives, individual company websites, Governor's Office of Business Diversity, Knox County Supplier Diversity office. NA=not applicable or not available. If you notice an error or omission, please contact Hayley Choy at 865-342-6494 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.

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