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

Rank '21	'20	Company	Phone Website Local employees	Type of business	% Minority owned Owner	Minority designation1 Certifying organization2	Top local executive Year founded
1	1	Mesa Associates, Inc. 10604 Murdock Drive Knoxville, TN 37932	865-671-5400 mesainc.com 349	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	2	GEM Technologies 2033 Castaic Lane Knoxville, TN 37932	865-560-9434 gemtechnologiesinc.com 236	Manages federal and commercial operations in environmental remediation, construction, infrastructure support, and technical service 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 Self-Certified	Michael Evans President, CEO 1994
3	4	Compassionate Care Home Health3 900 E. Woodland Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917	865-444-1426 compassionatecarehomehealth.net 126	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	100% 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	3	Spectra Tech, Inc. 132 Jefferson Court Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-483-7210 spectratechinc.com 125	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	5	Boston Government Services (BGS) 105 Mitchell Road, Ste. 101 Oak Ridge, TN 37830	866-730-7353 bgs-llc.com 89	Engineering, technology, and security firm supporting government programs in nuclear technology, information and infrastructure security, alternative energy technology, nuclear operations, and environmental management markets	100% Harry Boston	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 SBA	Harry Boston President 2007
6	6	Always Moore Janitorial Service 141 N. Martinwood Road #12 Knoxville, TN 37923	865-272-9422 alwaysmoore.com 30	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	NR	NAI Koella RM Moore 255 N. Peters Road, Ste. 101 Knoxville, TN 37923	865-777-3030 koellamoore.com 26	Commercial real estate brokerage support: retail, office, industrial, investment brokerage, property and asset management, consulting	51% Maribel Koella	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, TMSDC, GODBE	Roger Moore Maribel Koella President Director 1983
8	6	East Tennessee Mechanical Contractors 109 Bertrand St., NE Knoxville, TN 37917	865-522-6108 etmccorp.com 23	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 GODBE, BAO, NMSDC	Mark S. Deathridge President, CEO 1978
9	8	Edwards Supply Co. 315 Oak Ridge Turnpike Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-483-1766 edwardssupply.com 22	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 TSMSDC, WBENC	Tracie Miller CEO 1988
10	8	Gem Care Staffing 10820 Murdock Drive, Ste. 101 Knoxville, TN 37932	865-560-9891 gemcareinc.com 19	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, WBENC	Romaine Evans Owner 2005
11	8	MCH Corporation 995 Highway 11 S. Sweetwater, TN 37874	888-534-1729 mchcorp.com 17	IT security solutions, web application penetration testing, network vulnerability assessments, information management solutions	100% Michael Hamilton	NA VA	Michael Hamilton CEO 1998
12	12	DCS Electronics3 1911 Big Springs Road Maryville, TN 37801	865-982-9517 dcsfabshop.com 14	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, WBENC	Christine Teran Mundy Combs President 1985
13	NR	NetGain Corp. 100 Union Valley Road, Ste. 120 Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-690-5811 netgaincorp.com 13	Occupational Health, Fitness-for-Duty Drug & Alcohol Testing, Background Checks	100% Kathy Smith	WBE - at least 51% or more of the business is women-owned, managed, and controlled SBA	Kathy Smith President, CEO 1998
14	13	Accord Federal Services, LLC 1520 Washington Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917	865-660-4231 accordfederal.com 114	Facility maintenance for the federal government	91% NA	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American DVBE - a sole proprietorship or partnership at least 51% owned by one or more disabled veterans CVE	Milton Tookes President 2010

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. GODBE: Governor's Office of Diversity Business Enterprise; 3 Source declined to participate. Information from 2020 survey; 4 60 total
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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