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

Rank '16	'15	Company	Phone Website Local employees	Type of business	% Minority owned Owner	Minority designation1 Certifying organization2	Top local executive Year founded
1	1	Spectra Tech 132 Jefferson Court Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-483-7210 spectratechinc.com 100	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
2	3T	Visionary Solutions 2553 Quality Lane Knoxville, TN 37931	865-482-8670 vs-llc.com 48	Disposition and recovery/reuse of waste and other end of life materials; motor carrier services; tracking, training, technical services for packaging and disposal	70% Cavanaugh Mims Debra "Dee" Markelonis	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American SBA	Cavanaugh Mims Debra "Dee" Markelonis President, CEO Chief Operating Officer 1998
3	2	East Tennessee Mechanical Contractors 109 Bertrand St., NE Knoxville, TN 37917	865-522-6108 etmccorp.com 30	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
4	5	Always Moore Janitorial Service 141 N. Martinwood Road Knoxville, TN 37923	865-272-9422 alwaysmoore.com 29	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
5	7T	MCH Corp. 995 Highway 11 S. Sweetwater, TN 37874	888-534-1729 mchcorp.com 21	Data storage and security solutions, installation of wired and wireless networks, hosted exchange 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 SBA	Michael Hamilton CEO 1998
6	9	Edwards Supply Co. 315 Oak Ridge Turnpike Oak Ridge, TN 37830	865-483-1766 edwardssupply.com 20	Full line electrical distributor	51% Tracie Miller	NA NA	Tracie Miller Jack Dyer CEO President 1988
7	NR	Boston Government Services 2532 Jones Road Lenoir City, TN 37771	866-730-7353 bgs-llc.com 19	Information management and IT support, project controls and project support, technical services	NA Harry Boston	MBE - owned by United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic or Native American SBA	Harry Boston President 2007
8	NR	DCS Electronics 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	Christine Teran Mundy Combs President 1985
9	10	NAI Knoxville 10101 Sherrill Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37932	865-777-3030 naiknoxville.com 13	Commercial real estate brokerage support: retail, office, industrial, investment brokerage, property and asset management, consulting	100% 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 Other WBENC, NMSDC, SBA, MBE	Maribel Koella President, principal broker 1983
10	NR	Diligence Security & Training P.O. Box 6526 Knoxville, TN 37914	865-809-5180 diligencesecurity.com 12	Our mission is to assist businesses and individuals in being proactive with their security and self defense needs. Diligence Security and Training provides Armed and Unarmed security guard services, specializing in special event security, and are NRA and State Certified trainers providing guard training classes, handgun safety/handgun carry permit classes, Refuse to be a Victim and other Personal Safety Classes, and a provider of non-lethal self-defense tools (stun guns and pepper spray, etc) "Services and Training Targeted To Your Needs.	100% Denise Howell	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 SBA	Denise Howell Founder, CEO 2008
10	12	Expoquip 6636 Central Ave. Pike, Ste. A1 Knoxville, TN 37912	865-219-8133 expoquip.com 12	Supplier of heavy equipment and replacement parts and components for the construction, earth moving, mining industries	75% Jorge Sanabria	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, TDOT	Jorge Sanabria President 1998
10		Fleming Machine & Welding Shop 834 N. Hall of Fame Drive Knoxville, TN 37917	865-546-4844 flemingmachineshop.com 12	Machine shop services, welding (TIG, MIG, STICK), brazing, laser & water jet services	51% Leona Fleming	WBE - at least 51% or more of the business is women-owned, managed, and controlled WBENC	Stanley Fleming Supervisor 1982
13	NR	Ventry, LLC 123 Center Park Drive, Ste. 117 Knoxville, TN 37922	865-392-5922 ventry1.com 8	Facilities management, information technology, contract and project management, staff augmentation, website development and hosting	100% Mei Ling Davis	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 SBA	Mei Ling Davis Owner 2011

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
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 Angela Akers at 865-342-6424 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.

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