KIRKLAND, Wash. Bluehawk Consulting, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., has a longstanding tradition of expressing their gratitude to clients and employees through holiday gifts. This year, in an effort to support the local economy and express its commitment to diversity and inclusion, Bluehawk partnered with five local, diverse-owned businesses to provide gifts.

Bluehawk worked with woman-owned businesses Dama Wines and Knightlights; Black-owned business, Pinckney Cookie Café and Jett Fuel Java; and LGBTQ+ owned business Intrigue Chocolate, Co. "A big thank you to these local and diverse companies for partnering with us for our annual employee and client gifts," said Kevin Higman, Bluehawk's COO. "From candles to coffee, we were delighted by these delicious and unique finds."

Bluehawk is already forming plans to partner with more local and diverse-owned businesses for 2021. "Our goals for diversity and inclusion include not only more diversity in our employee population," says Tami Martin, Bluehawk's CEO, "but also in the vendors we use and the local companies we support."