Five Olympia area businesses have won "economic courage" awards, the Thurston Economic Development Council announced this month.

What is economic courage?

The EDC defines it in the following way: "A leader, a business, nonprofit and or organization that, while facing economic uncertainty and a radical retraction of 'business as usual,' took extraordinary steps to provide a service, a product, and or a support service that made a positive impact to the community and or employees of their organization."

The five winners:

• Agricultural business: Olympia Farmers Market.
• New business: Shiplap Quilt Shop and Coffee House, Tenino.
• Nonprofit business: Northwest Cooperative Development Center, Olympia.
• Small business: Van Tuinen Art, Olympia.
• Large business: Crown Beverage Packaging North America, Olympia.