Two Bellevue businesses were honored by King County Executive Dow Constantine at the first King County Small Business Awards on Oct. 12.

General Microsystems Inc. and Pascal International were both named as finalists during the event, which was held at the Meydenbauer Center.

General Microsystems was a finalist for the minority small business of the year award, while Pascal was a finalist in the exporting category.

At the breakfast-hour ceremony, nearly 250 people from local chambers of commerce, cities, and small business organizations watched as winners were announced.

Nominations were made by local jurisdictions and business organizations from July through September, and the 125 King County businesses that were nominated were narrowed down to three finalists in each category before today’s awards ceremony. Businesses had to have 50 employees or less and have been in business for at least three years to qualify for the seven award categories.

To see the full list of winners, visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/exec/constantine/BusinessAward.aspx