(BBB Wisconsin)
BBB Wisconsin is pleased to announce the recipients of its prestigious BBB Torch Awards for Ethics and BBB Spark Awards for Entrepreneurship. The recipients were selected by an independent, distinguished panel of business and community leaders and will be recognized at the 2024 BBB Ethics Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 16th at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee.
Since 2003, BBB has honored businesses and non-profit organizations of all sizes that meet the highest standard of ethics and trust among their employees, customers and local communities, embodying BBB's mission to advance marketplace trust. “Completing the BBB Ethics Awards application is no small feat. It requires the organization to analyze and effectively communicate their commitment to character, culture, customers and their local communities,” said Julie Albrecht, Executive Director of the BBB Wisconsin Foundation. “These organizations should truly be proud of their commitment to ethics.”
2024 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics winners
Category 1 (1-10 Employees)
MKE Benefits
Category 2 (11-50 Employees)
Wind River Payments
Category 3 (51-500 Employees)
Silver Lake Auto & Tire Centers
Non-Profit
Make-A-Wish Wisconsin
2024 BBB Spark Awards for Entrepreneurship winners
BRH Enterprises LLC
Connect Chiropractic LLC
Kay’s Cleaning Service
Smith Brothers Junk Removal
For the eighth year, the BBB Spark Awards recognize Wisconsin entrepreneurial leaders who demonstrate a high level of character and are committed to giving back to their community. The goal of the BBB Spark Awards is to continue to inspire young entrepreneurs to both follow their dreams and continue to work toward an ethical and positive marketplace. “These 2024 award recipients shared an impressive commitment to ethics through their compelling and inspiring personal stories,” says Jim Temmer, President and CEO of BBB Wisconsin. “We congratulate all of these Wisconsin businesses, and we look forward to recognizing them at our awards ceremony in May.”
All of the winners will be recognized at the 2024 BBB Ethics Awards Luncheon on Thursday, May 16th, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. With Mary Stoker Smith from Fox 6 in Milwaukee as the Master of Ceremonies and Catherine LaFleur from LaFleur Law as the featured speaker, all are welcome to register to attend this event to honor the winners, network and connect with people who value ethics from throughout the state of Wisconsin. Anyone interested in attending can register at ethicsawards.org.
We would like to sincerely thank the 2024 BBB Foundation Sponsors for making these awards possible: We Energies Foundation, Baird, Bartolotta Catering, Catholic Financial Charities, Concordia University, Dave Jones, Ellenbecker Financial Group, Green Bay Packers, Harley Davidson Motor Company, Johnson Financial Group, Make-A-Wish Wisconsin, Milwaukee Brewers, O’Leary & Anick, Plum Media, Roger & Shirley Schroeder, Town Bank and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.