Better Business Bureau is now accepting nominations for Integrity Awards.
October 15, 2014 (Des Moines, IA) – It's not all scams and warnings at Better Business Bureau. Today BBB announces a call for nominations for the 2015 Integrity Awards, which honor businesses who demonstrate superior ethics, reliability and trustworthiness.
Individuals and business owners can nominate businesses online at www.bbb.org/iowa. Established in 1993, the BBB Integrity Awards give public recognition to businesses and organizations for their outstanding commitment to fair, honest and ethical marketplace practices. The awards celebrate marketplace role models who exemplify BBB principles and uphold our ideals on trust, reliability and ethics.
"Everyone knows a business who has gone above and beyond to perform ethically," says Chris Coleman, BBB CEO. "We want to celebrate those who are making the marketplaces in our communities somewhere businesses and consumers can trust each other."
Nominations for businesses are due December 15. Any company doing business in BBB's service area for at least three years is eligible to be nominated, no matter how big or how small. Following the open nomination process, nominated businesses will receive a formal application packet. An independent panel of volunteer community leaders will select this year's recipients, who will be recognized at a ceremony on April 16, 2015, at the Downtown Des Moines Marriott.
Last year's winners were Brad VanWeelden Company, Gratias Construction/Gratias Homes, Pioneer Communications, and The Rasmussen Group.
BBB also recognizes tomorrow's leaders through the Students of Integrity awards. The awards are given to three high school seniors, nominated by their guidance counselors and principals, who personify high character and ethical behavior in their leadership and contributions to their communities and schools. Student honorees are selected by a panel of judges to receive a $2,500 scholarship to an accredited school/college of their choice.
About Better Business Bureau: BBB is a nonprofit, non-governmental, business-supported organization that sets and upholds high standards for fair and honest business behavior. All BBB services to consumers are free of charge. BBB provides objective advice, free BBB Business Reviews on more than 4 million businesses, 11,000 Charity Reviews, dispute resolution services, alerts and educational information on topics affecting marketplace trust. BBB Serving Greater Iowa, Quad Cities and Siouxland Region was founded in 1940 and is one of 112 local, independent BBBs across North America.
For more about this story or other media inquiries, please contact Amanda Acton, Communications Director, at 515-243-8137, ext. 313 or amanda@dm.bbb.org.
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