Better Business Bureau News: Local companies nominated for Torch Awards
Nominations for the 2003 Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics closed July 31.
The following companies — including three in Warren County — have been nominated by a customer, business association or employee who feels these companies deserve recognition for their commitment to integrity in our marketplace. The three Warren County companies are River Park Hospital, Supreme Building Products and U-Save Auto.
This is undoubtedly, a very positive reflection on these businesses. The entire list is as follows:
A&J Produce, Advantage Home Improvement, AEDC Federal Credit Union, Anderson Concrete & Pools, Armstrong Relocation, Autohaus, Big B Cleaners, Bud’s Tire, Cellular Concepts, City Tile, College Motors, Crockett’s Roadhouse, Daily News Journal, Daniel and Neese Realty & Auction Co., DataSchenk, Dave’s Auto Sales, DeVault Home Improvements, Fann’s Air Conditioning, Fantasy Radio 101.5, Farmer Brothers Insurance, Farris Tax Services, Inc., First Community Bank-Shelbyville, Garner’s General Contracting, The Gold Rush, H. Preston Scales & Sons, Haynes Hardware, Hindman Body Shop, Harlen D. Hobbs, DDS, Hollicom, LLC, Home Building Products, Hoover Paint, Jennings & Ayers, Jerry Potts Car Care, Jim’s Handyman Service, Jones Carwash, Kensington Pain and Body Enhancement, Kroger , Lifeway Christian Bookstore, M&M Quality Gutter, Middle Tennessee Medical Center, Mid-South Sewing, Mind’s Eye, Neal’s Lighting Center, NHC Homecare, Ole South Properties, Precision Tune Auto, Pro-Found, Inc.-Warren Engineering, Rain Tree Salon & Day Spa, Reddell Honda, Rivergate Self-Storage, River Park Hospital, Roto-Rooter Plumbers, Rutherford Courier, Select Sign Service, Shacklett’s Photography, Smithson’s Piggly Wiggly, Southeastern Contractors, Inc., Southerastern Tire Company, State Farm, Steagall Automotive, SunTrust Bank/Westside Branch, Supreme Building Products, Inc., Tagz Meats, Thompson Ford-Mercury, Through the Grapevine, Tot’s Landing, U-Save Auto Rental, Dr. Carl Vinson, WGNS Radio.
The next step for these companies is to complete an entry packet that must be completed by Sept. 15 and returned to the BBB. These packets will then be judged by an independent panel of judges and a determination will be made as to the finalists and recipients of the 2003 Torch Award For Marketplace Ethics in each of four categories: small (1-10 employees), medium (11-25 employees), large (26-100) and very large (more than 101 employees).
The 2002 recipients of the Torch Award in those categories were Bill Taylor’s Bushido School of Karate, Miller and Loughry Insurance and Services, Standard Register, and Roscoe Brown.