The International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB) (bbb.org) has honored winners of its 2025 International Torch Awards for Ethics, recognizing businesses demonstrating exceptional leadership character and organizational ethics.
The 2025 winners are:
- Category 1 (1-10 employees): Yeck’s Auto Repair, Bellevue, NE
- Category 2 (11-99 employees): Kane Learning, Newark, OH
- Category 2 (11-99 employees): Vision2Voice Healthcare Communications, Chicago, IL
- Category 3 (100-499 employees): Frontier Foundation & Crawl Space Repair, Joelton, TN
- Category 4 (500+ employees): WoodmenLife, Omaha, NE
- Category 4 Finalist: Metropolitan Utilities District, Omaha, NE
Since 1996, these awards have recognized North American businesses that maintain outstanding ethics dedication and uphold ethical practices. Winners advance through local competitions to the international level, evaluated by independent business and ethics experts. Assessments examine organizational character, leadership ethics, authentic culture development, transparent customer relationships and community impact.
“The Midwest is home to integrity-driven, ethically-minded organizations, and having multiple Nebraska-based companies recognized at the international level is a testament to the strength of our business community,” said Josh Planos, VP of Marketing, Communications & Public Relations for BBB Midwest Plains.
Winners were celebrated at BBB’s annual Torch Awards Luncheon in late September, with the ITAE announcement following shortly after. Applications for the 2026 Torch Awards for Ethics open in early spring.
Learn more about the program at bbb.org/mwptorch.