Jackson, Miss., April 2, 2008 – Three Mississippi companies have received Business Integrity Awards by the Better Business Bureau of Mississippi and the Mississippi Business Journal.The winners were announced on Friday, March 28 at the annual luncheon held at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in Jackson. An estimated 120 people were on hand to witness the presentation of the 6th Annual Mississippi Business Integrity Awards. The 2008 recipients of these prestigious awards were:
- Community Bank, Meridian
- Magnolia Gardens Assisted Living, Laurel
- Trinity Investment Services, LLC, Gulfport
Two individual awards were also presented – the Torchbearer Award and the CEO of Integrity Award. The Torchbearer Award, recognizing a business leader who has demonstrated integrity and ethics over a career, was presented to Aubrey Patterson, President of Bancorp South in Tupelo. The recipient of the CEO of Integrity Award was Dan Modisett, General Manager of WLBT in Jackson.
This year’s winners become part of the “Circle of Honor”. Other 2008 Circle of Honor inductees include: Duran Homes (Jackson), Joe E. Fountain, Jr. & Company (D’Iberville), Madison Planting & Design Group (Canton), McLaurin Carpets, Inc. (Soso), Pride Hyundai (Batesville), Two Men and a Truck (Ridgeland), and Waveland Furniture Liquidators (Waveland).
“We had a wonderful response to the Business Integrity Awards this year,” said Bill Moak, President of the Better Business Bureau of Mississippi. “The judges had many great entries. “They prove that success in business does not mean that you must make ethical compromises, and that a company’s ability to survive challenges is directly related to its commitment to a strong commitment to being a good corporate citizen.”
