2025 Torch Awards for Ethics Ceremony
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Make plans to attend one of Arkansasโs most inspiring business celebrations. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. and the program begins at 11:30 a.m. The 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics luncheon honors outstanding businesses and entrepreneurs who lead with integrity, trust, and purpose in their industries and communities.
Hosted by Better Business Bureauยฎ of Arkansas, this annual event shines a spotlight on the best of Arkansas businessโrecognizing the 2025 Torch Award and Spark Award winners and finalists, honoring student video contest honorees, and celebrating local businesses that make a positive impact across the state.
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Keynote speaker โ Dr. Julien C. Mirivel
Dr. Julien C. Mirivel is a professor of applied communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, an award-winning teacher and scholar, and a professional speaker. He is among the founding scholars in the emerging field of positive communication and has authored five books on the topic. A TEDx speaker and founder of the Positive Communication Network, Dr. Mirivel has been featured in outlets such as FastCompany, CEOWorld Magazine, and HR Morning. His mission is to inspire individuals and teams to communicate more positively at work and at home. Learn more at julienmirivel.com.
Emcee โ Chris May, KATV
Chris May anchors the most-watched newscasts in Arkansas on KATV. An Arkansas native and award-winning journalist, Chris has reported from across the globe during his 30-year career, including roles in Boston and Philadelphia. He has received seven regional Emmy Awards and helped lead three newsrooms to national Edward R. Murrow Awards. Chris now calls Little Rock home, where he lives with his wife and two children. Learn more at KATV.com.
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2025 Torch Award for Ethics Winners:
Category 1: The Kar Shop, Inc. โ Rogers
Category 2: Delicious Temptations โ Little Rock
Category 3: Harry Robinson Buick GMC โ Fort Smith
Category 4: WinChoice USA โ Mountain Pine
Torch Award Finalists:
Category 1: Benjamin Franklin Plumbingยฎ of NWA โ Bentonville
Category 2: College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving โ Little Rock
Category 3: Vesta Foundation Solutions of Arkansas, LLC โ Springdale
Category 4: First Collection Services - Little Rock
2025 Spark Award Winner:
D&R Automotive, LLC โ Jonesboro
Spark Award Finalist:
Quality Plumbing and Custom Bath, LLC โ Alexander
Student video contest honorees
BBB will also recognize top entries from our statewide student video contest, which challenges young people to explore ethics and trust in business through creative storytelling.
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The Torch Awards for Ethics represent the highest recognition the BBB bestows, honoring companies that go above and beyond to build trust with customers, employees, and the community. The Spark Award celebrates Arkansas entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses (operating fewer than three years at the time of application) who demonstrate exceptional character, build strong company cultures, and make meaningful community contributions. The luncheon marks an afternoon of celebration, ethics, networking and great food! You don't want to miss this opportunity to support local industry and network with peers.
๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ โ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ.
Tickets are on sale now, and seating is limited. Donโt miss this opportunity to celebrate ethical business leadership in Arkansas. Purchase tickets online or contact the BBB office for more information.
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ญ. ๐๐ข๐จ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ง๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด.
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Make plans to attend one of Arkansasโs most inspiring business celebrations. Mark your calendar for Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. and the program begins at 11:30 a.m. The 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics luncheon honors outstanding businesses and entrepreneurs who lead with integrity, trust, and purpose in their industries and communities.
Hosted by Better Business Bureauยฎ of Arkansas, this annual event shines a spotlight on the best of Arkansas businessโrecognizing the 2025 Torch Award and Spark Award winners and finalists, honoring student video contest honorees, and celebrating local businesses that make a positive impact across the state.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ
Keynote speaker โ Dr. Julien C. Mirivel
Dr. Julien C. Mirivel is a professor of applied communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, an award-winning teacher and scholar, and a professional speaker. He is among the founding scholars in the emerging field of positive communication and has authored five books on the topic. A TEDx speaker and founder of the Positive Communication Network, Dr. Mirivel has been featured in outlets such as FastCompany, CEOWorld Magazine, and HR Morning. His mission is to inspire individuals and teams to communicate more positively at work and at home. Learn more at julienmirivel.com.
Emcee โ Chris May, KATV
Chris May anchors the most-watched newscasts in Arkansas on KATV. An Arkansas native and award-winning journalist, Chris has reported from across the globe during his 30-year career, including roles in Boston and Philadelphia. He has received seven regional Emmy Awards and helped lead three newsrooms to national Edward R. Murrow Awards. Chris now calls Little Rock home, where he lives with his wife and two children. Learn more at KATV.com.
๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ
2025 Torch Award for Ethics Winners:
Category 1: The Kar Shop, Inc. โ Rogers
Category 2: Delicious Temptations โ Little Rock
Category 3: Harry Robinson Buick GMC โ Fort Smith
Category 4: WinChoice USA โ Mountain Pine
Torch Award Finalists:
Category 1: Benjamin Franklin Plumbingยฎ of NWA โ Bentonville
Category 2: College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving โ Little Rock
Category 3: Vesta Foundation Solutions of Arkansas, LLC โ Springdale
Category 4: First Collection Services - Little Rock
2025 Spark Award Winner:
D&R Automotive, LLC โ Jonesboro
Spark Award Finalist:
Quality Plumbing and Custom Bath, LLC โ Alexander
Student video contest honorees
BBB will also recognize top entries from our statewide student video contest, which challenges young people to explore ethics and trust in business through creative storytelling.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐?
The Torch Awards for Ethics represent the highest recognition the BBB bestows, honoring companies that go above and beyond to build trust with customers, employees, and the community. The Spark Award celebrates Arkansas entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses (operating fewer than three years at the time of application) who demonstrate exceptional character, build strong company cultures, and make meaningful community contributions. The luncheon marks an afternoon of celebration, ethics, networking and great food! You don't want to miss this opportunity to support local industry and network with peers.
๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ โ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ.
Tickets are on sale now, and seating is limited. Donโt miss this opportunity to celebrate ethical business leadership in Arkansas. Purchase tickets online or contact the BBB office for more information.
๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ญ. ๐๐ข๐จ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ. ๐๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ง๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด.
For media inquiries:
For interviews, media access, or promotional information, please contact us.
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