Burnsville, Minnesota – September 13, 2018 – The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) announced its finalists for the 2018 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics.  Countryside Heating and Cooling Solutions is a finalist in Category II (11-50 employees).  Each year, BBB Torch Awards for Ethics recognizes outstanding companies that demonstrate integrity and a strong commitment to ethics in relationships with customers, employees, and the community they serve.

The 2018 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics finalists will be celebrated, and four winners announced, live at the event. The 2018 BBB Torch Award for Ethics ceremony will take place at Hyundai Club at U.S. Bank Stadium Wednesday, October 24 at 2:30. Dennis W. Schulstad, Brigadier General, USAF, retired, will be the keynote speaker. Jason Matheson and Alexis Thompson of MyTalk 107.1’s ‘Jason & Alexis Show’ will be the hosts. Tickets for this event can be purchased at bbb.org/minnesota/torch-tix.

Inclusive in the ceremony, BBB will award five Student of Integrity Scholarships totaling $10,500. These scholarships are offered to high school seniors in Minnesota and North Dakota who have written an essay on the impact ethical decisions have made in their lives. Scholarship money can be applied toward winners’ post-secondary education expenses at any accredited institution. The deadline for applications is Thursday, September 20. All interested students are welcome to apply at bbb.org/minnesota/scholarship.

BBB presents Torch Awards for Ethics each year to for-profit companies owned or operated in Minnesota and North Dakota that display integrity in all aspects of their operations. Nominees submit a detailed entry to BBB, and a panel of independent volunteer business and community leaders review entries and select the winners. Nominees must be in good standing with BBB; however, accreditation is not a requirement to compete for the award.

Media Contact:

Lisa Jemtrud, Vice President of Community Relations and Outreach

651-695-2450 | lisa.jemtrud@thefirstbbb.org

The mission of Better Business Bureau is to be the leader in building marketplace trust by promoting, through self-regulation, the highest standards of business ethics and conduct, and to instill confidence in responsible businesses through programs of education and action that inform, assist and protect the general public. We are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Contact BBB at bbb.org or 651-699-1111, toll-free at 1-800-646-6222.

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