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Posted: January 6, 2011
Pro Con Inc. finalist for BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics
Pro Con Inc. was recently selected as a finalist for the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. This year marks the 11th year the awards have been presented to New Hampshire-based companies committed to developing and maintaining exceptionally high standards of ethical business practices. Pro Con Inc. was one of three companies selected in the "Large Company" category; firms with 50 or more employees.
"Pro Con Inc. is very honored to be a finalist for BBB Torch Award," said John Samenfeld, president of Pro Con Inc. "We take great pride in always striving to do the right thing for our clients, our employees and our community and this award serves to reinforce those strong values that guide our company."
The BBB Torch Awards is an annual awards program to gain public recognition for businesses and organizations that maintain a solid commitment to conducting their business practices in an ethical fashion. Each year, companies of different sizes are selected by a panel of independent judges to receive a Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics, which recognizes and celebrates business ethics in the marketplace.
The mission of the Better Business Bureau is to promote and foster the highest ethical relationships between businesses and the public through voluntary self-regulation, consumer and business education and service excellence. Each year, American companies are selected through a nationwide competition to receive the Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. While the award recognizes outstanding American businesses, it also promotes a fair and honorable marketplace for all Americans.
Pro Con Inc. is a full service architecture, engineering and construction management firm specializing in commercial, hospitality, institutional, industrial and multi-family residential projects. The company is recognized as an industry leader and is known for their single source design-build delivery system, "The Diamond Solution". For more information, www.proconinc.com
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