December 11, 2023
2023 Best in Business:
- Betting on Milwaukee
- Dominic Ortiz: CEO of the Year
- 2023 Best in Business Honorees
- Nonprofit Excellence Award winners
- Innovation + Entrepreneurship Award winners
Small Nonprofit Organization of the Year Winner: Project RETURN
Project RETURN was started to meet the needs of people returning from incarceration and to address the challenge of...
Large Nonprofit Organization of the Year Winner: United Community Center
Founded in 1970, the United Community Center has evolved from a small youth programs center, known as “The Spot,”...
Nonprofit Executive of the Year Winner: Kenneth Ginlack, Serenity Inns
As executive director of Milwaukee-based men’s addiction center Serenity Inns, Kenneth Ginlack plays an integral role in the nonprofit’s...
Nonprofit Collaboration of the Year Winner: Milwaukee County Historical Society
Together, the Milwaukee County Historical Society and Wisconsin Historical Society have worked to make history education programming more accessible...
Next Generation Leadership Winner: Patrick Lubar, Ixonia Bank
Patrick Lubar, vice president and commercial lender for Ixonia Bank, devotes a great deal of his time to serving...
In-Kind Supporter Winner: BVK
Gary Mueller, executive creative director for Milwaukee-based BVK, founded Serve Marketing in 2002 to help underrepresented organizations gain increased...
Corporate Volunteer of the Year Winner: Heather Deaton, Ellenbecker Investment Group
Community involvement is a fundamental part of life for Heather Deaton, wealth advisor at Ellenbecker Investment Group.
For more than...
Corporate Citizen of the Year Winner: MLG Capital
Brookfield-based MLG Capital was founded on the principle of “Making a Difference While Making a Living.” The company’s mission...
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Nonprofit Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award Winners: Joe and Ellen Checota
Joe Checota was a self-described workaholic when Ellen McNamara Checota, the woman who would later become his wife of...
Celebrating our region’s nonprofits
A letter from the publisher:
At BizTimes Media, we recognize that a strong and sustainable nonprofit sector is needed to...
Community Leader of the Year: Tim Sheehy made huge impact as president of MMAC
When Tim Sheehy began his 40-year career with the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce in 1983, the Milwaukee Bucks...
Family-owned Business of the Year: DeLong’s new export facility at Port Milwaukee impacts the entire region
In July, Clinton-based The DeLong Co. Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its new $40 million agricultural maritime export...
