This spring, nearly 2,000 readers cast their votes online to determine the top three Wisconsin businesses in each of 28 categories. An awards luncheon was held at the Kalahari Resort on June 10 to announce and celebrate these winners. Wisconsin Public Radio’s Terry Bell, host of “Morning Edition,” and Stephanie Elkins, host and producer of “Simply Folk,” served as emcees for the event.

The winners for each of the 28 categories are listed here, by ranking (platinum, gold and silver). Congratulations to all of the winners and their employees for a job well done.

Best Advertising Agency
Stephan and Brady
Gold Winner: Lindsay, Stone & Briggs

Silver Winner: Hiebing

Best Air Charter Company
Heartland Aviation

Gold Winner: Wisconsin Aviation

Silver Winner: Jet Air Group

Best Architectural/Design Firm
Mead & Hunt
Gold Winner: Plunkett Raysich Architects

Silver Winner: Keller Inc.

Best Accounting Firm
Schenck

Gold Winner: Wegner CPAs

Silver Winner: Clifton Gunderson

Best Commercial Interior and Design Firm
Plunkett Raysich Architects

Gold Winner: Building Services

Silver Winner: InteriorLogic

Best Business Bank
M&I

Gold Winner: Park Bank
Silver Winner: Associated Bank

Best Credit Union for Business
UW Credit Union

Gold Winner: Summit Credit Union

Silver Winner: Communities First CU

Best Financial Services Firm
Clifton Gunderson

Gold Winner: Baird

Silver Winner: Schenck

Best Business Insurance Firm/Agency
The Murphy Insurance Group 

Gold Winner: Robertson Ryan & Associates

Silver Winner: American Family Insurance

Best Commercial Real Estate Firm for Leasing or Buying Property
NAI/MLG Management

Gold Winner: The Gialamas Company

Silver Winner: Grubb and Ellis Pfefferle

Best Law Firm
Michael Best & Friedrich
Gold Winner: Foley and Lardner
Silver Winner: Axley Brynelson

Best Engineering Firm
Mead & Hunt

Gold Winner: Arnold and O’Sheridan

Silver Winner: Excel Engineering

Best General Contractor
Findorff
Gold Winner: Tri-North Builders
Silver Winner: Keller Inc

Best Staffing Firm
Landmark Staffing Resources

Gold Winner: Tegron Staffing
Silver Winner: The QTI Group

Best Janitorial Services
Jack’s Maintenance Service
Gold Winner: CleanPower
Silver Winner: K-Tech Kleening Systems

Best Business Telecommunications Firm
TDS Metrocom

Gold Winner: Charter
Silver Winner: Time Warner Cable

Best Information Technology Company
Clifton Gunderson

Gold Winner: Heartland Business Systems

Silver Winner: Infinity Technology

Best School for Online Education
UW Platteville Distance Education

Gold Winner: Madison Area Technical College
Silver Winner: Lakeland College

Best Continuing Education
UW Madison
Gold Winner: UW Platteville

Silver Winner: UW Milwaukee

Best Conference Center
Monona Terrace

Gold Winner: Kalahari Resort

Silver Winner: Fluno Center for Executive Education

Best Hotel for Business Meetings and Travel
Kalahari Resort
Gold Winner: Pfister Hotel

Silver Winner: Hilton Madison Monona Terrace

Best Health Insurance Plan
Dean HMO
Gold Winner: Group Health Cooperative (GHC)

Silver Winner: Unity Health Insurance

Best Dental Insurance Plan
Delta Dental

Gold Winner: Humana

Silver Winner: United Health Care

Best Hospital/Medical Center
UW Health
Gold Winner: Meriter
Silver Winner: St. Mary’s Hospital

Best Golf Course for Business Outings
Bishops Bay Country Club
Gold Winner: 
University Ridge Golf Course

Silver Winner: Whistling Straits

Best Economic Development Agency
Thrive
Gold Winner: Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation
Silver Winner: Advance: Green Bay Area Economic Development

Best Company for Philanthropy or Community Service
Automation Components

Gold Winner: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Silver Winner: Findorff

Most Admired Company in Wisconsin
Plunkett Rayisch Architects
Gold Winner: Automation Components
Silver Winner: The Murphy Insurance Group

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