BBB Announces 2025 Awards for Excellence and Student Video Contest Winners
February 16, 2025 – Tyler, TX – Better Business Bureau Serving Central East Texas (BBB) presented the televised production of the 2025 BBB Awards for Excellence, presented by The Genecov Group, Landmark Title, Project One Roofing, Income Solutions Wealth Management, Texas Crystal Blue Pools, Stonewater Roofing, Gollob Morgan Peddy, PC, Thrivent, Compass Financial Group, Henry and Peters, Texas Bank and Trust, and Tyler Junior College. The program aired on February 16 on KLTV.
BBB presented the BBB Awards for Excellence to six companies and one nonprofit organization who display honor and integrity in all aspects of their operations; toward their employees, vendors, customers, and within their community.
“The Better Business Bureau has been helping to create healthy communities for over 100 years. We do this by contributing to a robust and healthy marketplace by supporting trustworthy organizations and ethical businesses practices and by directing consumers to companies whose goal it is to do the right thing,” Mechele Agbayani, President and CEO of BBB Central East Texas said. “The BBB Awards for Excellence brings recognition and celebrates East Texas businesses and charities who also support BBB core values, and who go above and beyond for their employees, their clients, and their communities.”
The 2025 BBB Awards for Excellence program can be found on the BBB YouTube Channel.
This year, the 42 organizations who were nominated received over 15,000 votes.
The nominees in the Large Business Category are:
Bannister Plumbing & Air
Delek US -Tyler Refinery
Hood Packaging Corporation
John Soules Foods
Republic Services
The recipient of the BBB Award for Excellence in the Large Business Category is Delek US-Tyler Refinery.
The nominees in the Mid-Size Business Category are:
AVCO Roofing
Burns Commercial Properties
Moran Refreshments
Olshan Foundation Repair
Project One Roofing
Realty ONE Group Rose
Specialty Restoration of Texas
The recipient of the BBB Award for Excellence in the Mid-Size Business Category is Realty ONE Group Rose.
The nominees in the Small Business Category are:
Dream Maker Bath & Kitchen of Tyler
East Texas Hearing Aids
Gecko Pest Control
The Holloway Partnership
Link Financial Benefits
Matabo Surveying
Mathnasium of Tyler
Moon Fencing LLC
Myers Roofing Solutions
The Pamela Walters Group
Proforma Horizon Total Source
Texas Crystal Blue Pools
Tyler Valet
The recipient of the BBB Award for Excellence in the Small Business Category is Gecko Pest Control.
Minority-Owned Business Category:
Compass Chiropractic
Gilmer Tire and Auto
Enchanted Medical Spa
Macias Painting
MBS Crafts Studio
The recipient of the BBB Award for Excellence in the Minority Owned Business Category is Enchanted Medical Spa.
Veteran Owned Business Category:
L&L Asphalt Corporation
Hex 6 and Co. Diesel Repair
Wheelchair Accessible Transportation
The recipient of the BBB Award for Excellence in the Veteran Owned Business Category is L&L Asphalt Corporation.
Spark Award Category
Miller Homes and Construction
Norman’s RV Rentals
Passport to Paradises Travel Agency
Raised Right Roofing & Restoration
Restorative Healthcare
The recipient of the 2025 BBB Spark Award is Restorative Healthcare.
Nonprofit Category:
CASA for Kids of East Texas
Champions for Children
Christian Women’s Job Corps of Tyler
East Texas Crisis Center
The recipient of the 2025 BBB Award for Excellence in the Nonprofit Category is Champions for Children.
BBB also announced the winners of the 2025 BBB Student Video Contest, an interactive competition which is open to high school students across the 19 counties served by BBB Central East Texas. The winning teams and their schools were awarded cash prizes from the BBB Foundation. Winners were selected through a combination of community voting and evaluation based on how effectively students communicated the theme, their overall creativity, and the production quality of their videos. In third place, with a total of $600 in combined winnings for the students and the school Whitehouse High School. In second place, with a total of $1,250 in winnings was Longview’s Trinity School of Texas. In first place, with a total of $2,500 in winnings was Lindale High School. The winning videos are available on the BBB YouTube Channel.
For more information about the BBB Awards for Excellence, visit bbbwards.org or contact BBB at (903)581-5704.
About BBB: For over 100 years, the Better Business Bureau has been helping people find businesses, brands, and charities they can trust. BBB serves as a leader in advancing marketplace trust by setting standards, encouraging and supporting best practices, celebrating marketplace role models, and addressing substandard business behavior. BBB is a nonprofit, business-supported organization that sets and upholds high standards for fair and honest business behavior. BBB provides objective advice, free BBB Business Profiles on more than 5.3 million companies, 11,000 charity reviews, dispute resolution services, alerts and educational information on topics affecting marketplace trust. Visit bbb.org for more information. BBB Serving Central East Texas was founded in 1985 and serves 19 counties.