3 Cape Girardeau county businesses awarded TORCH Awards for Ethics

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KBSI) – Better Business Bureau® Cape Girardeau is honoring three Cape Girardeau County businesses with TORCH Awards for Ethics in 2023.

EDGE Realty, Jackson Solar LLC and Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence (SEMO-NASV) are recognized for their committed to exceptional standards for ethical business practices and service to their customers, employees, suppliers and communities.

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“These organizations have proven themselves to be committed to trust and ethics in all they do. They have a measurable positive impact on their customers and communities, and we’re glad to honor them for their hard work,” said Sydney Waters, BBB Cape Girardeau Regional Director.

Over the past 20 years, EDGE Realty has represented real estate clients in the counties of Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Scott, Stoddard and Perry to buy and sell 20,000 properties exceeding 3.5 billion dollars in total volume. “It is truly an honor to be selected as one of the 2023 recipients of the Better Business Bureau’s Torch Award,” said CEO Bill Cole. “Now, perhaps more than ever, EDGE Realty believes the public yearns to work with companies and organizations that espouse the principles of the Better Business Bureau. Trust, honesty and integrity are bedrock ideals necessary in every business transaction.”

Jackson Solar LLC provides residential solar energy generation systems with reliable installation at a fair price and seeks to help create a cleaner earth for generations to come. Owner Jacob Long said, “Winning the TORCH Award is a confirmation that we are succeeding in our mission of ethics in the solar panel installation industry, and that we truly are providing our customers with an ethical solution at an ethical price – as well as top quality local service to back that up. We are proud to offer the best equipment on the market at record low payback periods on solar installations of under seven years, with pricing at just $1.40 per watt. It’s revolutionary in the solar industry.”

Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence (SEMO-NASV) is a first-response organization providing compassionate care for survivors of sexual violence. “We are so honored to be receiving the BBB Torch award because it is recognizing us for putting integrity into action. We take our ethical responsibility to our clients and to the communities we serve very seriously, so to be honored for ethics means the world to us,” said Executive Director Kendra Eads.

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