At the inaugural Business of the Year Awards, presented by SVA, on Dec. 4, In Business magazine celebrated the Madison area’s most successful organizations and influential executives.
The awards program recognized finalists and winners across several business categories. Plus, three long-standing members of the business community were inducted into the Executive Hall of Fame!
The Business of the Year Awards were sponsored by SVA. They were also sponsored by Alliant Energy Center and Old National Bank, and supported by Executive Agenda and Hausmann Group.
2023 Hall of Fame Inductees
- Jack Daniels III, President, Madison College
- Paul Kundert, President & CEO, UW Credit Union
- Brian Raffel, Studio Head, Raven Software
Business of the Year (1-50 employees)
- Winner:
- Kollath CPA
- Finalists:
- Blue Plate Catering
- Dairyland Electrical Industries, Inc.
- KW2
- Sprinkman Real Estate + Design
Business of the Year (51-100 employees)
- Winner:
- Strang
- Finalists:
- CAMECA
- Mercy Dental Group
Business of the Year (100+ employees)
- Winner:
- Exact Sciences
- Finalists:
- Automation Components, Inc
- CG Schmidt
- Findorff
- Singlewire Software
Corporate Citizen of the Year
- Winner:
- Mercy Dental Group
- Finalists:
- Dairyland Electrical Industries, Inc.
- Weed Man Lawn Care
- Bank of Sun Prairie
Executive of the Year
- Winner:
- Beth Prochaska, President & CEO, Potter Lawson, Inc.
- Finalists:
- Larry Barton, CEO & President, Strang
- Everett Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer, Exact Sciences
- Wayne Harris, CEO, 6AM Marketing
