PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals (FSPTM) has announced the 2008 recipients of its eighth annual presentation of the Pittsburgh Business Ethics Awards (PBEA). The awards are presented to honor local companies that demonstrate a firm commitment to ethical business practices. The 2008 PBEA recipient of the Small Company category (with less than 250 employees) is convenience retailer Handee Marts.
The Society of FSPTM, Pittsburgh Chapter, presents the PBEA in conjunction with the David Berg Center for Ethics & Leadership [image-nocss] at the University of Pittsburgh. The annual event was jointly sponsored by the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Innovative Benefits Consulting Inc., NewsRadio 1020 KDKA and Trib Total Media.
Three separate awards were presented based on the size of the companies and the number of employees. A number of factors are taken into consideration when selecting the recipients of this award, including a commitment to ethics and to ethical decision-making in everyday operations, management philosophy, and the company's response to crises or challenges.
The 2008 PBEA recipient of the Large Company category (with more that 2,500 employees) is FedEx Ground. The other finalist for this category was Nova Chemicals. The 2008 PBEA recipient of the Medium-Sized Company category (with 250-2,500 employees) is MARC USA. Other finalists for this category were Acusis, Massaro Corp. and Smail Auto Group. Along with Handee Marts, the other finalists for the 2008 PBEA Small Company category were Lexus of North Hills and TriLogic Corp.
The 2008 PBEA recipients may now enter into the American Business Ethics Award sponsored by the National Society of FSPTM. The judges for this year's Pittsburgh Business Ethics Awards were C. Daniel Baker of U.S. Steel; Perry Minnis of Alcoa Inc.; Richard Roda of MSA Corp.; Jan Wachter, Ph.D. of Indiana University of PA; Eden Fisher, Ph.D. of Carnegie Mellon University; and Roxanne Turner of Kennametal Inc.
In addition to the awards, the event featured keynote speaker Paul H. O'Neill, former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, and Alcoa chairman and CEO from 1987 to 1999.
Gibsonia, Pa.-based Handee Marts Inc. is a licensee of 7-Eleven Inc., Dallas. It operates more than 60 convenience stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia.
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