Baycom
Baycom has been named a Motorola Solutions Empower Circle Award winner for the ninth consecutive year. This award recognizes the top 100 channel partners and distributors in the world for outstanding performance in 2015. The Motorola Empower Circle Award recognizes Baycom for its ability to deliver high-performance business practices, sales and service excellence and dedication to customer support to its two-way radio customers. Since 1956, Baycom has grown from a small organization in Green Bay to its current operation of more than 60 employees, 30 service technicians and three certified service centers located in Green Bay, Neenah and West Allis.
Belman Homes
Belman Homes won a Badger Craftsman Award for Best New Home in the $450,000 to $750,000 category in a statewide competition. Belman’s Rockwood model was chosen for its use of cutting edge products, quality of construction and interior design elements. Blending the latest technology, such as Bluetooth speakers, digital showers and solar powered skylights with stick built construction and hand-finished woodwork and cabinets put Belman’s entry over the top. Some of the other unique features of the home were a Milwaukee Brew Bar, a deck with a screened in porch underneath and a spiral staircase, a rounded tile shower, a three-story foyer with computer loft at the second floor, and a built-in guest bench and storage area.
R.A. Smith National
Nathan Vaughn of R.A. Smith National, of Brookfield, has been awarded the Young Surveyor of the Year award by the Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors. Vaughn has more than 12 years of experience and is currently a survey transportation manager within R.A. Smith National’s survey division. He is also a survey data coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
WISN 12 News
WISN 12 News broadcasts at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. drew the top local news audiences from Feb. 4 to March 2, according to the latest Nielsen data. From 5 – 5:30 p.m., Milwaukee-based WISN had a 6.8 household rating, with 59,841 household impressions, followed by WTMJ with a 4.8 rating, WITI with a 3.8 rating and WDJT with a 2.6 rating. From 6 – 6:30 p.m., WISN had a 5.6 rating, followed by WITI with 4.8 and WTMJ with 4.3. This is the seventh consecutive ratings period in which WISN has led all other local weekday newscasts in the early evening. In second place overall was WITI from 10 to 10:30 p.m., with a 6.8 rating and 59,611 household impressions. And in third place overall was WITI from 9 to 10 p.m., with a 6.3 rating. WISN TV Channel 12 is a media partner of BizTimes Milwaukee.