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| Outstanding Corporate Growth Award | Leadership Award | |
| 2025 | Badger Meter | Mark Murphy Former President & CEO Green Bay Packers |
| 2024 | Modine | Ted Kellner Chairman & CEO T&M Partners LLC |
| 2023 | Evans Transportation | Tim Sheehy President Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce |
| 2022 | Milwaukee Tool | Cathy Jacobson President & CEO Froedtert Health |
| 2021 | Northwestern Mutual | Timothy P. Hanley Acting Keyes Dean of Business Administration Marquette University |
| 2020 | Generac | Jeffery W. Yabuki Executive Chairman Fiserv |
| Outstanding Growth Award (Revenue>$250 million) | Outstanding Growth Award (Revenue<$250 million) | |
| 2019 | Exact Sciences Corporation | OwnersEdge |
| 2018 | Duluth Trading Company | Anderson Process |
| 2017 | REV Group | Alpha Source |
| 2016 | Snap-on | ARI Network Services |
| 2015 | Douglas Dynamics | TCI, LLC |
| 2014 | A.O. Smith Corporation | J.F. Brennan Company |
| 2013 | Roadrunner Transportation System | InPro Corporation |
| 2012 | Charter Manufacturing | Mayville Engineering Co. |
| 2011 | Robert W. Baird | Batteries Plus |
| 2010 | Bucyrus International | Coating Excellence International |
| Outstanding Growth Award (Revenue>$1 billion) | Outstanding Growth Award (Revenue<$1 billion) | |
| 2009 | Regal Beloit Corp. | Marcus Corporation |
| Corporate Award (Revenue>$500 million) | Emerging Growth Award (Revenue<$500 million) | |
| 2008 | Actuant Corporation | Ladish Co. |
| 2007 | The Manitowoc Company | Twin Disc |
| 2006 | Brady Corporation* | Gehl Company |
| 2005 | Oshkosh Truck Corporation | Badger Meter |
| 2004 | Harley-Davidson | Weyco Group |
| 2003 | Johnson Controls* | C2 |
| 2002 | Kohl's Corporation | Renaissance Learning |
| 2001 | Fiserv | Renaissance Learning |
| 2000 | Sybron International Corporation | Plexus Corporation |
| 1999 | Manitowoc Company | Plexus Corporation |
| 1998 | Kohl's Corporation | W.H. Brady Co. |
| 1997 | MGIC Corporation* | |
| 1996 | Johnson Controls | Midwest Express Airlines |
| 1995 | Harley-Davidson* | Fiserv |
*Denotes ACG Global Award Winner
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