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New Mexico Ethics in Business Awards Recipients - Medium size business: Atkinson & Co. Ltd.
 

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Atkinson & Co, LTD. has earned a reputation for responsible service in New Mexico for over 30 years by providing quality practice management and client service coupled with dedicated community involvement.

Atkinson & Co, LTD. emphasizes ethics as a key to providing quality service to their clients. Employees are trained in ethical reasoning principles and are encouraged to discuss ethical issues with their supervisors. In fact, peer review committees and other national organizations have recognized their quality practice management and ethical business practices more than a dozen times in recent years.

Their philanthropic position in the community is widely recognized. Atkinson & Co, LTD. prides itself in planting seeds to help other organizations grow into innovative and creative partners in the community. They go above and beyond to provide reduced-rate or no-cost services to not-for-profit organizations.

Employees are also committed to treating each other by the golden rule. Recently, for example, one employee was diagnosed with cancer and co-workers donated their vacation days to this employee for medical treatment. Company policies are also supportive of balancing family responsibilities with professional objectives. The company has received the Vanguard Award, recognizing their innovative employment practices and support of women in the workplace.

Atkinson's managing partner, Henry South, says "Reputations are hard won and easily lost." Therefore, he says, they hold ethical business practices in high regard, "The ethics decision is first. The economics decision is second."