2012 Minnesota Business Ethics Award Honors Murphy Automotive
Minneapolis (May 16, 2012) – Minnesota business and professional leaders gathered Wednesday, May 16, to honor three companies with the 2012 Minnesota Business Ethics Award (MBEA). The MBEA recognizes Minnesota businesses that exemplify and promote ethical conduct in the workplace, the marketplace and the community. Award recipients are recognized by MBEA judges in three company size categories: small (under 100 employees), medium (100 to 500 employees) and large (more than 500 employees). The 2012 honorees included Murphy Automotive, Inc. Founded in 1976, Murphy Automotive is a privately-owned company with five automotive mechanical repair facilities and one fuel/convenience store. The company with its distinctive customer and employee policies is headquartered in Lakeville and is owned by Lakeville resident Tim Murphy. Murphy's local shop, ProTech Automotive, is located on 160th street east of Cedar Avenue. Other businesses to earn the award were Western National Insurance Group in Edina and The Schwann Food Company headquartered in Marshall Minnesota.
Keynote speaker John G. Taft, CEO of RBC Wealth Management in the U.S and co-author of a newly released book titled Stewardship: Lessons Learned from the Lost Culture of Wall Street, reflected on the financial sector crisis and outlined key elements of his call for a return to “stewardship” in financial services. Taft called on leaders to focus on their duty to serve clients and lamented a tendency in years past to treat clients as stepping stones to earnings growth.
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Now in its 13th year, the MBEA has recognized 38 Minnesota-based businesses, ranging in size from less than 10 employees to more than 150,000, that have exemplified ethical business conduct and practices. “Being an award recipient signifies that a company puts top priority on ethics from leadership to the front line in everyday business conduct and transactions,” said David Rodbourne, MBEA co-chair. “Award recipients,” added MBEA co-chair Linda Bartlett, are “role models for our State who carry on the immense responsibility demonstrating the value of growing an ethical business culture.”
