{"id":65260,"date":"2025-06-05T11:56:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T18:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=65260"},"modified":"2025-06-05T13:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:03:09","slug":"coordinated-business-systems-captures-bbb-2025-torch-award-for-ethics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/feature-articles\/2025\/06\/coordinated-business-systems-captures-bbb-2025-torch-award-for-ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"Coordinated Business Systems Captures BBB 2025 Torch Award for Ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Coordinated team members. Front row (from left): John Kripotos, Kristie Kripotos, Becca Boudreau and Katie Brennan. Back row: Jon Henning, Kirk Studebaker, John Peterson and Tomas Cruz<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Better Business Bureau Serving Minnesota and North Dakota named Coordinated Business Systems of Burnsville, Minnesota, as the winner of the 2025 Torch Award for Ethics for firms with 100 or more employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWinning the Torch Award for Ethics reinforces what we have believed since day one \u2013 that companies can win by doing good,\u201d said Kirk Studebaker, President of Coordinated Business Systems. \u201cThis honor is not just a celebration of how we work, it is also validation of why we work: to build trust, elevate people, and deliver value with integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Torch Awards for Ethics celebrates businesses that exemplify a steadfast commitment to ethical practices in their interactions with customers, employees, and the community. Award winners are evaluated on criteria such as honesty, transparency, integrity, and accountability. This prestigious award is a testament to Coordinated Business Systems\u2019 dedication to fostering trust, promoting fairness, and setting the gold standard for integrity in the marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are proud to honor Coordinated Business Systems as a 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics winner,\u201d said Susan Adams Loyd, president and CEO of Better Business Bureau Serving Minnesota and North Dakota. \u201cTo be named a finalist three times and now receive this award speaks volumes about their deep-rooted commitment to integrity, transparency, and doing what is right – day in and day out. Such leadership inspires trust and sets a shining example of ethical business and customer service for others in the community to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studebaker concluded, \u201cAt Coordinated, one of our core values is to do the right thing, even when nobody is looking \u2013 and this recognition is a powerful affirmation of that belief.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Coordinated Business Systems<\/strong>
Headquartered in Burnsville, Minnesota, Coordinated Business Systems<\/a> employs more than 120 team members with Minnesota branches in Red Wing, Rochester, St. Cloud, Willmar, Duluth, and Wisconsin branches in Hudson and Superior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coordinated is Minnesota\u2019s premier independent business technology company providing managed I.T. services, workflow solutions and software, copy\/print, and phone\/video systems. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Better Business Bureau Serving Minnesota and North Dakota named Coordinated Business Systems of Burnsville, Minnesota, as the winner of the 2025 Torch Award for Ethics for firms with 100 or more employees. \u201cWinning the Torch Award for Ethics reinforces what we have believed since day one \u2013 that companies can win by doing good,\u201d said Kirk Studebaker, President of Coordinated Business Systems. \u201cThis honor is not just a celebration of how we work, it is also validation of why we work: to build trust, elevate people, and deliver value with integrity.\u201d The Torch Awards for Ethics celebrates businesses that exemplify a steadfast commitment to ethical practices in their interactions with customers, employees, and the community. Award winners are evaluated on criteria such as honesty, transparency, integrity, and accountability. This prestigious award is a testament to Coordinated Business Systems\u2019 dedication to fostering trust, promoting fairness, and setting the gold standard for integrity in the marketplace. \u201cWe are proud to honor Coordinated Business Systems as a 2025 BBB Torch Awards for Ethics winner,\u201d said Susan Adams Loyd, president and CEO of Better Business Bureau Serving Minnesota and North Dakota. \u201cTo be named a finalist three times and now receive this award speaks volumes about their deep-rooted commitment to integrity, transparency, and doing what is right – day in and day out. Such leadership inspires trust and sets a shining example of ethical business and customer service for others in the community to follow.\u201d Studebaker concluded, \u201cAt Coordinated, one of our core values is to do the right thing, even when nobody is looking \u2013 and this recognition is a powerful affirmation of that belief.\u201d ### About Coordinated Business SystemsHeadquartered in Burnsville, Minnesota, Coordinated Business Systems employs more than 120 team members with Minnesota branches in Red Wing, Rochester, St. Cloud, Willmar, Duluth, and Wisconsin branches in Hudson and Superior. Coordinated is Minnesota\u2019s premier independent business technology company providing managed I.T. services, workflow solutions and software, copy\/print, and phone\/video systems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":65261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1650,82,87,1638],"tags":[741],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65260"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65260"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65263,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65260\/revisions\/65263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}