Little Rock, AR — Hutchinson Financial, Inc., a financial planning and investment management firm based in Little Rock (with offices in Texarkana, TX) has received the Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award. Hutchinson Financial accepted the award at a ceremony held last night in Little Rock. Sue Weatter, Executive Director, Governor’s Quality Award said, “The awards celebrate achievement and performance excellence. We are pleased and very excited to present this award to Hutchinson Financial. In the 15 year history of this award, Hutchinson Financial is the first financial services firm to become a recipient.”
Eric Hutchinson, president of Hutchinson Financial, accepted the award on behalf of his firm. Hutchinson Financial is one of the region's leading independent financial planning and investment management firms. Mr. Hutchinson explains that, “We are very proud to accept this award and are committed to continuing to serve Arkansans with the very best in financial planning services. Our clients are the focus of everything we do at Hutchinson Financial. Our experienced team of highly trained professionals combines independence, expertise, objectivity and a sincere concern for the well-being of each and every client.”
The Governor’s Quality Award program was developed by a diversified team of volunteers, including employers representing a number of industries within Arkansas. The team chose to use the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award as a basis for the Arkansas process. This process combines the advantages of using the most current, comprehensive, and widely accepted criteria available to assess progress toward long-term improvement of organizations. The Challenge Award presented to Hutchinson Financial acknowledges the firm’s commitment to the principles outlined in award criteria: leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; human resource focus; process management; and results.
Hutchinson Financial,Inc., an independent Registered Investment Advisory firm, received its second Best of Business Award as Best Financial/Personal Investment Services Company in 2008. The award is the result of a reader survey conducted by Arkansas Business weekly business journal.
The Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence, Inc., which runs the Governor’s Quality Award program, is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization and is supported through contributions, its fee structure and the time volunteers give serving as examiners for the process. It is estimated that these individuals have given more than 94,000 hours of time and talent to providing expertise on quality initiatives to the program and the state.
For more information, contact:
Rose Stone 501-223-
Rose@HutchinsonFinancialInc.com
www.HutchinsonFinancialInc.com
