Council on Competitiveness Honors Chicago Recipients with Prestigious America Competes Awards

Lisa Hanna
Vice President, Communications
Council on Competitiveness
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Chicago, IL – The Council on Competitiveness hosted an America Competes Awards dinner at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park in downtown Chicago on Tuesday evening. The honorees included ITW, a global industrial manufacturer and supplier – recognized for corporate leadership; and Jorge Ramirez, President of the Chicago Federation of Labor for public service. Frederick H. Waddell, Chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Corporation, chaired the dinner.

“Both of these outstanding honorees put a premium on United States competitiveness by demonstrating extraordinary dedication to the nation’s economic health by advancing the public dialogue on innovation and collaboration; issues that are pertinent to drive America’s long-term prosperity,” said Deborah L. Wince-Smith, President and CEO of  the Council on Competitiveness. “We are pleased to honor these upstanding members of the Chicago community who have worked tirelessly in the effort to better America’s future.”

The Council on Competitiveness established the America Competes Award for Corporate Leadership to recognize executives who look beyond the bottom line to ensure their firms are outstanding global citizens working to improve our communities, nation and world. The Award for Public Service recognizes a leader who works diligently to create a lasting impact on America’s quality of life through public service and private sector outreach.

Dozens of sponsors make the America Competes Awards possible. Their generous support enables the Council to do the research, engage the experts, and bring its members together to develop and implement an agenda to set this country on a path of prosperity and economic growth.

The Council held its inaugural Competes Awards dinner last year in New York City to honor General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson.

The next America Competes Awards dinner will be held in Atlanta in October, 2013.

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ABOUT THE COUNCIL ON COMPETITIVENESS

The Council on Competitiveness is a non-partisan and non-governmental organization. It is the only group of corporate CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders committed to the future prosperity of all Americans and enhanced U.S. competitiveness in the global economy.