CHICAGO, Illinois (January 10, 2011) – Leopardo is thrilled to announce that CEO James (Jim) Leopardo was inducted into Midwest Real Estate News‘ first ever Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame, which was published in the December 2010/January 2011 issue.
The inaugural Hall of Fame class features 60 commercial real estate veterans from 14 states.
One industry peer was quoted as saying, “Jim’s company reflects everything about this business that Jim believes is important: integrity, exceeding expectations and flexibility. It doesn’t surprise me that Leopardo has remained such an important player in the construction world.”
A pioneer in the construction industry, Jim provides a focused business approach and a deep commitment to quality, innovation and leadership. His drive, pledge to client service, and standards for excellence are the staples the company was founded on more than three decades ago.
Jim served on the Board at YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and received the Volunteer of the Year and Family of the Year Awards. He also served on the Board at JFK Health World, a non-profit children’s health education museum. An alumni member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO), he served as the organization’s Chicago Chapter Chairman, Chapter Treasurer, Day Chair, Education and Membership Chairman.
Leopardo’s community-centric approach to business helped his company win the 2010 Communitas Leadership Award for Corporate Responsibility and Community Service, which recognized Leopardo for unselfishly giving of itself and its resources to benefit other communities.
Since 2004, he has been an active member of the World President’s Organization (WPO). Jim received the Entrepreneur of the Year award from Ernst and Young in 1990 and has twice been a featured speaker at Harvard Business School’s Annual Entrepreneurship Conference.





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CHICAGO, Illinois (March 12, 2010) – Leopardo was awarded the Build to Suit Project of the Year Award last night at the 22nd Annual Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards Dinner, known as the Oscars of the industry. The event raised $850,000 for the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
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