CHICAGO, Illinois (March 16, 2009) – Leopardo was awarded the coveted Interior Contractor of the Year Award in front of 1500 industry executives at the 21st Annual Chicago Commercial Real Estate Awards Dinner, a charitable banquet for the Greater Chicago Food Depository and often referred to as “the Oscars” of the commercial real estate industry.
Leopardo brings home the honor for the second year in a row and the fourth time in nine years. Read the rest of this entry »
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (March 5, 2009) – The Business Ledger, the business newspaper for suburban Chicago, selected Leopardo Companies, Inc. as a recipient of a 2009 Award for Business Excellence. The award is based on all-around business excellence, including staff development, organizational growth, community reinvestment, client service, etc. Leopardo was nominated for the award by one of its vendors, Tasty Catering.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (March 4, 2009) – Leopardo’s general superintendent of construction, George Tuhowski III, was recently elected vice chair of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Chicago Chapter. The vice chair term will last until December 31, 2009; after which, George will become chair of the chapter for 2010 and then ex-officio chair in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (December 4, 2008) – Leopardo Companies, Inc., a leader in construction, design-build and commercial real estate development, announced that Harry L. Walder, Jr. has joined the company as vice president. Walder joined Leopardo from Walsh Construction, where he served as vice president and business group manager, and oversaw $500 million of work annually including $300 million of self-performed concrete work in the Chicagoland area. Read the rest of this entry »
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (October 31, 2008) – Crain’s Chicago Business recently recognized Leopardo as one of the top contractors in the six-county Chicago area. Read the rest of this entry »
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (AUGUST 18, 2008) – In the face of the worst economy since the Great Depression, Leopardo has authored a white paper pinpointing 10 practical and economical solutions that will help companies save significant time and money on construction.
Building Design+Construction magazine called in progressive thinking and told its 75,000 readers to “take a page from Leopardo.”
Download the full-length Smart Construction report. [Updated February 2009 with the most current data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.]
CHICAGO, Illinois (July 7, 2008) – Leopardo Superintendent Gary Hardy was featured in the June 30 edition of Crain’s Chicago Business for his leadership in sustainable construction education and practices. In addition to highlighting Gary’s dedication to environmentally-friendly construction, the article underscores Leopardo’s passion to build green… to build green projects and to build green employees. Click here to read the complete article. Read the rest of this entry »
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (June 12, 2008) – Engineering News-Record (ENR), the nation’s leading construction trade magazine, recently ranked Leopardo Construction as No. 258 on its list of the top 400 general contractors in the United States. Companies are ranked by 2007 revenues. Read the rest of this entry »
CHICAGO, Illinois (May 12, 2008) – Liquidated Damages, a group of musicians from Leopardo Construction and its business partners, performed for its seventh straight year at the REACH (Real Estate Action Committee for City of Hope) Social. The annual event raises funds for pediatric cancer research, treatment and education.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (April 22, 2008) – Midwest Construction, an industry trade magazine, recently recognized Leopardo as one of the top contractors in the region. Read the rest of this entry »
Leopardo is as sophisticated of a contractor as I see... they are a contractor's contractor.
Frank Talbert, AIA, Managing Principal
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