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Crain’s Chicago Business Highlights Leopardo’s Strength in the Marketplace via Video

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

CHICAGO AND HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (August 4, 2010) — Crain’s Chicago Business today highlighted Leopardo’s strength in the marketplace, featuring Leopardo in Chicago Business Today, the publication’s daily news video. Watch the three-minute video below or click this link.

According to Crain’s description of the video, “the latest forecast shows construction activity is slower than initially expected this year. But at least one local contractor [Leopardo] says the market is improving.”

“Leopardo is breaking ground on several new projects this year. The company has hired about 10 people recently,” said Chicago Business Today Host Lisa Leiter.

In recent months, Leopardo has been awarded about 20 projects totaling approximately $70 million worth of construction.

Posted in Awards + Recognition, Education, General Corporate, Healthcare, Hospitality + Hotel, Interiors, Municipal + Recreation, Office + Industrial, Personnel, Retail, Video

Leopardo Wins Corporate Social Responsibility Award

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (March 2, 2010) – Leopardo was recently honored as a recipient of the 2010 Communitas Leadership Award for corporate social responsibility and community service.

The Communitas Award recognizes exceptional businesses, organizations and individuals that are unselfishly giving of themselves and their resources, and those that are changing how they do business to benefit their communities.

According to the judges from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), Leopardo clearly exhibited the spirit of communitas, a Latin word that means people coming together for the good of a community. Leopardo was the only Illinois recipient and the only general contractor to win.

Posted in Awards + Recognition, General Corporate, Office + Industrial, Personnel, Retail, Sustainaiblity + LEED

Five Leopardo Employees Promoted to Vice President

Monday, March 30th, 2009

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (March 30, 2009) – Five Leopardo employees were recently promoted to vice president for their significant contributions to Leopardo’s success over the past several years. Promoted to vice president were:

Chris Novak, Vice President, Interiors – Chris joined Leopardo in 1990 and previously served as project executive in Leopardo’s Interiors market. He earned a degree in building construction management from Purdue University.

Mark Fenton, Vice President, Interiors – Mark joined Leopardo in 1997 and previously served as project executive in Leopardo’s Interiors market. He earned a degree in construction administration from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Matt Miller, Vice President, Healthcare – Matt joined Leopardo in 1993 and previously served as project executive in Leopardo’s Healthcare market. He earned his degree from Blackburn College.

Rory Tihinen, Vice President, Estimating – Rory joined Leopardo in 2007 and previously served as project executive in Leopardo’s Estimating department. He earned a degree in finance from DePaul University.

Todd Andrlik, Vice President, Marketing and Public Relations – Todd joined Leopardo in 2005 and previously served as director of marketing and PR. He earned an MBA from Roosevelt University and a degree in PR from Illinois State University.

“Chris, Mark, Matt, Rory and Todd have performed admirably in their roles,” said Rick Mattioda, president of Leopardo. “All of them are accomplished and talented company leaders, and extremely deserving of the promotions.”

Posted in General Corporate, Healthcare, Interiors, Personnel

Leopardo Employee Elected Vice Chair of U.S. Green Building Council’s Chicago Chapter

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

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 »

Posted in Awards + Recognition, General Corporate, Personnel, Sustainaiblity + LEED

Leopardo Employee Appointed Co-Chair of ASA’s “Build for 2016″ Safety and Security Subcommittee

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (March 4, 2009) – Leopardo’s safety director, Jim McInerney, was recently appointed co-chair of the “Build for 2016” Safety and Security Subcommittee along with Ron Phillips of Aon. Build for 2016 is a task force formed by the Association of Subcontractors and Affiliates (ASA) Chicago to foster local construction allegiance and influence to support Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympics. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Personnel, Safety

Harry Walder, Jr., Respected Construction Veteran, Joins Leopardo as Vice President

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

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 »

Posted in General Corporate, Hospitality + Hotel, Office + Industrial, Personnel

Green Careers: Leopardo Superintendent Featured in Crain’s

Monday, July 7th, 2008

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 »

Posted in Awards + Recognition, General Corporate, Personnel, Sustainaiblity + LEED

Leopardo Employee Elected President of Finishing Contractors Association of Chicago

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (March 11, 2008) – Leopardo Construction today announced that its painting director, Norb Soltysiak, was elected president of the Finishing Contractors Association of Chicago (FCAC). Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Awards + Recognition, General Corporate, Personnel

Leopardo Profiled on Cover of Illinois Real Estate Journal

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (January 30, 2008) – Leopardo Construction was featured in a company profile on the cover of the January 2008 issue of Illinois Real Estate Journal. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Aviation, Awards + Recognition, Community, General Corporate, Healthcare, Hospitality + Hotel, Interiors, Mixed-Use, Office + Industrial, Personnel, Residential, Retail, Sustainaiblity + LEED

Leopardo President Named One of Midwest’s Forty Over 40

Monday, January 28th, 2008

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (January 28, 2008) – Leopardo President Richard (Rick) Mattioda was honored in the December 2007 issue of Midwest Real Estate News as one of the Midwest’s top commercial real estate executives. Read the rest of this entry »