CHICAGO, Illinois (January 10, 2011)

Prior to joining Leopardo, Tenuta was Vice President and Project Executive at Reed Construction. Previously, he spent 16 years at Clune Construction where he was Senior Vice President and managed several of the firm’s most prestigious projects. Earlier in his career, Tenuta worked at Pepper Construction. Some of Tenuta’s high profile, multi-floor interior projects include:

• The Quaker Oats Company (415,000-SF, 16 floors)
• A.C. Nielsen (205,000-SF, 9 floors)
• Transamerica Distribution Finance (190,000-SF, 3 floors)
• DDB Needham Worldwide (187,000-SF, 7 floors)
• Amoco Business Center (168,000-SF, 8 floors)
• WorldCom (164,000-SF, 8 floors)
• Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (147,000-SF, 1 floor)
• National Louis University – Chicago Campus (135,000-SF, 4 floors)

“Mike’s impressive multi-floor background and client-oriented approach sets him apart in our industry,” said Rick DuPraw, Senior Vice President of Leopardo. “He adds great depth and resources to our already strong Tenant Interiors market.”

Tenuta is a LEED Accredited Professional and serves as membership chair of the Rotary Club of Naperville Sunrise. He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in Architecture.

Leopardo successfully completes more than 200 interior projects a year from smaller service work to multi-floor corporate headquarters relocations. Clients include American Hospital Association, CNA Insurance, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Intuit, Jones Day, Leo Burnett, Motorola, RR Donnelley, Thermos, Walgreens, Wells Fargo, Whirlpool, etc.

Leopardo is the frequent finalist and winner of the coveted Interior Contractor of the Year Award and successfully manages several of Chicago’s largest building repositioning projects with intricate infrastructure and building systems upgrades. For more information, visit leopardo.com.

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.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (March 2, 2010)

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.

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.”

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.

As vice chair, George will work with the other directors on the board to establish chapter policy, determine long-term goals, build membership, and develop strategic initiatives. George was originally elected to the USGBC Chicago Chapter’s board of directors in 2007. He will have the honor of chairing the chapter when the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo returns to Chicago in 2010.

As general superintendent at Leopardo, George oversees 60 superintendents who are responsible for the construction of 300 projects per year. George is an instructor of green construction practices at Wright College and sits on the school’s Environmental Technology Program’s Advisory Board. He also served on multiple Greenbuild 2007 committees and played an integral role in Leopardo’s construction of the event-sponsored LEED-Platinum Legacy Project.

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.

As co-chairs, Jim and Ron will oversee the subcommittee’s development of the safety and security requirements for contractors that build for the 2016 Olympics. This includes coordinating with Homeland Security, contractor pre-qualification requirements, safety and security program design for all venues and support, and insurance requirements for contractors. Additionally, the co-chairs will be working closely with the Labor, Contracts and Infrastructure subcommittees.

As safety director at Leopardo, Jim oversees risk management operations, including environmental, health and safety on all construction processes. With 15 years of industry experience, he has directed risk management on more than 5000 projects valued at over $2.5 billion.

Prior to Walsh, Walder spent 10 years at Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and 23 years at Mayfair Construction Company, where he began his career as an assistant superintendent and worked his way up to vice president. His construction career includes several visible projects, such as:

• Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center
• Navy Pier Redevelopment
• The Sears Tower
• The Wheeling Westin Hotel and Convention Center
• McCormick Place Conference Center
• McCormick Place South Building
• The Heritage
• The Legacy
• Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
• Millennium Park – Lurie Garden, Jay Pritzker Pavilion, BP Bridge, Exelon Pavilions
• 55 East Erie
• O’Hare Air Traffic Control Tower
• Skybridge

“We are very excited to have Harry join the Leopardo team,” said Rick Mattioda, president of Leopardo. “His impressive background and construction experience will add tremendous strength to our already high level of service and quality.”

Walder is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), a registered professional engineer and a trustee in the Village of Lincolnshire.  He graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology with a degree in Civil Engineering.

“I’m thrilled to be joining such an outstanding and talented team at Leopardo,” said Walder. “This company has a great entrepreneurial spirit and passionate workforce, which provides the perfect foundation for me to step in and help it grow even more.”

Leopardo’s sustainable construction experience spans all levels of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), including Silver, Gold and Platinum ratings.

An experience green builder, Leopardo was selected by the City of Chicago and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Chicago Chapter as the general contractor for the Greenbuild 2007 Legacy Project, a LEED-Platinum project at the Chicago Center for Green Technology.

Currently, Leopardo is working on several green roof and LEED-seeking projects, including a 200,000-SF, $70 million police headquarters in Aurora, Illinois, that aims to be a Gold-standard green building when completed in 2009.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (March 11, 2008)

The FCAC is an organization of union painting contractors operating in the Chicago metropolitan area. As president, Norb’s goals are to increase organization membership and promote the services of FCAC members to building owners and managers. Another important role is education and training as the FCAC actively promotes safety and craftsmanship, and offers several apprenticeship programs.

Norb has dedicated 10 years to the FCAC and has held several leadership positions, including trustee, secretary and vice president. His presidency is a two-year term. As painting director at Leopardo, Norb oversees 60 union painters and tapers who complete 150 projects per year.

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (January 30, 2008)

The article, which discusses our history, success, employees, clients and growth, was the longest feature story written by the monthly trade magazine in eight years. To article, which you can read in its entirety by clicking here, quoted several Leopardo clients who raved about Leopardo’s work.

“For me, they’re almost perfection,” said Laura Radosevich, vice president at PPM America Inc., a money management firm. Leopardo has performed PPM’s office build-outs for the last decade.

“They lived and died for that project just liked we did,” said John Maggiore with the Archon Group in reference to the 400,000-SF Poplar Creek Crossing shopping center project that Leopardo completed in 2006.

“They set the standard on quality for our MinuteClinic program across the country,” said Richard Smart, construction project manager for CVS/pharmacy.