Leopardo Companies, Inc. recently received two prestigious construction industry awards. The Fox Valley Associated General Contractors (FVAGC) honored Leopardo for its outstanding safety record with the Safety Excellence Award in the 250,000+ man-hour category. The annual award is based on evaluation of Leopardo’s safety record against other contractors of similar size and type across the Fox Valley area of Illinois.
FVAGC also honored Leopardo with the 2014 Project of the Year Award for the West Chicago Community Recreation Center. The new 70,000-square-foot complex is one of the largest one-story indoor recreation facilities in Illinois. Completed in the fall of 2014, the recreation center features an elevated walking and jogging track, dance and aerobic studios, as well as event rental space.
Since its founding in 1979, Leopardo has won more than 500 industry awards. FVAGC has recognized Leopardo with four Safety Excellence awards in the last six years. Leopardo has also won 20 project of the year honors from multiple awarding organizations in the past 10 years. Additional recent honors include: >> 2014 Project of the Year (Construction Industry Service Corporation) >> 2014 Top 100 Green Contractors (Engineering News-Record) >> 2014 Award for Business Excellence (Daily Herald Business Ledger) >> 2014 Top 400 Contractors in America (Engineering News-Record) >> 2014 Chicago’s Largest Contractors (Crain’s Chicago Business) >> 2014 Top Illinois Contractors (Midwest Construction Magazine) >> 2014 Top Contractors (Illinois Real Estate Journal) >> 2014 Best of the Best – Top Construction Companies (Midwest Real Estate News) >> 2014 Educational Facility Award (AIA Committee on Architecture for Education)
