ComEd Pays Tribute to Diverse Businesses at Inaugural Supplier Diversity Awards Event
April 07 2016 - 4:22PM
Business Wire
ComEd hosted it’s first-ever Supplier Diversity Awards Luncheon
on April 4, at the Bridgeport Art Center located at 1200 W. 35th
Street in Chicago. ComEd honored some of its top diverse suppliers
for high-quality excellence in helping to a modern 21st Century
electric system and grow other diverse businesses in the state of
Illinois.
"ComEd is committed to developing diverse local businesses; we
believe this is one of the most impactful actions we can take to do
our part to reinvigorate our neighborhoods," said Anne Pramaggiore,
President and CEO, ComEd. "I want to congratulate the winners of
our inaugural supplier diversity awards event and thank all of our
suppliers who multiply ComEd's impact through their own commitment
to diversity and community empowerment."
The 2016 winners of ComEd’s Inaugural Supplier Diversity Awards
are:
Overall Performance for Construction
Services
INTREN
Established by Loretta Rosenmayer as Trench-It, Inc. in 1988,
INTREN began as a small trenching company built on a passion for
community. A woman-owned business funded by a $15,000 loan from a
friend and with only four employees, today INTREN is a 1,000
employee company with over 28 years’ experience in working with the
nation’s largest utility providers, private contractors and
developers, municipalities and cooperatives.
Overall Performance for
Materials/Professional Services
Choctaw-Kaul Distribution
Company
Choctaw-Kaul Distribution Company is a Native-American owned
manufacturer and distributor of electrical, safety and facilities
equipment. With over 100 years of manufacturing and distribution
expertise, Choctaw-Kaul assists a variety of businesses in the
automotive, food processing and utilities sectors, among others.
Rising Star
MZI Group, Inc.
After proudly serving in the United States Army, Arthur Zayas
Miller followed his appreciation for construction and love for the
community to build MZI Group, Inc. in 1999. Today, MZI Group Inc.
is a leader in electrical and mechanical construction, energy
infrastructure, utility projects, design build, and facility
services. As a minority and veteran-owned business, MZI Group, Inc.
is committed to driving community and economic development.
Advocacy Award
Aldridge Electric
Aldridge is ranked as one of the nation's leading civil and
electrical contractors. Incorporated in 1952, the family-owned
company headquartered in the Chicago area employs a full-time
Diversity Manager as part of its 850 employee workforce. Its
aggressive diversity spend was 25 percent in 2015; senior
leadership is working on a 31 percent goal for 2016.
Community Partnership
Environmental Design International,
Inc.
Deborah M. Sawyer established Environmental Design International
Inc. (EDI) in 1991 after a proven career as an environmental
scientist in the private sector and consultant. EDI has become a
front-runner in the field and a proud minority and woman-owned
business through its mission of providing the highest quality
environmental and engineering services with a commitment to ethics,
diversity and improving the quality of life for the community it
serves.
President’s Award
Burling Builders, Inc.
In February 2016 Burling Builders, Inc. was named General
Contractor of the Year by the Hispanic American Construction
Industry Association (HACIA) for their work on the new ComEd
Training Center. Burling Builders has grown its organization
significantly since working with ComEd. The company recently hired
five new employees, including a full-time project manager who lives
in the Bridgeport neighborhood where the Chicago Training Center is
located. During the life of the Chicago Training Center project,
Burling was able to subcontract with local business totaling more
than 47,000 man hours worked through local businesses. Burling
Builders, Inc. is a member of the Minority Supplier Development
Council as well as HACIA.
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) is a unit of Chicago-based
Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive
energy provider with approximately 7.8 million customers. ComEd
provides service to approximately 3.8 million customers across
northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state’s population. For
more information visit ComEd.com and connect with the company on
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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