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Harris Bank Receives Chicagoland Workplace Excellence Award
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Right Management Honor Harris
CHICAGO, Oct. 30 – Harris today announced it received the Chicagoland Workplace Excellence Award presented by the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Right Management. The award recognizes organizations that improve their competitive advantage through people practices that create value and positive impact for their business and workforce.
“With a long legacy of honesty and fair dealing, Harris knows that equitable, employee-focused policies help us compete for top talent, ultimately enhancing our bottom line,” said Ellen Costello, president and CEO, Harris Financial Corp. “Harris is thrilled to receive the Chicagoland Workplace Excellence Award, and we thank our employees for their engagement, commitment, and feedback in helping us reach this milestone.”
Harris Bank was honored along with Geneca, KPMG, and Hyatt Regency Chicago. The winners were announced at the Chicagoland Workplace Excellence Awards Forum on Oct. 29.
About the Chicagoland Workplace Excellence Award
The Chicagoland Workplace Excellence Award is presented by the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Right Management. The award recognizes organizations that improve their competitive advantage through people practices that create value and positive impact for their business and workforce.
About Harris
Harris is an integrated financial service
organization providing more than 1.2 million personal, business and
corporate clients with banking, lending, investing and wealth management
solutions. The organization is a member of the BMO Financial Group (NYSE,
TSX: BMO), which also provides corporate and investment banking services
in the U.S. under the BMO Capital Markets name.
Rachel Gerds , Harris (312) 461-7865
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Harris Executives Among The
Business Ledger’s 2009 Influential Women in Business
Julie Curran and Daniela O’Leary-Gill to be Honored at Nov. 12
Ceremony
CHICAGO, Oct. 19 – Harris District Executives Julie Curran and
Daniela O’Leary-Gill were today named among The Business Ledger’s
22 Influential Women in Business for 2009.
“On behalf of everyone at Harris, congratulations to Julie and Daniela
on this outstanding and well-deserved honor,” said Chris McComish,
executive vice president of Retail Banking for Harris. “The award is a
testament to their hard work, dedication, and leadership, and we can’t
wait to celebrate this achievement with them.”
The Business Ledger’s Influential Women in Business awards
were created to identify and recognize women who not only have succeeded
in their careers, but also exerted influence in the community at large;
and to draw attention to the unique challenges that women still face in
the upper echelons of the business and professional worlds.
The 12th annual “class” of honorees will be
recognized during a Nov. 12 awards luncheon co-hosted by the Chicago Area
Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), and
profiled in an upcoming edition of The Business Ledger.
About NAWBO
NAWBO was founded in Washington D.C.
in 1974 by a group of businesswomen who met regularly to discuss mutual
experiences, exchange information and develop business skills. They began
recruiting other members in 1976 and the first chapters were formed in
1978. The Chicago Area Chapter is among the largest of NAWBO's more than
90 chapters in the U.S. The Chapter's more than 600 members represent
businesses in all major industrial, service and retail sectors. Formed in
1978, the Chicago Area Chapter provides women business owners with
leadership, education, procurement and networking opportunities, with the
goal of propelling women entrepreneurs into economic, social, and
political spheres of power.
About The Business Ledger
The Business
Ledger publication is a primary source of local business news and
information in suburban Chicago. The Ledger is a bi-weekly publication
with a subscriber base of over 28,000. For more information about The
Business Ledger, visit www.the businessledger.com,  or call 630-428-8788.
About Harris
Harris is an integrated financial service
organization providing more than 1.2 million personal, business and
corporate clients with banking, lending, investing and wealth management
solutions. The organization is a member of the BMO Financial Group (NYSE,
TSX: BMO), which also provides corporate and investment banking services
in the U.S. under the BMO Capital Markets name.
Rachel Gerds , Harris (312) 461-7865
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