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Supporting the Chicago Innovation Awards
The Chicago Innovation Awards is a success each year because of the support of its sponsors and media partners. Our partners contribute to the Awards in many ways, and are publicly recognized for their efforts throughout the Awards season.
Sponsors
Key to the success of the Chicago Innovation Awards is the support of many key sponsors. The financial and in-kind contributions of these businesses and organizations enables the Awards to run free of charge to all involved. Among those providing generous support are:
- McGuire Woods
- IBM
- The Wrigley Company
- BusinessWeek Chicago
- WBBM NewsRadio 780
- InterOcean Financial
- Slack Barshinger
- Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
- World Business Chicago
- The Goodman Theatre
- Four Door Films
- Market Strategy Group
- Maggiano's
- Landmark
- SIM Chicago
Media Partners
A distinctive element of the Chicago Innovation Awards is its media partnerships, which guarantee that information about the Awards will reach millions of people in the Chicago region.
BusinessWeek Chicago, which joined the Chicago Innovation Awards team in 2008 will print information about the nomination process, run commentary about innovation throughout the year, and print a special pull-out section featuring stories about each of the winners.
WBBM Newsradio 780 joined the team in 2005, bringing the power of radio to the Innovation Awards. WBBM made innovation the topic of one of its popular Business Leaders Breakfasts and made the Awards a highlight of its heavily-promoted website.