Testa Produce Wins Governor's Sustainability Award


Wed. November 14th, 2012

<p><strong>Chicago, Il</strong><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/testa-award-banner.jpg" alt="Testa Award - Image" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Testa Produce has been presented with a Governor's Sustainability Award by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. The awards are presented to "organizations in Illinois that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence through outstanding and innovative sustainability practices that will also save money and help the economy."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"These businesses and organizations have shown that it is possible to create and maintain conditions under which people and the environment can exist in productive harmony, and fulfill the social and economic requirements of present and future generations,” said Manohar Kulkarni, ISTC Director.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Twenty-one Illinois companies and organizations have been honored with Governor’s Sustainability Awards presented by the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC). ISTC is a unit of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. Any Illinois public or private organization is eligible to apply for an award. Organizations who are winning for the first time received the Sustainability Award. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The 2012 Governor’s Sustainability Award winners are:</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><ul><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Advocate Health Care – Oak Brook</li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. – Rosemont </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business – Chicago </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> City of Moline – Moline </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Clarke – Roselle </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> County of Will – Joliet </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Flex-N-Gate Urbana – Urbana </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Fluorecycle, Inc. – Ingleside </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Knauz Automotive Group – Lake Bluff </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> The Label Printers LP – Aurora </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Lawrence Foods, Inc. – Elk Grove Village</li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Naval Station Great Lakes – Great Lakes </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> The Peterson Garden Project – Chicago</li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Quaker Foods &amp; Snacks - Bridgeview </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Testa Produce, Inc. – Chicago</li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Wight &amp; Company – Darien </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"></ul><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Organizations that have won in past years and are continuing their environmental efforts are awarded with a Continuous Improvement Award:</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><ul><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Caterpillar Technical Center – Mossville </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Farmland Foods, Inc. – Monmouth </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Vaughan &amp; Bushnell Mfg. Co. – Bushnell </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><li> Village of Schaumburg – Schaumburg </li><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"></ul><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.testaproduce.com" target="_new"> Testa Produce </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">