Nov 13, 2023 | The Power of Diversity
By Wendell Dallas, President/CEO, Nicor Gas and Board Member, Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council (IUBDC) Supplier inclusion brings innovation, quality and overall competitive value to our business. For me, supplier inclusion means we’re bigger than our...Jun 21, 2023 | The Power of Diversity
By Gil Quiniones, CEO, ComEd and Board Member, Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council (IUBDC) When I met with ComEd in 2021 during its search for a new CEO, we talked about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), and it was clear that the company placed a high...Apr 17, 2023 | The Power of Diversity
By Rebecca Losli , President Illinois American Water and Board Member, Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council (IUBDC) April is Celebrate Diversity Month and an opportunity to acknowledge the differences that exist around us. Both in business and in my personal...Feb 21, 2023 | The Power of Diversity
By Lenny Singh, Chairman and President Ameren Illinois and Chairman, Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council (IUBDC) Last year, my family and I made a big move. We relocated from New York City to the Land of Lincoln, so I could take on the role of chairman and...Dec 10, 2022 | Press Releases
Illinois American Water President Rebecca Losli named to the Board of DirectorsUtility professionals, diverse-owned company leaders honored at Annual Meeting & Stakeholder Event CHICAGO (December 10, 2022) – Lenny Singh, Chairman and President of Ameren Illinois,...Sep 30, 2022 | Press Releases
CHICAGO – (Sept. 30, 2022) – Members of the Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council (IUBDC) spent acombined total of $2 billion with minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses in 2021. Leadersfrom the member utilities reported positive gains year-over-year...Sep 8, 2022 | Press Releases
CHICAGO – (Sept. 8, 2022) – Justin Ladner, president of Illinois American Water, has been appointed chairmanof the board of the Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council (IUBDC). Ladner succeeds Joseph Dominguez,former president and CEO of Commonwealth Edison. The...Apr 20, 2021 | Press Releases
CHICAGO – (April 20, 2021) – A new economic impact study conducted by the Illinois Utilities BusinessDiversity Council (IUBDC) – including Ameren Illinois, Aqua, ComEd, Illinois American Water, Nicor Gas,People’s Gas, and North Shore Gas – shows Illinois utilities’...Feb 25, 2021 | Press Releases
CHICAGO – (Feb. 25, 2021) – Charter members of the Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council (IUBDC)spent a combined total of $1.8 billion on goods and services provided by minority-owned, womenowned, and veteran-owned businesses in 2019, a 100 percent increase...