Chicago Innovation Awards

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The Chicago Innovation Awards was created by the Chicago Sun-Times and Kuczmarski & Associates in 2002. Each year the Awards recognize 10 Chicago area businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations that develop the year's most innovative new products and services.

2014

The 2014 Chicago Innovations Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. There was a total of 550 nominations by a team of judges. Winners were Auctions By Cellular, Dough, Deuxis, among others.

2013

The 2013 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. The Social Innovator Award was given to the Chicago Public Library for their product, Maker Lab and the People's Choice Award was given to tastytrade. The Collaboration Awards was given to Ingenuity Incorporated for their product, Ingenuity.

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2012

The 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater. The People's Choice Award was given to New Futuro for their eponymous product.

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2011

The 2011 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Harris Theater.

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2010

The 2010 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater. A Visionary Award was given to Rocky Wirtz, president of the Wirtz Corp. and owner/chairman of The Chicago Blackhawks, winner of the Stanley Cup in 2010.

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2009

The 2009 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater.

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2008

The 2008 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater.

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2007

The 2007 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held at the Goodman Theater. A Visionary Pioneer Award was given to Joe Mansueto, the CEO of Morningstar.

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2006

The 2006 Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held on October 30, 2006 at the Goodman Theater. A Visionary Pioneer Award was given to Gerald Putnam, the founder of Archipelago, an electronic stock exchange that was recently bought out by The New York Stock Exchange. The event was hosted by Thomas Kuczmarski, President and Senior Partner of Kuczmarski & Associates and Dan Miller, Business Editor of the Chicago Sun-Times.

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2005

In 2005, the Chicago Innovation Awards reception was held on October 18 at the Goodman Theater. Casey Cowell, founder of U.S. Robotics was the keynote speaker and the winner of the 2005 Visionary Pioneer Award.

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