[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5841]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             THE CHICAGO AREA ENTREPRENEURSHIP HALL OF FAME

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                        HON. JOHN EDWARD PORTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 13, 2000

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, today I call your attention to the Chicago 
Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame sponsored by the University of 
Illinois at Chicago. Entrepreneurs inducted into the Hall of Fame are 
selected because they have steered their companies through significant 
challenges, and their businesses have emerged strong and vital.
  Nominees are interviewed by members of the sponsoring organizations 
drawn from industry and voted upon by a judges panel. The Chicago Area 
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame is the oldest recognition program of this 
kind in the Chicago area.
  Winners selected for the 2000 Hall of Fame from Illinois' 10th 
Congressional District are: Jacob Kiferbaum, of Kiferbaum Construction 
Corporation, Deerfield, Illinois; Lake Forest resident Elizabeth Van 
Ella, of James E. Van Ella & Associates, Chicago; and Marshall 
Marcovitz, founder and former owner of Chef's Catalog, Northbrook, 
Illinois. Each of these businesses experienced substantial revenue 
growth under the guidance of these outstanding leaders in the business 
community.
  By honoring the hard work and perseverance of these creative forces 
we are projecting their accomplishments as examples that others can 
follow. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
these Hall of Fame members on this achievement.

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