LaSalle Network Honoree of Daily Herald Business Ledger's "Annual Awards for Business Excellence"

President, CEO, Tom Gimbel, Keynote Speaker for Awards Ceremony

2014-03-06

CHICAGO, IL, March 06, 2014 (Press-News.org) LaSalle Network, Chicago's premier provider of professional staffing and recruiting services, announced today it has been selected as a 2014 honoree of The Daily Herald Business Ledger's 24th "Annual Awards for Business Excellence."

Tom Gimbel, President and CEO of LaSalle Network, will give the keynote for the awards ceremony, which will recognize successful suburban businesses and organizations, and honor the people who make them successful. LaSalle Network has been recognized in the category of medium-sized companies.

"There are many elements that go into creating an excellent business," says Gimbel, "and I'm a firm believer that at the end of the day, it all starts with putting employees first."

Since inception, LaSalle Network has been recognized with more than 30 culture-based and revenue-based awards. A few include: "Inc.500/5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America" for the past seven consecutive years, Staffing Industry Analysts' "Fastest-Growing Staffing Firms" (2012-2013) and its "Top 5 Best Staffing Firms to Work For" (2011-2013), "Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in Chicago" (2011- 2013), as well as the "National Best & Brightest" list (2013).

The 24th Annual Awards for Business Excellence ceremony will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at Medinah Banquets, 550 N. Shriners Drive in Addison, Ill.

For more information on LaSalle Network, please visit lasallenetwork.com or contact Heather Youkhana at 312-496-6562 or hyoukhana@lasallenetwork.com.

About LaSalle Network

LaSalle Network is Chicago's premier provider of professional staffing and recruiting services specializing in accounting and finance, technology, administrative, call center, human resources, marketing and executive search. Since its inception, LaSalle has grown over 1,000 percent, worked with thousands of clients and placed more than 25,000 candidates in temporary, temporary-to-permanent and permanent positions. LaSalle Network has been listed on Inc. Magazine's 500/5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America list for the past seven years, named by Staffing Industry Analysts' as a top five "Best Staffing Firms to Work For" from 2011 through 2013, and among the "Fastest Growing Staffing Firms" in 2012 and 2013. The firm has offices in downtown Chicago, Arlington Heights and Oak Brook. For more information, please call 312-419-1700 or visit http://www.lasallenetwork.com.

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