McLeod wins national small business advocate award

Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod has been selected to receive the United States Conference of Mayors' 2019 Partner America Small Business Advocate Award for his support and work on behalf of the small business community.Past recipients of the award include: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney; Austin Mayor Steve Adler; Elizabeth, New Jersey Mayor Chris Bollwage; Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh; and Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin, among others. A local ceremony for the presentation of the award is being arranged for Wednesday, April 16.The Partner America Program is a U.S. Conference of Mayors small business initiative to provide mayors with best practices, information and support to help grow and sustain local businesses.