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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Congratulating The HONORABLE SENATORE RENATO TURANO
WHEREAS, Renato Guerino Turano was born in Calabria, Italy in 1942, and in the late 1950s he left Italy with his family and moved to Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Renato Turano is best known locally as the president of the Turano Baking Company, one of the largest manufacturers of artisan breads in North America; and
WHEREAS, Renato Turano, after receiving a Bachelor of Arts and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Chicago, has dedicated his life to sharing his success with his fellow Italians and Americans of Italian descent; and
WHEREAS, Renato Turano was elected to the Italian Senate in the spring of 2013, having previously occupied the post from 2006 to 2008, representing Italian citizens of North and Central America in the Italian Parliament; and
WHEREAS, Turano has been actively involved in the Chicago-area Italian-American community for decades, presiding over the Columbian Club of Chicago, Calabresi in America Organization, Italian American Chamber of Commerce-Midwest, and Casa Italia; and
WHEREAS, as a co-founder of Casa Italia, Turano helped the Italian American Chamber of Commerce-Midwest win official recognition from the Italian government and leveraged funds from the Italian government to support economic exchanges between Italy and the Midwest; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, Renato Turano has represented the Midwest Chamber on the Assocamerestero, an association of 76 Italian chambers of commerce around the world, and he has served for the last 16 years as consultore/advisor to the Region of Calabria.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County President and Board of Commissioners hereby honor Renato Turano as he receives the prestigious 2013 Justinian Outstanding Achievement Award.
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