Chicago Business Council Honors Sayers With Supplier of the Year Award

VERNON HILLS, Ill., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale Sayers, Chairman of Sayers, today announced the Company has received the Chicago Minority Business Council's 2010 Supplier of the Year Award, nominated by The Allstate Insurance Company.  Sayers, the legendary Chicago Bear running back and the youngest player ever elected to the NFL Hall of Fame, received the award at the annual awards luncheon held at Chicago's Navy Pier.  The ceremony culminated a weeklong minority business summit.

"This is a great honor for our company.  I have great respect for the work of the Council and am humbled to have been nominated by such a world-class company.  Like Allstate, social responsibility is an underpinning of our company," said Sayers.  "Our team is committed to executing the three components of our social responsibility platform: Diversity & Inclusion, Sustainability & Green IT, and 'Sayers Cares'—our civic and charitable initiatives."

"Sayers is one of many suppliers we deal with on a daily basis and we were proud to present them with the Chicago Minority Business Council's 2010 Supplier of the Year Award," said Lori Yelvington, Chief Procurement Officer of Allstate Insurance Company. "Allstate Insurance continues to deliver exceptional experiences to our customers by engaging technology partners like Sayers that share our goals of supplier diversity and reliability."

About Sayers  Sayers helps businesses gain competitive advantage from their IT investments.  Executives are under enormous pressure to deliver results with fewer resources.  Clients leverage Sayers' focused expertise to accelerate time to market, control costs, and reduce risk.  Sayers take a collaborative approach, which leads to successful project outcomes and ultimately establishes a partnership that lasts.

The Company delivers its services through four primary Practice Areas—Virtualization, Procurement Services, Security, and Professional Services.  Sayers is a minority a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE) certified by the Chicago Minority Business Development Council.  Sayers is an active member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council's Corporate Plus® Program. This designation provides Sayers with the ability to satisfy national contracts for NMSDC Corporate Members.

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