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Gurnee
Winner: KeyLime Cove has earned a spot in the top 10 indoor waterparks in the country as voted by USA Today’s “10 Best Readers’ Choice” awards. Each year, USA Today invites families from across the country to participate in its month-long “10 Best Readers’ Choice” awards by voting for their waterpark favorites, including the title of “Best Indoor Water Park.” Among the hundreds of indoor waterparks in the U.S. only 20 were nominated as possible contenders for the “10 Best Readers’ Choice” awards. This year, KeyLime Cove was ranked No. 8 in the category of “Best Indoor Water Park.” Earlier this year, TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website, named KeyLime Cove a Certificate of Excellence 2015 Winner and also ranked the indoor waterpark resort No. 23 on its list of Travelers’ Choice Top 25 Hotels for Families — United States.
North Chicago
Top benchmark: For the third consecutive year, Abbott has been named the leading company in its industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the most prestigious global benchmarks for corporate responsibility and sustainability. Abbott is the only U.S.-based company of the 24 companies recognized for leading their respective industry groups. The DJSI leaders are chosen from among 3,400 of the largest companies worldwide, including companies in developed and emerging markets. This is the 11th consecutive year that Abbott has been recognized for sustainability leadership through its inclusion on the DJSI, including both the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and North America Index. Abbott also was the leader in its specific DJSI industry sector, Health Care Equipment & Supplies. Abbott earned the highest industry scores across all three areas of overall economic, environmental and social performance. The company’s score of 88 was more than double the average score of 39 for other companies in the industry. Abbott’s leading position was strengthened in 2015; the company’s score increased five points from 83 to 88, compared to a two-point average decrease across the industry. Abbott also achieved the top industry scores in 15 of DJSI’s 23 specific economic, environmental and social criteria. In addition to being included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 11 years, Abbott has been named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility magazine for seven consecutive years.
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