Steve Kase, CEO and Owner of ASK Power received Kane County Sparkler Award for Business at the Kane County Leadership Summit on May 8 for support in workforce development and export. 

The Kane County Sparkler Awards recognizes the contributions and leadership made by companies in Business, Partnership, and Innovation.  

The award was present by Chris Lauzen the Kane County Board Chairman and former Illinois State Senator

ASK Power is an Aurora, IL based manufacturer of electrical connectors for the Truck, Automotive, Telecom, Utility, and Military marketplaces and has been in Kane County for almost 30 years.  In 2012, Kase was Chairman of the Board of the TMA, Illinois’ Largest Full Service Manufacturing Association and currently serves on the Steering Committee of World Business Chicago's 1,000 Jobs Initiative for Chicagland Manufacturing

The Kane County Sparkler Awards recognize outstanding and sometimes-unheralded achievement in three categories: business, partnership and innovation. The awards will showcase the work of each of the nominees, and an award winner will be named in each category. The 2015 nominees are as follows:

Business Category

•   Joe and Luke Slawek, FONA, International
•   Jerry and Keith Rich, Rich Harvest Farms
•   Steven Kase, ASK Power

Partnership Category

•   CASA Kane County
•   Workforce Investment Board – Serving Kane, Kendall and DeKalb Counties
•   Longmeadow Parkway Corridor
•   Fox River Ecosystem Partnership

Innovation Category

•   Kane County Community Health Assessment – Participating Partners
•   Elgin Land Use/Transportation Task Force
•   Kane County Planning Cooperative