The Investors in America Award

The Investors in America Award acknowledges groups and individuals who use enterprise, vision, and creative public/private partnerships to bring new civic assets to our nation’s cities. Their exemplary efforts have resulted in the creation of projects, jobs and entire industries that offer our communities long-term assets and a renewed sense of pride.

Past recipients of the honorable Investors in America Award include San Diego developer and philanthropist Ernest W. Hahn, for the mixed-use Horton Plaza development in downtown San Diego, a new model for in-town shopping; the
National Association of Manufacturers, for bringing manufacturing back as a key resource for America’s economic future; Catherine Bessant, for her leading work with community reinvestment at NationsBank, now Bank of America; Jaime Lerner, who helped make the city of Curitiba, Brazil an international model of sustainability during his mayorship; former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening for his work with smart growth and sustainable development in the State of Maryland and in the United States; Secretary of the US Treasury John Snow for his commitment to promoting smart economic development policies and responsible business practices; and Vickie Tassan of Bank of America, who has been a key local asset and figure in economic development and equal opportunity lending.