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Illinois Utilities Business Diversity Council Advancing Diverse Business Growth in Illinois DIVERSE SUPPLIERS PLAYING LARGER ROLE IN ILLINOIS UTILITY INDUSTRY Learn more about the 2023 IUBDC Economic Impact STUDY The Council has placed an emphasis on helping the utilities with their respective procurement goals for minorityowned womenowned veteranowned and small business enterprises. Our mission is to advance the utilization of diverse businesses in Illinois among our member utilities The Council has placed an emphasis on helping the utilities with their respective procurement goals for minorityowned womenowned veteranowned and small business enterprises. 2022 ICC Supplier Diversity Policy Session Illinois utility company leaders report on progress Leaders from various utilities came together during the MidAmerica Regulatory Conference MARC to discuss the importance of supplier and workforce diversity and the impact that legislative policies regulations and programs have on minority communities minority institutions and specific segments of the U. S.