A
record number of companies entered the competition this year, generating nearly
$12,000 in entry fees, which will be donated to a charitable organization in
the Chicago
area (the location of the 2012 show.)
The
U.S. Senate Nov. 10 unanimously approved legislation to repeal a federal
mandate that government agencies withhold part of their payments to contractors and added
an amendment to provide tax credits to companies that hire veterans.