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Public Communications Inc. Earns City of Chicago Woman-Owned Business Enterprise Certification, and National WBE Certification for the Sixth Year

CHICAGO – August 31, 2010

Public Communications Inc. (PCI) has received certification as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) from the City of Chicago and won a WBE certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council for the sixth year in a row. The designations qualify PCI as a WBE eligible to bid on federal, state, city and other government and corporate contracts.

PCI is a 48-year-old Chicago-based integrated communications firm with a national practice that is concentrated in health care, conservation/environment, education, cultural/sports/entertainment and “everything Chicago.”

"We are a full-service, strategic firm and find ourselves bidding on contracts as the lead agency when a contract requires that a WBE receive a percentage of activities,” said Dorothy Oliver Pirovano, APR, president and CEO of PCI. "We add a dimension and provide a depth of experience that is valued by our clients and recognized by potential clients. We have been very successful in winning business based on creative, deliverable program ideas.”

PCI has a diverse practice that includes providing strategic counsel and issues management; managing product launches, special events and celebrations; running national awareness and branding campaigns; and orchestrating media outreach that integrates social and legacy media. The firm works with pharma, device and biotech companies; hospitals and health systems; medical and dental associations; educational institutions and allied organizations; and social service agencies; and has a significant practice working with zoos, aquariums, museums, cultural institutions and professional sports teams.

PCI is a founding member of the Worldcom Public Relations Group, www.worldcomgroup.com, the world’s largest network of independently owned public relations counseling firms with more than 100 offices on five continents.  Pirovano serves on the board of the Americas Region of Worldcom and heads the Health Care Practice Group of more than 30 firms worldwide. PCI is mid-sized with nearly 50 employees and is located at One E. Wacker Dr. in downtown Chicago. For more information, visit www.pcipr.com.