South Elgin, Ill.-based McCloud Services has announced the charitable organizations that will receive a donation as part of its 2014-2015 Employee Incentive Program. In its third year, the program has contributed nearly $11,000 to non-profit organizations as part of the company’s philanthropy work. Charitable organizations receiving donations from the Employee Incentive Program for the 2014-2015 fiscal year […]
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