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Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, President and CEO of ECOS®, was honored by the US congress with the 2024 Woman of Distinction Award.

The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center named Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks as chair of the Center’s Community Advisory Board.

Greek-American Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, President and CEO of ECOS®, is not just a successful business leader but also an environmentalist.

Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, CEO of ECOS, talks about expanding her company while practicing some of the best work and environmental ethics. How can a company have an award-winning green operation, pay one of the highest minimum wages to its employees, manufacture in the...

Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, President and CEO of Earth Friendly Products (ECOS), will be among the honorees at the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) in a ceremony to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, 2020. The annual "Women Making History Awards" honor...

The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture has said it welcomed "with enormous pleasure" a new scholarship backed by a leading Greek-American businesswoman. The Vlahakis-Hanks undergraduate scholarship, supported by Earth Friendly President and CEO Kelly...

Two distinguished Greek-Americans were honored by Chapman University on October 6. Ambassador George L. Argyros was awarded the highest award of distinction, the Bert C. Williams Lifetime Service Award at the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Awards. Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, president and CEO of...

The CEO of Earth Friendly Products, Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, was honored for her contribution to saving our planet at the star-studded 20th Anniversary Global Green Awards in Los Angeles, September 29. The Greek-American who received the award for Corporate Environmental Leadership...

Last week at the 32nd Cyprus and Hellenic Leadership Conference (PSEKA Conference), Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks and her father Van Vlahakis (posthumously) were honorees and received the Athens/Livanos Award. Inspired by its namesakes, George P. Livanos and Andrew A. Athens, the award...

On May 4 at the Hotel Irvine in Orange County, California, over 900 attendees gathered at the Business Journal’s 22nd Annual Women in Business Awards to celebrate the 2016 honorees. Among the five honorees was President and CEO of...

Greek-American entrepreneurs have recently joined forces to launch the $11 million XPRIZE worldwide initiative to combat wildfires. XPRIZE Wildfire is a 4-year global competition that will provide funding to teams able to develop and demonstrate fully-autonomous capabilities to detect and...

ECOS, the maker of safer, plant-powered laundry detergents and household cleaners, recently received the Green Sustainability Award at the Association of Corporate Growth Awards. The Award was given for the company's commitment to stewarding long-term consumer and employee value by...

ECOS, the maker of safer, plant-powered laundry detergents and household cleaners, has become the first manufacturer in Illinois to receive the prestigious LEED Zero certification developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The family-owned and operated since 1967 company...

The Austin Ekeler Foundation, ThinkWatts Foundation, and ECOS, the leading green cleaning products manufacturer, donated state-of-the-art washers and dryers as well as ECOS laundry detergent in three Watts School District schools on Giving Tuesday (#givingtuesday). The initiative will give students...

ECOS, a pioneer in environmentally friendly cleaning products, hosted California Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis, U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal, and other dignitaries at its sustainable manufacturing facility on Tuesday, August 31. During the visit, the honored guests will celebrated ECOS’ essential...