PEKIN, Ill. — Reditus Laboratories CEO Dr. Aaron Rossi was surprised Monday by a visit from Pekin Mayor and State Rep. Mark Luft.
Luft was there to honor Reditus and Rossi for their contributions to Pekin and Illinois during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Luft presented two certificates of recognition from the Illinois General Assembly to Rossi, one for Reditus and one for Rossi.
“Thanks to Dr. Aaron Rossi and Reditus Labs, our community stayed safer,” said Luft. “We stayed above water unlike a lot of communities around us.”
Since April 2020, Reditus has performed more than 2.4 million COVID-19 tests.
Rossi thanked Luft for his service to the area and for taking time to meet with him in 2019 when he had the vision for Reditus.
“I always knew I had the support of the city and mayor,” said Rossi.
Rossi also gave credit to his employees and family after accepting the recognition.
“We couldn’t do it without all you guys — all your hard work and support — and mostly my wife,” an emotional Rossi said. “I am impressed every day with the dedication of our employees and their recognition that everything we do is for the patient.”
Reditus has nearly 300 employees and opened in June 2019.
