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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Raynor Garage Doors, located in Dixon, was
3 recently honored as the Illinois Family Business of the Year by
4 the Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center; the
5 61-year-old company won the award in the large business
6 category for companies having 250 or more employees; the award
7 recognizes Illinois-based family businesses that demonstrate a
8 strong commitment to both business and family; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Raynor Garage Door employs over 800 people; among
10 the factors considered for the award were positive
11 family/business linkage, multi-generational family business
12 involvement, contributions to industry and community, and
13 innovative family business practices and strategies; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Raynor Garage Doors began in 1944 in Quincy, when
15 Bill Norberg and Ray Neisewander began manufacturing sectional
16 overhead-type garage doors; the company moved to Dixon in 1946;
17 today, Raynor has 600 independent distributors throughout the
18 United States, Canada, and 60 other countries around the world;
19 and
 
20     WHEREAS, In recognition of this honor, Dixon Mayor Jim
21 Burke signed a proclamation declaring December 8th as "Raynor
22 Garage Door Day"; therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 we congratulate Raynor Garage Doors of Dixon on being named
26 Illinois Family Business of the Year by the Loyola University
27 Chicago Family Business Center; and be it further
 
28     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to Raynor Garage Doors as an expression of our
30 esteem.