HR0529 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and employees of the S & C Electric Company on the occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary in 2011; and

WHEREAS, The S & C Electric Company has been a leader in providing leading edge technology in its product offerings throughout the last 100 years and has helped to transform the electric power industry; and

WHEREAS, The City of Chicago has served as the S & C Electric Company's corporate headquarters since its founding in 1911; and

WHEREAS, The S & C Electric Company employs an expanding workforce of more than 1,800 people at its Chicago campus and more than 200 employees at its other U.S. locations; the company also employs over 400 employees at the company's international locations in Canada, Brazil, China, Mexico, and Europe; and

WHEREAS, The S & C Electric Company recently opened the Advanced Technology Center on its Chicago campus; this unique, state-of-the-art testing laboratory has enabled S & C to accelerate the delivery of these innovative solutions to its customers worldwide; and

WHEREAS, The S & C Electric Company and its employees serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the owners and employees of the S & C Electric Company on the occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the S & C Electric Company as a symbol of our esteem and respect.