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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Dan Black on |
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| being named Small Business Person of the Year by the Jefferson |
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| County Chamber of Commerce; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Black is entering his 30th year in the |
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| commercial contracting industry; after graduating from the |
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| University of Missouri at Rolla, he spent the first 14 years of |
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| his career in Alaska working on various phases of the famous |
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| Alaska Pipeline; he returned to Illinois after many years to |
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| run the family business, Ray Black and Sons Construction; he is |
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| the Chairman and Chief Executive Office of the company; and
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| WHEREAS, In his role at Ray Black and Sons Construction, |
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| Mr. Black manages all parts of the company, including |
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| construction management of projects, development and leasing |
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| commercial properties, project estimating, subcontracting |
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| administration, jobsite supervision, cost and scheduling, |
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| advertising, banking, and insurance and bonding; the company |
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| was founded by Mr. Black's father in 1987; it employs |
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| approximately 50 individuals and has diversified by moving into |
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| real estate development; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Black was Founding President of the Alaska |
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| North Slope Contractors Association, Past President of the |
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| Alaska Support Industry Alliance, Optimist International |
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| Chaplain in Mt. Vernon, International Rotary Member, a 2-term |
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| Past President of the Jefferson County Camber of Commerce, Vice |
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| President of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Small |
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| Business Council, Vice President of the Governmental Affairs |
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| Council of the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, Fifth |
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| Third Bank Regional Board Member, Ex-Officio Member of the Mt. |
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| Vernon Economic Development Board, a member of the Mt. Vernon |
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| Tourism Board, and the Mt. Vernon Sweet Corn Watermelon Board, |