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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate River City | ||||||
4 | Construction on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of its | ||||||
5 | founding; and
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6 | WHEREAS, In October of 2014, River City Construction will | ||||||
7 | celebrate its 30th year in business; since its inception,
River | ||||||
8 | City Construction has completed over $3,750,000,000 worth of | ||||||
9 | construction projects; River City
Construction was founded on | ||||||
10 | the guiding principles of providing quality projects that are | ||||||
11 | completed
safely, on time, within budget, and with an | ||||||
12 | uncompromising commitment to customer satisfaction; as
such, | ||||||
13 | River City Construction has established and maintained | ||||||
14 | long-term, ongoing relationships with
many of the customers it | ||||||
15 | works with - a testament to River City Construction's | ||||||
16 | commitment to its guiding principles; and
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17 | WHEREAS, River City Construction was founded in 1984 by 6 | ||||||
18 | middle management employees - Jim
Barr, Don Brennan, Joe West, | ||||||
19 | Wynne Carter, Lu Ori, and Jim Wendle - who had previously | ||||||
20 | worked for V.
Jobst and Sons; these
individuals decided to pool | ||||||
21 | their resources and do whatever it took to make a go of a new | ||||||
22 | construction
company; it was a courageous move and their gamble | ||||||
23 | paid off as River City Construction's principals
aggressively |
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1 | pursued and won a number of contracts; and
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2 | WHEREAS, In 1992, River City Construction opened its second | ||||||
3 | location in Benton with the office being
managed by Bernie | ||||||
4 | Koch; he started at River City Construction in 1987 as a | ||||||
5 | project manager,
becoming a company principal in 1991; he has | ||||||
6 | served as River City Construction's President since
2008; in | ||||||
7 | 1998, the River City Design Group was formed; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, In 2002, River City Construction moved into its | ||||||
9 | new headquarters in East Peoria; this
building has served both | ||||||
10 | as a functional and aesthetically pleasing environment for | ||||||
11 | staff as well as a
welcoming environment for visiting clients; | ||||||
12 | it also serves as an example of River City's design and | ||||||
13 | building
talents; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In 2004, River City Construction opened an office | ||||||
15 | in Ashland, Missouri with the office being managed by John | ||||||
16 | Sutherland; he was hired by River City Construction in 1993 as | ||||||
17 | a project manager, and in January of 2009, he became a company | ||||||
18 | principal; and
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19 | WHEREAS, River City Construction's core values have not | ||||||
20 | changed but its business has indeed grown and expanded
over 30 | ||||||
21 | years; today, River City Construction's principals include: | ||||||
22 | President Bernie Koch and Vice-Presidents Lu Ori, John |
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1 | Hoelscher, Eric Bursott, John Sutherland, Kent Kampwerth, and | ||||||
2 | Steve Dorris; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
4 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
5 | we congratulate River City Construction on its 30th anniversary | ||||||
6 | and wish its officers and employees every success
in the | ||||||
7 | future; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to River City Construction as an expression of our | ||||||
10 | esteem and respect.
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