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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Boeing Company is a leading corporate citizen
3and valued partner in our State; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Boeing is a driver of innovation with Illinois
5suppliers, developing, building, and supporting aerospace
6products and services to advance the frontiers of aerospace and
7commercial aviation; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Boeing is a critical part of America's defense and
9space industrial base, building and supporting the weapons and
10equipment that our troops use every day to protect the United
11States homeland and deter aggressors; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Boeing products play a major role in our daily
13lives by transporting people and goods across our country and
14the globe; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Boeing is a significant driver of prosperity in
16our State with its Chicago and St. Clair County sites, spending
17$1 billion with 557 State suppliers; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Boeing has been a good neighbor by volunteering
19and investing significant charitable resources in community
20organizations and charitable causes; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Boeing is approaching the 100th anniversary of its
2founding on July 15, 2016; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5commend the Boeing Company for its contributions to our State
6and the U.S. aerospace industry and we wish the company much
7success in the next 100 years; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Boeing as an expression of our esteem and respect.