Full Text of HR1120 095th General Assembly
HR1120 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and | 4 |
| employees of Forest City Gear in Roscoe on the occasion of | 5 |
| being named as one of the Ten Best Machine Shops for 2007 by | 6 |
| Penton Media's American Machinist trade publication in | 7 |
| November of 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The Ten Best Machine Shops in U.S. ranking is | 9 |
| awarded each year by Penton Media's American Machinist | 10 |
| publication based on a company's operating performance, | 11 |
| measured against American Machinist's proprietary machine shop | 12 |
| benchmarks database, interviews, and site visits, with winners | 13 |
| recognized by the publication in November of 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Forest City Gear was founded in 1955; the company | 15 |
| specializes in aerospace, medical, military, and racing | 16 |
| vehicles, industrial projects, power tool gearing, and various | 17 |
| instruments; the company had total sales of $10 million in | 18 |
| 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Forest City Gear's great success is due to its | 20 |
| philosophy of investing 20% to 40% of gross revenues in new | 21 |
| equipment, strengthening their customer preferences and | 22 |
| attachments to the company, selling surplus equipment, which |
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| can lead to new gear business from the buyer, seeking | 2 |
| long-term, not short-term, returns on investment, and | 3 |
| cultivating a workforce that is loyal, long-term, and embraces | 4 |
| new technology and lifelong learning; and
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| WHEREAS, Forest City Gear holds the distinction of being | 6 |
| the only machine shop in the State of Illinois to be named to | 7 |
| the Ten Best Machine Shops for 2007 list; and
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| WHEREAS, In response to this prestigious designation, | 9 |
| Forest City Gear has added three jobs, bringing their total | 10 |
| workforce to 48 employees, and has gained a new customer every | 11 |
| week; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Forest City Gear's designation as one of the Ten | 13 |
| Best Machine Shops for 2007 is a testament to the integrity, | 14 |
| dedication, and hard work of its owners and employees; | 15 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| congratulate the owners and employees of Forest City Gear in | 19 |
| Roscoe on the occasion of being named as one of the Ten Best | 20 |
| Machine Shops for 2007 and wish them continued success in the | 21 |
| future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Forest City Gear President Fred Young as a symbol | 3 |
| of our esteem and respect.
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