Full Text of HR0140 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, | 4 | | Inc. (CMT) of Springfield on its 75th anniversary and its | 5 | | strong legacy of stability and longevity as a company; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, CMT began in Springfield in 1946 as three | 7 | | partners and a dream; starting in a small, second-floor office | 8 | | with no air conditioning, friends and civil engineers Len | 9 | | Crawford, Pat Murphy, and Ray Tilly began CMT in the aftermath | 10 | | of World War II; the friends had the idea that engineering | 11 | | could significantly improve our country's post-war | 12 | | infrastructure; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Though CMT has expanded throughout the Midwest | 14 | | and Southeast, it is still headquartered in Springfield with | 15 | | its original name; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, A lot has changed since 1946 and CMT's humble | 17 | | beginnings; now, it has more than 20 locations across the | 18 | | country; however, the one thing that has remained constant is | 19 | | the company's dedication to its employees and local | 20 | | communities; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, For 75 years, CMT has strived to provide superior |
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| 1 | | infrastructure solutions and to be responsive to the needs and | 2 | | expectations of its clients, all while fostering growth and | 3 | | development for its employees; currently, the engineering | 4 | | consulting firm focuses its planning, engineering, design, and | 5 | | construction expertise in the areas of aviation, rail, | 6 | | environmental and wetlands services, surface transportation, | 7 | | municipal and civil architecture and construction, and | 8 | | leveraging technology for the benefit of its clients; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, CMT has received recognition for its work over | 10 | | the years, including being named the 2020 Large Firm of the | 11 | | Year by the American Council of Engineering Companies-Illinois | 12 | | Chapter (ACEC-IL), the 2014 Design Firm of the Year by ENR | 13 | | Midwest, the Illinois Society of Professional Engineer | 14 | | (ISPE)'s Best Large Firm to Work For in 2018, and many more; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, CMT has proudly advocated for the communities in | 17 | | which it works, with efforts extending from the local, such as | 18 | | donating and volunteering time to charitable organizations | 19 | | like the United Way, to the global, including supporting | 20 | | college students in Engineers without Borders and promoting | 21 | | STEM initiatives for students of all ages; beyond delivering | 22 | | value to clients, it has shown a commitment to bringing value | 23 | | to its local and international communities; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. on its 75th | 4 | | anniversary and wish the company 75 more years of success; and | 5 | | be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to CMT, Inc. as an expression of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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