By Crownover                                         H.C.R. No. 118
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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, Greg Brown, president of W. W. Cannon, has received
 1-2     a prestigious Dallas 100 Award, and this significant accomplishment
 1-3     is indeed worthy of special praise; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Presented by Southern Methodist University's Cox
 1-5     School of Business Caruth Institute and the CEO Institute, this
 1-6     noteworthy honor is accorded to the top 100 fastest growing,
 1-7     privately held companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; in
 1-8     addition, the accolade recognizes businesses that make important
 1-9     contributions to the area, such as helping to establish Dallas as a
1-10     leading economic developer and generating job opportunities; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Specializing in materials handling, packaging, and
1-12     storage planning, W. W. Cannon supplies its many customers with a
1-13     wide range of merchandise to help operate industrial plants,
1-14     including drawers, dollies, stock carts, stools, work benches,
1-15     ladders, file and storage cabinets, security enclosures, and many
1-16     other  products; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Under Mr. Brown's astute guidance, W. W. Cannon has
1-18     grown and flourished by continuing to meet the needs of its diverse
1-19     clientele; moreover, the company has expanded to San Antonio and
1-20     markets its impressive inventory to countless people through the
1-21     World Wide Web; and
1-22           WHEREAS, The son of State Representative Betty Brown,
1-23     Mr. Brown has used his vision, experience, and savvy to make W. W.
1-24     Cannon a leader in the Dallas business community and one of the
 2-1     strongest and most enterprising companies in the Lone Star State,
 2-2     and it is most appropriate to pay tribute to him at this time; now,
 2-3     therefore, be it
 2-4           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
 2-5     hereby congratulate Greg Brown of W. W. Cannon on his receipt of a
 2-6     Dallas 100 Award and extend to him sincere best wishes for
 2-7     continued success and good fortune; and, be it further
 2-8           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-9     prepared for Mr. Brown as an expression of high regard by the Texas
2-10     House of Representatives and Senate.