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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, On February 21, 2007, proud residents, |
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businesspeople, and friends of the Richardson community are meeting |
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at the State Capitol for Richardson's Telecom Corridor Legislative |
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Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Located just north of Dallas in both Collin and |
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Dallas Counties, Richardson is home to almost 100,000 people and a |
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high concentration of technology and telecommunications firms, as |
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well as financial services firms and corporate headquarters; and |
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WHEREAS, The collaboration between business and government |
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that characterizes the region is due in large part to the committed |
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efforts of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the City of |
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Richardson; assistance from the state's Texas Enterprise Fund and |
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Emerging Technology Fund has also greatly contributed to local |
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economic development initiatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson has been among the most successful cities |
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for economic development in the nation, with its City-Chamber |
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economic development partnership receiving the prestigious |
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"Technology-Led Development Award" from the International Economic |
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Development Council in 2006; after capturing the largest capital |
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investment in the United States in 2004 made by a single company, |
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Texas Instruments, Richardson followed up by winning the |
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Countrywide Financial 5,000-job campus project in 2005 and the Blue |
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Cross Blue Shield 1.1 million-square-foot headquarters in 2006; no |
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city of its size in the state has ever attracted so many nationally |
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significant projects of such size in such a short span of years; and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson's high quality of life makes it an ideal |
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home to modern business; in addition to some of the state's best |
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schools and colleges, the city boasts more than 1,000 acres of park |
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space, and the nationally known Wildflower Arts and Music Festival |
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and Cottonwood Arts Festival are apt reflections of the area's rich |
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cultural opportunities; and |
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WHEREAS, Richardson is also home to The University of Texas |
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at Dallas, a dynamic public research institution on the cutting |
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edge of science, technology, and medicine; the site of the new $85 |
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million Natural Science and Engineering Research Building, the |
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university is known for its outstanding school of engineering and |
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computer science as well as for its exceptional faculty and staff; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Richardson Chamber of Commerce and the area's |
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technology leadership have made Richardson's Telecom Corridor area |
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one of the showpieces of modern Texas, and they can take great pride |
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in their many accomplishments as they look forward to the |
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challenges and opportunities that lie ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 21, 2007, as Richardson's |
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Telecom Corridor Legislative Day and extend a warm welcome to the |
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area's business and civic leaders visiting the State Capitol. |