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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Pinnacle Technical Resources of Dallas is |
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celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception in the mid-1990s, Pinnacle |
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Technical Resources has grown 100 times its original size into an |
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award-winning, $200 million staffing, payroll, and vendor |
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management provider that serves Fortune 500 clients across a broad |
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range of industries; Pinnacle has created more than 7,000 jobs in |
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the state of Texas over the years, and today employs more than 3,500 |
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people in over 400 locations across the nation and in several |
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foreign countries; and |
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WHEREAS, The company has become the largest Texas |
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historically underutilized business in the staffing industry, as |
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well as the largest diversity-owned IT staffing company in the |
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nation, and its other accomplishments include recognition by |
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Staffing Industry Reports as being among the top 20 IT staffing |
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firms; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, Pinnacle's CEO, Nina Vaca-Humrichouse, |
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received the prestigious 2005 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the |
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Year Award for Technology and Communications, and the company was |
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recognized with a 2009 CIO 100 Award for its proprietary technology |
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platform; Ms. Vaca-Humrichouse serves on the board of Comerica Bank |
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and the Kohl's Corporation, and she was recently elected as chair of |
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the board of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, For a decade and a half, Pinnacle Technical |
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Resources has contributed to the economic strength and diversity of |
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Texas, and its ongoing success is truly deserving of recognition |
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during this milestone year; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 15th |
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anniversary of the founding of Pinnacle Technical Resources and |
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extend to Nina Vaca-Humrichouse and her staff sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Pinnacle Technical Resources as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Branch |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 292 was adopted by the House on June |
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29, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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