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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 139
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize International Business Machines Corporation on the |
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occasion of the company's 50th anniversary in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, On July 31, 1967, IBM opened the doors of its new |
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100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in North Austin, and 500 |
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employees played a role in assembling the Selectric Composer |
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typewriter; and |
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WHEREAS, The company's operations have evolved over the |
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years as IBM has worked to meet the changing demands of society, |
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and today, the Austin campus provides jobs for approximately |
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6,000 Central Texans; the site hosts one of IBM's 12 research |
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laboratories, and it serves as headquarters for the company's |
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Global Design Group; and |
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WHEREAS, IBM has reached many significant technological |
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milestones in the capital city; in 1984, Austin workers helped |
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develop the company's first portable personal computer, and two |
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years later, the Austin site began manufacturing the PC |
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Convertible, IBM's first foldable laptop; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the last five decades, IBM has contributed |
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greatly to the local economy through job creation, acquisitions, |
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and the philanthropic endeavors of its employees; it has also |
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helped bring about new entrepreneurial activity, as former |
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employees have moved on to begin new local technology businesses |
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such as Cognitive Scale and ClearCube; and |
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WHEREAS, IBM played a significant role in Austin's development |
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from a sleepy college town to one of the nation's renowned |
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technological centers; the company continues to thrive as an |
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innovator in technological research and development, and its |
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50-year anniversary in the Texas capital is indeed worthy of |
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celebration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate International |
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Business Machines Corporation on 50 years of success in Austin |
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and extend to all associated with the company best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the company as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on August 14, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |