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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Daikin Industries is celebrating the grand opening |
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of its new Daikin Texas Technology Park in Waller on May 24, 2017; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, An international manufacturer of heating, |
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ventilation, and air-conditioning equipment and refrigerants, |
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Daikin Industries operates 213 consolidated subsidiaries and 80 |
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production bases around the world, and it employs more than 11,000 |
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workers in North and South America; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2012, Daikin acquired Goodman Global Group, |
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expanding its presence in North America, and in 2015, the company |
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broke ground in Waller for its $400 million technology park; and |
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WHEREAS, This 4.1-million-square-foot facility consolidates |
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under one roof the engineering, manufacturing, logistics, |
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marketing, and sales components of the Daikin, Goodman, and Amana |
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brands of unitary heating and air-conditioning products, allowing |
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the company to better serve its customers and employees and to |
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reduce its impact on the environment; the park includes a |
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distribution center and research laboratory in addition to |
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manufacturing and office space, and by 2018, the company expects to |
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be employing more than 4,000 industry professionals at the site; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Enterprises that provide jobs and boost economic |
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activity are essential to the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and |
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the Daikin Texas Technology Park is an exciting addition to the |
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industrial sector of the greater Houston area; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the grand opening of the Daikin |
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Texas Technology Park and extend to the management and employees of |
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Daikin Industries and their guests sincere best wishes for a |
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memorable and meaningful event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Daikin Industries as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |