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Regular Session, 2011 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 90
BY SENATOR BROOME
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend IBM upon its centennial anniversary celebration.
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2011, IBM is celebrating its one hundredth anniversary, an
event that is unmatched in the world of business and technology; and
WHEREAS, IBM has reached this historic milestone due to the talent, passion, and
excellence of its employees; and
WHEREAS, while countless corporations, political groups, technologies, economic
upheavals, and scientific disciplines have risen and disappeared throughout the decades,
IBM has persevered, and its insights are critical to America's rising leaders who are charting
their paths in a more global and competitive world; and
WHEREAS, IBM's centennial celebration is focused on making the world work
better as the company reflects on progress over the last century through three lenses:
pioneering the science of information, changing the way the world works, and reinventing
the modern corporation; and
WHEREAS, IBM celebrates one hundred years of science and technology
breakthroughs as it develops innovations to address global challenges for the next one
hundred years; and
WHEREAS, IBM created technological discoveries that have transformed our lives,
from the first electronic calculator and programmable computers to the chip powering the
leading gaming consoles and the Watson computer smart enough to battle champions on the
game show Jeopardy!; and
WHEREAS, since its founding on June 16, 1911, IBM has evolved to anticipate the
needs of its clients and of citizens around the world and has continued to reinvent itself as
a modern corporation through best practices built around strong leadership, management
training, and global growth; and SCR NO. 90 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, IBM has been in Louisiana since 1919, and with offices in Baton Rouge
and New Orleans, it employs more than one hundred fifty Louisiana families; IBM
employees in Louisiana have participated in On Demand Community, IBM's volunteer
initiative, and have contributed more than five thousand volunteer hours through this
program; and
WHEREAS, in Louisiana, where it works with more than one hundred suppliers and
business partners, IBM also works with numerous state and local agencies on many effective
and efficient programs and policies that have helped government to be more responsive to
taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, IBM has made community grants of cash and equipment to Louisiana
schools and nonprofit organizations which total more than four hundred thousand dollars,
and IBM KidSmart Early Learning grants valued at two hundred thousand dollars have been
awarded to Louisiana schools; and
WHEREAS, IBM merits a special measure of commendation upon the memorable
and historic occasion of its one hundredth anniversary.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend IBM upon its centennial anniversary celebration and does hereby extend enduring
appreciation for the pride and honor it brings to the state of Louisiana and the United States
of America.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Scott
Howell.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES