SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 902
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize May 4, 2011, as United Technologies Corporation
Legislative Day; and
WHEREAS, United Technologies Corporation is a diversified
company that provides a broad range of high-technology products
and services to the global aerospace and commercial building
industries; and
WHEREAS, The company was built by people who were pioneers in
their fields of work; these innovative individuals include Willis
Carrier, who developed modern air-conditioning; Walter Kidde, who
pioneered fire detection and extinguishing technologies; and
Elisha Graves Otis, inventor of the safety elevator; these and
other inventors, including several giants in the aerospace
industry, left a legacy of innovation that the company upholds to
this day; and
WHEREAS, The company's businesses include Carrier heating,
air-conditioning, and refrigeration; Hamilton Sundstrand aerospace
and industrial products; Otis elevators and escalators; Pratt
and Whitney engines; and Sikorsky helicopters; and
WHEREAS, Of the corporation's more than 205,000 employees,
approximately 3,800 are in Texas; the company has purchased more
than $790 million worth of products and services from over 3,200
Texas companies and provided over $300,000 for Texas charitable
causes; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby commend United Technologies Corporation on
its role in the advancement of technology in a broad range of
businesses and its commitment to excellence; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of United Technologies Corporation.
Hinojosa
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 4, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate