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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, General Dynamics Information Technology in Waco has |
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| 6 | 7 | | been named the 2015 Employer of the Year by Workforce Solutions for |
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| 7 | 8 | | the Heart of Texas; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Workforce Solutions offers resources for jobseekers |
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| 9 | 10 | | and employers in Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, and |
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| 10 | 11 | | McLennan Counties; the organization held its annual Award of |
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| 11 | 12 | | Excellence Banquet in January and presented the Employer of the |
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| 12 | 13 | | Year accolade to General Dynamics IT in recognition of that |
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| 13 | 14 | | company's significant record of job creation and its investment in |
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| 14 | 15 | | the community; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, For more than five decades, General Dynamics IT has |
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| 16 | 17 | | provided information technology, systems engineering, professional |
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| 17 | 18 | | services, and simulation and training for federal, state, and local |
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| 18 | 19 | | customers; in Waco, the company operates a call center to assist |
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| 19 | 20 | | clients across the country; using Workforce Solutions as its main |
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| 20 | 21 | | source for applicants, the Waco office hired more than 1,000 |
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| 21 | 22 | | employees during its first year and over 1,600 in 2014; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Businesses that provide work for Texans and that |
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| 23 | 24 | | contribute to the local economy are important components of a |
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| 24 | 25 | | prosperous future, and General Dynamics Information Technology is |
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| 25 | 26 | | to be commended for the positive role it plays in the Lone Star |
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| 26 | 27 | | State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Legislature hereby congratulate General Dynamics Information |
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| 29 | 30 | | Technology in Waco on receiving the 2015 Employer of the Year award |
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| 30 | 31 | | and extend to all those associated with the company sincere best |
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| 31 | 32 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 33 | 34 | | prepared for the company as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 34 | 35 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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