H.R. No. 1412 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Daikin Industries is celebrating the grand opening of its new Daikin Texas Technology Park in Waller on May 24, 2017; and WHEREAS, An international manufacturer of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning equipment and refrigerants, Daikin Industries operates 213 consolidated subsidiaries and 80 production bases around the world, and it employs more than 11,000 workers in North and South America; and WHEREAS, In 2012, Daikin acquired Goodman Global Group, expanding its presence in North America, and in 2015, the company broke ground in Waller for its $400 million technology park; and WHEREAS, This 4.1-million-square-foot facility consolidates under one roof the engineering, manufacturing, logistics, marketing, and sales components of the Daikin, Goodman, and Amana brands of unitary heating and air-conditioning products, allowing the company to better serve its customers and employees and to reduce its impact on the environment; the park includes a distribution center and research laboratory in addition to manufacturing and office space, and by 2018, the company expects to be employing more than 4,000 industry professionals at the site; and WHEREAS, Enterprises that provide jobs and boost economic activity are essential to the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and the Daikin Texas Technology Park is an exciting addition to the industrial sector of the greater Houston area; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the grand opening of the Daikin Texas Technology Park and extend to the management and employees of Daikin Industries and their guests sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful event; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Daikin Industries as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Oliverson Bell Schofield Schubert Raney ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1412 was adopted by the House on April 27, 2017, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House