| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 139 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | recognize International Business Machines Corporation on the |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | occasion of the company's 50th anniversary in Austin; and |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, On July 31, 1967, IBM opened the doors of its new |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in North Austin, and 500 |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | employees played a role in assembling the Selectric Composer |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | typewriter; and |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The company's operations have evolved over the |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | years as IBM has worked to meet the changing demands of society, |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | and today, the Austin campus provides jobs for approximately |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | 6,000 Central Texans; the site hosts one of IBM's 12 research |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | laboratories, and it serves as headquarters for the company's |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | Global Design Group; and |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, IBM has reached many significant technological |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | milestones in the capital city; in 1984, Austin workers helped |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | develop the company's first portable personal computer, and two |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | years later, the Austin site began manufacturing the PC |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | Convertible, IBM's first foldable laptop; and |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Over the last five decades, IBM has contributed |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | greatly to the local economy through job creation, acquisitions, |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | and the philanthropic endeavors of its employees; it has also |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | helped bring about new entrepreneurial activity, as former |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | employees have moved on to begin new local technology businesses |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | such as Cognitive Scale and ClearCube; and |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, IBM played a significant role in Austin's development |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | from a sleepy college town to one of the nation's renowned |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | technological centers; the company continues to thrive as an |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | innovator in technological research and development, and its |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | 50-year anniversary in the Texas capital is indeed worthy of |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | celebration; now, therefore, be it |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate International |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | Business Machines Corporation on 50 years of success in Austin |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | and extend to all associated with the company best wishes for the |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | future; and, be it further |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | the company as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | Watson |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | President of the Senate |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | I hereby certify that the |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | the Senate on August 14, 2017. |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | Secretary of the Senate |
|---|
| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
|---|
| 48 | 48 | | Member, Texas Senate |
|---|