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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 15, 2012, AS "RHODE ISLAND MINORITY CONTRACTORS | |
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ASSOCIATION DAY" | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Costa, Ehrhardt, and Hull | |
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Date Introduced: February 15, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, The need for minority business to unify, collaborate, and become one entity |
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is more imperative now than ever before; and |
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WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Minority Contractors Association strives to reduce and |
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remove barriers to full equality, helping to bring about wider procurement and increased business |
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opportunities for members and minority contractors everywhere; and |
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WHEREAS, The spirit of unity and collective voice are the shared beliefs upon which the |
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Rhode Island Minority Contractors Association promotes the economic and legal interests of |
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minority contracting firms; and |
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WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Minority Contractors Association sets an example for the |
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people of Rhode Island through its mission of “collaboration, not competition,” and by urging |
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that their communities collaborate on projects to benefit all citizens; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby encourages and applauds the efforts of the Rhode Island Minority |
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Contractors Association, its affiliations, and its mission, as it provides a forum for sharing |
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information and mutual support; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That this House hereby recognizes February 15, 2012, as “Rhode Island |
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Minority Contractors Association Day,” and urges all citizens to join in the celebration of the |
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profound effect that minority owned companies have had, and will have in the future, in the State |
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of Rhode Island; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Tracey McHue of the Rhode Island Minority |
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Contractors Association. |
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