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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING MAY 6, 2015, TO BE "MANUFACTURING DAY" IN THE STATE OF

RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Senators Picard, Paiva Weed, Lombardi, Satchell, and Morgan

     Date Introduced: May 06, 2015

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, Rhode Island's Slater Mill, a wooden building completed in 1793 for the

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purpose of manufacturing cotton yarn by waterpower, revolutionized industry in America. It

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became the first successful factory in the United States and made Rhode Island the birthplace of

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the Industrial Revolution; and

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     WHEREAS, Manufacturing currently accounts for about 7.7 percent of the total

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economic output for the State of Rhode Island, and in 2014, employed approximately 58,967

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people which accounts for an increase of 1.5 percent over 2013 figures, and almost 9 percent of

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all jobs in the state. Total manufacturing output in Rhode Island is over 4 billion dollars and

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compensation for a manufacturing job in Rhode Island is close to 37 percent higher than for

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nonfarm jobs; and

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     WHEREAS, Manufacturing jobs today are not the same low skill jobs of the past.

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Manufacturing jobs currently require people who are highly skilled, educated, innovative

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thinkers, and able to adapt to rapidly changing technology and learning how to use new

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equipment at a rapid pace; and

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     WHEREAS, The manufacturing sector of an economy is often a leading indicator of the

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relative strength or weakness of the economy at large. It is a vital component of a prosperous,

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diverse and thriving economy. Manufacturing in Rhode Island is currently prospering and

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growing and we should do all we can to ensure that manufacturing remains a thriving part of the

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state's economy; now, therefore be it

 

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby proclaims May 6, 2015, to be "Manufacturing Day" in Rhode Island; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. David M. Chenevert, President, Swissline

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Precision Mfg.,Inc.

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