Full Text of HR1316 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is fitting that the members of the Illinois | 3 | | House of Representatives should recognize the Wm. Wrigley Jr. | 4 | | Company, a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated, whose presence in | 5 | | the State has enabled them to contribute to the vitality of | 6 | | Illinois; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, the Wrigley factory in Yorkville added | 8 | | the production of Skittles® to its existing range of beloved | 9 | | products, including Doublemint® gum, Spearmint® gum, Juicy | 10 | | Fruit® gum, Freedent® gum, Hubba Bubba® gum, Big Red® gum, Life | 11 | | Savers® sugar-free mints, Altoids® smalls, Eclipse® mints, and | 12 | | Excel® mints; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Wrigley Company has been an economic and | 14 | | cultural staple of Illinois and the City of Chicago for the | 15 | | past 125 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Wrigley Company has invested in the Yorkville | 17 | | community for more than 20 years by employing 400 Associates | 18 | | and now adding 75 jobs to staff its expanded production | 19 | | capabilities; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Mars, Incorporated is committed to helping the | 21 | | communities we work and live in to thrive, with Yorkville-based |
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| 1 | | Associates giving back through many activities, including the | 2 | | Relay for Life, highway clean-up programs, and other | 3 | | philanthropic efforts; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, In 2015, Skittles® became the number one | 5 | | non-chocolate confection in the United States, holding the | 6 | | position for more than a year; the Yorkville facility expansion | 7 | | will accommodate continued growth; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Skittles® first launched in the United States in | 9 | | 1974, and has been delighting consumers with its five fruity | 10 | | flavors and call to "Taste the Rainbow" ever since; therefore, | 11 | | be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | designate June 14, 2016 as "Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company Day" in | 15 | | the State of Illinois in recognition of the decades of economic | 16 | | and civic contributions that the company has given to this | 17 | | State and the company's bright future ahead; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company as a symbol of esteem | 20 | | and respect.
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