Full Text of HR0831 093rd General Assembly
HR0831 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to recognize Nelson Westerberg, Inc. | 4 |
| which will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary in September | 5 |
| 2004; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Nelson Westerberg, Inc. is a relocation company | 7 |
| located in Elk Grove Village on Arthur Avenue; Fred Nelson and | 8 |
| Oscar Westerberg started a delivering service in 1904 | 9 |
| delivering ice and coal to families and businesses in Chicago | 10 |
| using horses and wagons; soon the moving needs of families | 11 |
| extended to moving their household goods; in 1960, Nelson | 12 |
| Westerberg signed on as Atlas Van Lines interstate Agency; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, The Company was established in 1904 and is owned | 14 |
| and operated by the fourth generation of the Westerberg family; | 15 |
| John Westerberg the grandson of the company's founder is the | 16 |
| current CEO; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, In 1962, the corporation began to establish | 18 |
| national account relationships; Nelson Westerberg opened | 19 |
| offices in New Jersey/New York in 1972 and in Dallas, Texas in | 20 |
| 1984; they expanded to Atlanta, Georgia in 1987; and in 1995, | 21 |
| the corporation celebrated the national partners that have been | 22 |
| customers for 25 years, which established the Quarter Century | 23 |
| Partner Program; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, Nelson Westerberg is one of the largest, more | 25 |
| experienced quality providers of relocation, transportation, | 26 |
| and logistics management in the United States; and | 27 |
| WHEREAS, Since its establishment in 1904, Nelson | 28 |
| Westerberg has expanded its scope to become a top professional | 29 |
| leader in the corporate and relocation business, numbering many | 30 |
| Fortune 500 Companies as clients; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| recognize and congratulate Nelson Westerberg, Inc. on | 4 |
| celebrating its 100th anniversary of service to the citizens of | 5 |
| Illinois and beyond; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to the current CEO of Nelson Westerberg, Inc., John | 8 |
| Westerberg, as a token of our respect.
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