Bill Text: IN SCR0048 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Alcoa on its 125th Anniversary.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-04-11 - Representatives Truitt, Dermody, Dvorak, Pelath, McNamara, Washburne and Klinker added as cosponsors [SCR0048 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2013-SCR0048-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _____

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION

    A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Alcoa on its 125th Anniversary.

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BECKER, ALTING, ARNOLD, CHARBONNEAU, HERSHMAN, HUME, TALLIAN , TOMES,
R. YOUNG

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Introduced

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)

SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. _____

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    A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Alcoa on its 125th Anniversary.

    Whereas, Alcoa's co-founder Charles Martin Hall, discovered an affordable way to produce aluminum through electrolysis in 1886 that created the modern aluminum industry;

    Whereas, To commercialize Hall's discovery, the Pittsburgh Reduction Company was incorporated on October 1, 1888, and later renamed Alcoa;

    Whereas, Alcoa's innovative solutions have revolutionized its markets from aerospace and automotive to consumer electronics and packaging;

    Whereas, Alcoa's leadership in sustainability and recycling has resulted in recognition as one of the Top Green Companies by Business Week Magazine and being featured in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 10 consecutive years;

    Whereas, Alcoa has partnered with its communities and invested more than $550 million through the Alcoa Foundation since it was founded in 1952;

    Whereas, Alcoa mines coal, smelts aluminum, and

manufactures products for the aerospace, automotive, packaging, and printing markets at three locations in Indiana;

    Whereas, Alcoa employs 3,200 Hoosiers with operations in Lafayette, LaPorte, and Newburgh; and

    Whereas, For 125 years, Alcoa has been a leader in research, manufacturing, and business, benefitting communities and creating jobs and opportunities in Indiana and across the country: Therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate     of the General Assembly

of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives     concurring:

    SECTION 1. The Indiana General Assembly honors and congratulates Alcoa for its 125th Anniversary and commends its contributions to the State of Indiana.
    SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit copies of this Resolution to the three Alcoa plants located in Indiana.