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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 4425

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 906 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY HARRIS, DALEY, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BOBACK,
           BRENNAN, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, FAIRCHILD,
           FRANKEL, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, HARHAI, HARHART, HELM, HENNESSEY,
           HERSHEY, HESS, M. KELLER, KING, KOTIK, LONGIETTI, MANTZ,
           MARSHALL, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MOUL,
           MURT, MUSTIO, NAILOR, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUINN,
           REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, M. SMITH, SONNEY,
           STERN, R. STEVENSON, STURLA, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH,
           WALKO, WANSACZ, J. WHITE AND D. O'BRIEN, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Honoring the Ben Franklin Technology Partners on the occurrence
     2     of the 25th anniversary of its founding.

     3     WHEREAS, Ben Franklin Technology Partners (BFTP) was
     4  established by act of the General Assembly on December 6, 1982;
     5  and
     6     WHEREAS, BFTP serves all 67 counties throughout this
     7  Commonwealth through its four regional and 12 satellite offices;
     8  and
     9     WHEREAS, BFTP has provided seed capital, investments in
    10  innovation and technical and business assistance to thousands of
    11  entrepreneurs and established manufacturers throughout this
    12  Commonwealth; and
    13     WHEREAS, BFTP has helped create or retain more than 46,500
    14  high-wage jobs for Pennsylvanians in industries that pay

     1  approximately 28% above this Commonwealth's average wage; and
     2     WHEREAS, According to a 2003 third-party evaluation of its
     3  program, covering the period 1989 through 2001, BFTP has had an
     4  estimated economic impact on the economy of this Commonwealth in
     5  excess of $8 billion; and
     6     WHEREAS, The estimated economic impact of BFTP efforts has
     7  resulted in the Commonwealth's garnering more than $400 million
     8  in additional State tax revenue, more than covering the cost of
     9  the program during the period covered by the evaluation; and
    10     WHEREAS, During its 25-year history, BFTP has been
    11  continuously supported by the General Assembly, as well as five
    12  gubernatorial administrations; and
    13     WHEREAS, BFTP has become the most recognized and replicated
    14  technology-based economic development program in the United
    15  States, and it is acknowledged nationally and internationally as
    16  the "gold standard"; and
    17     WHEREAS, BFTP is commemorating its 25th anniversary
    18  throughout 2008; therefore be it
    19     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor Ben
    20  Franklin Technology Partners on the 25th anniversary of its
    21  founding.






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