PRINTER'S NO. 3617
No. 511 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY READSHAW, YOUNGBLOOD, MARKOSEK, GEIST, ADOLPH,
ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BARD, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CIVERA,
CLARK, CLYMER, L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY, CRUZ,
CURRY, DeLUCA, DERMODY, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, DIVEN, EGOLF,
J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FORCIER, FREEMAN, GABIG,
GEORGE, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARPER, HASAY, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KAISER,
LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LEWIS, MAHER, MAJOR,
MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, MAYERNIK, McCALL, McGEEHAN, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, S. MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR,
PICKETT, PIPPY, PISTELLA, ROBINSON, ROSS, RUBLEY, RUFFING,
SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SHANER, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, R. STEVENSON, SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR,
THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, WALKO, WANSACZ, WASHINGTON, WATSON,
WILT, WOJNAROSKI, ZIMMERMAN, ZUG AND G. WRIGHT, APRIL 9, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 9, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Proclaiming the week of May 5 through 11, 2002, as "Pennsylvania
2 Small Business Week."
3 WHEREAS, In 1992, of the 230,796 business firms in this
4 Commonwealth, 98.6% were classified as small businesses; and
5 WHEREAS, Small business in this Commonwealth employs 52.3% of
6 its private nonfarm workers; and
7 WHEREAS, The annual payroll of small businesses in this
8 Commonwealth exceeds $48 billion; and
9 WHEREAS, Most new jobs that are created in this Commonwealth
10 and nationally are in small businesses; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives proclaim the week
2 of May 5 through 11, 2002, as "Pennsylvania Small Business
3 Week."
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