A proclamation: Manufacturing Appreciation Week, Jan. 15, 2013

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA

A PROCLAMATION

MANUFACTURING APPRECIATION WEEK

WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS: WHEREAS:
THEREFORE:

Manufacturing adds value to raw materials through the application of and investment in tools, technology, and talent; and
Nearly 9,500 manufacturing facilities are located in Georgia, providing 349,138 jobs and generating nearly $18 billion in wages for Georgia' s citizens and their families; and
Manufacturing represents one of the largest business segments of Georgia's private sector and contributes more than $1 00 billion to our economy; and
Georgia's manufacturing operations include a wide variety of product families, such as machinery, food, apparel, transportation equipment, printing, paper, electronics, and wood products ; and
Manufacturing Appreciation Week promotes manufacturing in Georg ia through education and increased public awareness that celebrates the achievements of manufacturers in our state , acknowledging their critical and fundamental importance to the prosperity of our economy; now
I, NATHAN DEAL, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim April 1-5, 2013, as MANUFACTURING APPRECIATION WEEK in Georgia.

In w itne ss thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 15th day of January in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen .

A'TTEST

GOVEH NOR

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