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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