Reps. Sak, Cushingberry, Accavitti, Bieda, Booher, Brown, Byrnes, Clack, Condino, Constan, Dean, Farrah, Gaffney, Gonzales, Hammon, Hopgood, Johnson, Rick Jones, Robert Jones, David Law, LeBlanc, Leland, Lemmons, Meisner, Miller, Moolenaar, Moss, Polidori, Alma Smith, Spade, Vagnozzi, Tobocman and Wojno offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 90.

A resolution honoring the 25th anniversary of the Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM).

Whereas, In 1982, the Economic Alliance for Michigan was founded as a private non-profit corporation by companies and labor unions in the for-profit sector; and

Whereas, The objective of the Economic Alliance for Michigan was to establish a forum for working together on those Michigan business and job issues viewed to be important for the economic growth of Michigan; and 

Whereas, The Economic Alliance for Michigan focuses on cooperative, action-oriented endeavors to improve the reality and image of Michigan as a place to do business and be employed; and

Whereas, The Economic Alliance for Michigan corporate members are large and small companies from many different economic sectors and union members including all major segments of Michigan’s labor movement; and

Whereas, The Economic Alliance for Michigan’s operating principles are focused on ways to constrain costs for employers and help them be more competitive, as well as promoting equity and job opportunities for workers; and

Whereas, After 25 years the Economic Alliance for Michigan continues to provide an important role in serving our citizens through improving the business and job climate in Michigan; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body honor the 25th anniversary the Economic Alliance for Michigan.  We recognize its service to Michigan and our economy for the past 25 years.