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File #: 2015-1575    Version: 1
Type: Proclamation Status: Adopted
File created: 4/28/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 4/28/2015 Final action: 4/28/2015
Enactment date: 4/28/2015 Enactment #: 252
Effective date: 4/28/2015    
Title: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize, commend and congratulate 4moms, a successful, rapidly growing, award-winning Pittsburgh-based company that has changed the way parents think about baby gear, that fosters and promotes a unique and productive company culture where employees are invested and committed to the collective success and where the company contributes to the growing economic success of the City; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Wednesday, April 29, 2015, to be "4MOMS DAY" in the City of Pittsburgh.
Sponsors: Corey O'Connor, All Members
Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. O'CONNOR
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WHEREAS, 4moms is a robotics company established in 2004 by friends Henry Thorne, a world-leading roboticist, and Rob Daley, a successful businessman, who met to discuss their individual plans for future business ventures and knew that to be successful, they would need to create a new market or change an existing one. Comparing the elder care and juvenile product industries, they established a parent company in 2005, Thorley Industries, that redefined the $8.9 billion juvenile product industry; and,

WHEREAS, the result of this partnership has been dramatically better hi-tech baby gear and the introduction of a unique mission, Believe in Better, a commitment to creating dramatically better juvenile products that solve parents' problems through advanced technology. Driven by the values of Innovation, Passion and People, the company embodies a unique culture with "Words to Live By" that include important tenets like Everything Matters, Embrace Change at All Times, Collaborate, Minimize Scope/Get It Done/Then Improve, Communicate, Good Enough Isn't. Awesome Enough Is, Have Fun, and Be Humble/Work Hard/Respect Others; and,

WHEREAS, 4moms has been named to Forbes Magazine's list of America's Most Promising Companies for 2015, is ranked #21 out of 100 on Forbes' annual list recognizing the leading privately held, high-growth companies that boast compelling business models, strong management teams and notable customers and investors. The company topped $48 million in revenue, has increased its employee count by 62% and has seen a nearly 100% increase in sales since 2009. Releasing new products over the next 14 months, 4moms has provided the industry with the revolutionary 4moms origami, the world's only power-folding stroller, the 4moms mamaroo infant seat, the 4moms breeze playard and the 4moms rockaroo; and,

WHEREAS, 4moms will be celebrating its 10th Anniversary Party and International Partner Summit at Stage AE on April 16, 2015, and will be hosting a...

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