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File #: 2017-1155    Version: 1
Type: Proclamation Status: Adopted
File created: 1/17/2017 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/17/2017 Final action: 1/17/2017
Enactment date: 1/17/2017 Enactment #: 10
Effective date: 1/17/2017    
Title: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby celebrate and commend Amazon for opening a Pittsburgh branch, and does hereby declare Tuesday, January 17th 2017 to be "Amazon Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.
Sponsors: Bruce A. Kraus, All Members
Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. KRAUS

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WHEREAS, Amazon is a world leader in technology and innovation, pushing the boundaries of how people across the world live, shop, work, and play; and,

 

WHEREAS, Amazon is a leading figure in the American workplace, having publically committed to creating 100,000 new jobs across their workforce in 2017; and, 

 

WHEREAS, Amazon has opened an office in Pittsburgh, located in the Historic South Side neighborhood at the South Side Works; and,

 

WHEREAS, this operation will employ over 50 new and established Pittsburghers in cutting edge development and research, with plans to hire dozens of more workers in the coming months; and,

 

WHEREAS, Amazon is a model company representing the entrepreneurial and enterprising spirit of the Pittsburgh region and its people, and is a welcome addition to our wonderful city; and,

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby celebrate and commend Amazon for opening a Pittsburgh branch, and does hereby declare Tuesday, January 17th 2017 to be “Amazon Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.