(130th General Assembly)
(House Concurrent Resolution Number 32)


CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To designate a week in July 2014 as Independent Retailers Week.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio
(The Senate concurring):

WHEREAS, The greatness of the United States lies in the opportunities it provides to the dreamer in all of us; and

WHEREAS, Independent retailers, being entrepreneurs who pursue a dream and assume the risk of business, create jobs, and keep alive the dream of business ownership; and

WHEREAS, Many large retailers in the United States began as independent, family-owned businesses; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly intends to encourage entrepreneurship in the United States; and

WHEREAS, It is fitting to celebrate independent retailers during the period when the United States celebrates its independence; now therefore be it

RESOLVED, That Monday, June 30, through Sunday, July 6, in 2014 is designated Independent Retailers Week"; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the news media of Ohio.