Bill Text: NY J02104 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Nova Bus upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the 2022 Business of the Year Award by the North Country Chamber of Commerce

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-03-22 - ADOPTED [J02104 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J02104-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2104

BY: Senator STEC

        HONORING   Nova  Bus  upon  the  occasion  of  its
        designation as recipient of the 2022 Business of the
        Year Award by the North Country Chamber of Commerce

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize  the
achievements   of  those  individuals  and  businesses  that  contribute
substantially to the economic vitality  of  their  communities,  thereby
enhancing the economic well-being of the entire Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Nova Bus upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of  the  2022
Business  of  the  Year  Award by the North Country Chamber of Commerce,
which was celebrated at its 110th Annual Awards Dinner on Friday,  March
4, 2022, at the West Side Ballroom in Plattsburgh, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Nova Bus, a bus manufacturer, is receiving this prestigious
award  for  its steadfast and unremitting commitment to its Plattsburgh,
New York, and North Country communities; and

  WHEREAS, Nova Bus's  Plattsburgh  plant,  located  on  Banker  Road,
employs  over  300  people  and has helped bring business to the area by
producing diesel  buses,  hybrid  buses,  and  the  very  popular  LFSe+
electric  buses for transit agencies in major cities across the country;
and

  WHEREAS, Nova Bus has faced  many  challenges  during  the  COVID-19
pandemic,  however, it has continued to flourish, landing contracts with
Milwaukee, San Francisco and most recently Houston, which  has  put  the
North  Country  on  the  map  as  a key player in the electrification of
transportation; and

  WHEREAS, The remarkable success of Nova Bus is in direct correlation
to the efforts of its staff, whose involvement is, and always has  been,
characterized  by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and
an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeavors on  behalf  of
the institution and the community it serves; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  with  great  pleasure  that  this Legislative Body
acknowledges this exceptional business  and  its  contributions  to  the
local  and  State  economies,  fully  confident that it will continue to
enjoy  the  sparkling  successes  it  has  experienced  thus  far;  now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Nova Bus upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of  the
2022  Business  of  the  Year  Award  by  the  North  Country Chamber of
Commerce; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Nova Bus.