HR 9065

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating April 6 and 7, 2011, as Miami-
3	Dade County Days" at the Capitol.
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5	WHEREAS, greater Miami-Dade County contains thousands of
6	businesses that employ millions of people and is the site of
7	foreign consulates, international trade offices, and bi-national
8	chambers of commerce, and
9	WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County is a center of world finance,
10	with hundreds of financial institutions and foreign agencies
11	within its boundaries, and
12	WHEREAS, the film and music industries have made Miami-Dade
13	County one of the largest production centers in the nation, and
14	WHEREAS, agriculture continues to provide millions of
15	dollars annually in economic activity to Miami-Dade County, and
16	the agricultural industry has diversified in such a manner that
17	Miami-Dade County is now one of the largest producers in the
18	United States of tropical fruits, ornamental plants, and fish,
19	and
20	WHEREAS, manufacturing is also a key industry in Miami-Dade
21	County, with thousands of companies employing tens of thousands
22	of individuals in manufacturing jobs, and
23	WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County is currently experiencing a
24	cultural boom in world-class entertainment and cultural
25	activities, which is evidenced by the thousands of nonprofit
26	cultural organizations offering dance, theater, music, visual
27	arts, and various festivals and special events, and
28	WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County community is a microcosm of
29	the world in which scores of countries are represented and
30	diverse languages are spoken daily, and
31	WHEREAS, 22 years ago, the late Representative John F.
32	Cosgrove, as chair of the former Dade County legislative
33	delegation, worked with the private sector to create what is now
34	Miami-Dade County Days in Tallahassee, NOW, THEREFORE,
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36	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
37	Florida:
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39	That April 6 and 7, 2011, are designated as "Miami-Dade
40	County Days" at the Capitol.

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