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This resolution congratulates the Georgia Association of Manufacturers (GAM) on its 125th anniversary, tracing the organization's history from its founding in 1900 as the Georgia Industrial Association to its current form representing manufacturers across the state. The resolution highlights GAM's evolution through several name changes, ultimately becoming a comprehensive organization representing all manufacturing companies in Georgia in 2011. It acknowledges the association's critical role in supporting the state's manufacturing industry, which currently comprises approximately 10,000 manufacturers employing 435,000 people and generating $77.2 billion in output in 2023. The resolution praises GAM for its nonpartisan advocacy at the state level, provision of thought leadership, workforce development efforts, and commitment to promoting manufacturing as a career choice. By recognizing GAM's contributions to economic and social prosperity, the resolution celebrates the organization's longstanding mission of supporting and advancing Georgia's manufacturing sector, with a particular emphasis on the industry's potential to contribute to technological advancement and community development. The resolution concludes by officially congratulating GAM and wishing the organization a bright future dedicated to the "betterment of humankind."

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70971