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Proclamation celebrating the grand opening of Respironics 33,000 square-foot global call center on October 5, 2007.
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WHEREAS, a man, Gerald McGinnis, once asked his wife, Audrey McGinnis, if he could start a company in her kitchen; and
WHEREAS, from that simple beginning was founded a company, Respironics Inc., which today has many assets: 5,100 associates, products which are marketed in 131 countries worldwide, and a corporate worth of over one billion dollars; and
WHEREAS, that same worth can also be measured in an entirely different way from dollars and cents. It can be found alive and well with the thousands whose lives have been saved and the hundreds of thousands whose lives have been vastly improved due to the 31-year legacy of innovation and excellence that Respironics, Inc. has laid down as a challenge to its future; and
WHEREAS, Respironics today celebrates the grand opening of their 33,000 square-foot global call center, housing Respironics' exemplary Customer Service, Product Support, Clinical Support, Inside Sales, Financial Services, Corporate Logistics, ITS Business Solutions and Customer Knowledge and Solutions Teams;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Allegheny County Council does hereby join in celebrating the opening of this new chapter in Respironics' history of helping patients all around the world live better lives. Today, past, present, and future come together: the love of husband and wife in their home combines with the hopes of the many individuals who joined them over the years, and unites with the blessings of all those who today have benefited and will benefit from a shared dream of making the waking world a better place.