Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 15–Senators Raggio, Titus, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Coffin, Jacobsen, James, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, O’Connell, O’Donnell, Porter, Rawson, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Townsend, Washington and Wiener
Joint Sponsors: Assemblymen Beers, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Berman, Brower, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de Braga, Dini, Freeman, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goldwater, Gustavson, Hettrick, Humke, Koivisto, Lee, Leslie, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, Mortenson, Neighbors, Nolan, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Parnell, Perkins, Price, Smith, Tiffany, Von Tobel and Williams
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Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.
Whereas, In 1784, only 8 years after the signing of the Declaration of
Independence, the idea for the formation of chambers of commerce in the
United States originated; and
Whereas, Two years later, the first chamber was organized, and in
1911, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce was established; and
Whereas, For the past 89 years, the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce
has proudly served the Las Vegas businesses, as well as the community as
a whole, and is now the fourth largest chamber of commerce in the nation,
with a membership of more than 6,400 business professionals and a
trained, professional staff of 55; and
Whereas, The comprehensive mission of this body of businessmen is
to be “a business organization that protects, fosters, and enhances the
success of our membership through a focused, collaborative effort”; and
Whereas, In fulfilling that mission, the Las Vegas Chamber of
Commerce identifies community needs, problems and opportunities, and
then develops programs that satisfy those needs, solve those problems and
seize those opportunities; and
Whereas, Notable past accomplishments in attaining the goals of the
Chamber include obtaining the first Federal Building and Post Office for
Las Vegas in 1924, creating the Livewire Fund to promote Las Vegas in
1944, leading in the formation of the Las Vegas Valley Water District in
1945, helping establish the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
in 1953 and founding the United Way of Southern Nevada in 1955; and
Whereas, The Chamber not only serves existing businesses by
sponsoring over 100 events each year, including seminars, workshops,
expos, campaigns, general-membership luncheons, new-member
welcomes, mixers and other gatherings, but also encourages entrepreneurs
and offers valuable assistance to businesses that are new to the area; and
Whereas, Efforts abound to encourage leadership on the cutting edge
of the business world through Chamber programs such as those to respond
to the special needs of home-based and micro businesses; and
Whereas, To maintain Las Vegas as the “Entertainment Capital of the
World,” the Chamber provides information for tourists relating to lodging,
shopping, transportation, restaurants, recreation, and industry and
employment, and promotes the city through such ventures as its recent
negotiations for a 10-year commitment with the National Finals Rodeo and
an agreement with the sponsors of the Winston Cup; and
Whereas, The youth of Las Vegas and their education are priorities for
the Chamber, as demonstrated by its support of school bond referendums,
scholarship programs, and opportunities such as the Leadership Las Vegas
program, which identifies high school juniors who have demonstrated
leadership and, through a 10-month curriculum, prepares them for the
responsibilities of leadership in the community; and
Whereas, Residents of Las Vegas have benefited from such
community-wide efforts of the Chamber as the promotion of
improvements and upgrades to major traffic artery I-15 and the Courtesy
Las Vegas program that is designed to instill and inspire a higher and more
consistent level of courtesy across Clark County; and
Whereas, It is no accident that for the last 3 years, Inc., a leading
publication serving entrepreneurs and small business executives, has
named Las Vegas the best city in the country in which to start a small
business, and in 1998, Fortune, a national magazine devoted to business
and finance, selected the city as the second best in the nation in which to
do business; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly
Concurring, That the Nevada Legislature hereby commemorates the
90th anniversary of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, recognizes the
Chamber as the largest and most influential proponent of free enterprise in
Las Vegas and honors it as the organization which “does the things that
most people think just happen”; and be it further
Resolved, That the members of the Legislature applaud the Las Vegas
Chamber of Commerce for the contributions it has made in developing Las
Vegas as the “City of the Century, Community of the Future”; and be it
further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy
of this resolution to the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.
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