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GA HR1427
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/5/2018
Primary Sponsor
David Dreyer
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution recognizing and commending immigrant business owners for their contributions to families, industries, communities, and the state
- As of 2015, there were 90,458 immigrant-owned businesses in Georgia, accounting for 18.3% of all self-employed residents and generating $1.8 billion in business income
- More than 136,924 people in Georgia were employed at immigrant-owned firms as of 2015, with nearly one in five self-employed individuals or business owners being an immigrant
- Nine of Georgia's 22 Fortune 500 firms had at least one founder who was an immigrant or child of an immigrant, generating $207.6 billion in annual revenue and employing 864,644 people globally
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available for public and press distribution
Legislative Description
Immigrants who own businesses in Georgia; contributions; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/5/2018
Full Bill Text
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