MS HR46

Commends and congratulates JESCO, Inc., on the 75th anniversary of its founding in 1941 by Joseph E. Staub with an initial capital investment of less than $1,500.

Recognizes JESCO, Inc., as one of the Southeast's largest industrial construction contractors, with a major turning point in 1959 when the company completed a Pennsylvania Tire and Rubber Company project in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Notes that JESCO, Inc., changed its name from J.E. Staub & Company in 1973 and now provides general construction, construction management, design-build, mechanical-electrical, millwright/maintenance, and industrial services.

Acknowledges that JESCO, Inc., operates offices in Fulton and Tupelo, Mississippi; Montgomery, Alabama; and Memphis, Tennessee, with 850-1,000 employees and approximately $200 million in annual sales.

Directs that copies of the resolution be provided to JESCO, Inc., Chief Executive Officer Dr. David G. Bronner and members of the Capitol Press Corps.