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/~ 3 /9-tea <br />~b <br />~,~.5 ~~oa z-d 19 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Resolution Honoring <br />General Electric Mebane Plant <br />WHEREAS, General Electric Industrial Systems opened a manufacturing facility <br />in Mebane in 1973 which produces electrical distribution equipment; and <br />~VIIHEREAS, the General Electric Mebane plant is the largest private employer in <br />Orange County, with over 700 employees; and <br />WHEREAS, the General Electric Mebane plant pays consistently above-average <br />wages for this area; and <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Labor has awarded the General <br />Electric Mebane plant a "North Carolina Rising Star" award in recognition of the <br />plant's comprehensive and ongoing safety and health programs; and <br />WHEREAS, this award is the 100th time that General Electric has been <br />recognized as an Occupational Safety and Health Voluntary Protection Program <br />Star for one of its plants; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners recognizes and honors the commitment of the General Electric <br />Mebane plant to the health and safety of its workforce. <br />This the 19th day of March, 2002 <br />Barry Jacobs, C <br />Orange Co y Boa f C missioners <br />