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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING FIDELITY INVESTMENTS' 15TH ANNIVERSARY ON ITS SMITHFIELD,

RHODE ISLAND, CAMPUS

     

     

     Introduced By: Senators Archambault, and Paiva Weed

     Date Introduced: May 22, 2013

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, In March of 1998, Fidelity Investments opened its first building on its

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Smithfield, Rhode Island, campus; and

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     WHEREAS, Fidelity Investments has consistently expanded and now employs more than

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3,500 full-time employees in Smithfield; and

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     WHEREAS, Fidelity Investments has built three LEED-certified buildings on its campus,

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totaling over 1.1 million square feet; and

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     WHEREAS, Fidelity employees serve on the boards of more than 50 nonprofit

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organizations in Rhode Island; and

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     WHEREAS, Fidelity Investments is one of the world’s largest providers of financial

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services, with assets under administration of $4.0 trillion; and

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     WHEREAS, Fidelity Investments is a leading provider of investments management,

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retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing, and many other

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financial products and services to more than 20 million individuals and institutions; now,

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therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby celebrates June 25, 2013, as the 15th anniversary of Fidelity Investments’ grand opening in

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Smithfield and commends Fidelity Investments and its employees for their significant

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contributions to the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to John Muggeridge, Vice President of Public

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Affairs at Fidelity Investments.

     

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