Vermont H.C.R. 204: House concurrent resolution congratulating the 2017 Thetford Academy Panthers Division III championship girls' soccer team

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No. R-251. House concurrent resolution congratulating the National Hanger
Company of North Bennington on its centennial anniversary.
(H.C.R.204)
Offered by Representatives Greer of Bennington, Cooper of Pownal, Corcoran of
Bennington, Durfee of Shaftsbury, Morrissey of Bennington, and Nigro of Bennington
Offered by Senators Bongartz and Plunkett
Whereas, in 1925, enterprising Vermonters established the National Hanger Company
(NAHANCO) in North Bennington with a mission “to provide high-quality hangers and
retail solutions that stand the test of time,” and
Whereas, NAHANCO is the nation’s largest manufacturer of garment hangers,
produced in metal, plastic, and wood, and one of the country’s largest distributors of
retail supply products, and
Whereas, in addition to hangers of various designs and materials, many customized for
a specific corporate purchaser, the company’s product line also features clothing racks,
garment bags, and merchandise displays, and
Whereas, NAHANCO provides customers, including department stores, hotels,
restaurants, and specialty clothing stores, sourcing, logistics, warehousing, and e-
commerce support services, and
Whereas, NAHANCO takes great pride in meeting the highest standards throughout
the company, and in recent years sustainability has been of great importance, as its black
hangers consist of 80 percent internal and external recycled plastic material, and through
recycling, no plastics are introduced into the waste stream, and the wooden hangers are
made from sustainable materials, such as lotus wood and bamboo, and
Whereas, this same sustainability commitment is also practiced in the operation of
NAHANCO’s headquarters, which now uses cleaner fuel, switching from oil to propane;
management has replaced incandescent light bulbs and florescent fixtures are now fitted
with environmentally friendly bulbs; and the company has installed a compressed air
system that lowers costs and has resulted in a 100,000-gallon reduction in water
consumption, and
Whereas, in 2015, the Vermont Economic Progress Council awarded NAHANCO a
$227,000.00 Vermont Employment Growth Incentive grant, enabling it to expand
operations and employment in North Bennington, and
Whereas, under the stellar leadership of NAHANCO President Michele Pilcher, the
company continues to thrive as a major North Bennington employer and Vermont
manufacturer, with a catalog consisting of thousands of competitively priced products,
now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly congratulates the National Hanger Company of North
Bennington on its centennial anniversary, and be it further

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Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
NAHANCO and to Michele Pilcher.